Human Rights Groups Applaud Latest US Sanctions on Myanmar

Myanmar resistance leaders and international human rights groups are welcoming a new round of U.S. sanctions aimed at that country’s oil and gas sector, a major source of revenue for the ruling junta that seized power in February 2021. 

UN Chief Guterres Urges Ceasefire as Gaza Becomes ‘Graveyard for Children’

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has strengthened his calls for a ceasefire as Palestinian authorities reported that more than 10,000 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza. 

The secretary-general told reporters on Monday that Gaza was becoming a “graveyard for children,” with more than 4,100 killed since the fighting began, according to the Ministry of Health in the enclave. 

German FM Calls for New Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks

Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, was in Armenia to discuss tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan took control of in September. She advocated launching a new round of negotiations. 

The German Foreign Minister traveled to the southern Caucasus on Friday, beginning her trip in Armenia, laying a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide in World War I. 

Venezuela Urges Judges to Stop Resumption of ICC Probe

Venezuela on Tuesday objected to a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resume an investigation into alleged human rights abuses that could constitute crimes against humanity by Venezuelan officials. 

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