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Russian forces seem to have carried out the execution of Ukrainian soldiers as they were attempting to surrender and it has been happening since December 2023, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report released Thursday. HRW investigated five instances of the apparent executions. The initial four investigations analyzed footage material, deducing that it demonstrated [...]

Colombian Attorney General Luz Camargo temporarily suspended arrest warrants for nine members of the illegal armed group Second Marquetalia Thursday in an effort to aid ongoing peace talks. Camargo has this power under Resolution 65 of 2024, which emphasizes: According to Article 2.1.6.3. of Decree number 1081 of 2015 the Attorney General of the Nation, [...]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers issued a statement on Thursday, expressing deep concern for the wellbeing of civilians in the border regions of Myanmar and Thailand. The statement specifically mentioned the areas of Myawaddy, Kayin State and Rakhine State, and urged an immediate ceasefire in the region. The ASEAN called upon [...]

Recently, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC or Red Cross) has been accused of facilitating payments to accused terrorists captured and held by Israel in the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict. The ICRC denies this claim. The ICRC has a blemished record, disturbingly far from its professed humanitarian mandate. A journalistic investigation conducted by ProPublica [...]

Polish farmers launched on Friday a 30-day nationwide protest in response to economic pressure on the country’s agricultural sector from the EU. The protest includes the blocking of roads around the country as well as the blocking of border crossings with Ukraine. It also involves general strikes throughout the agricultural industry. Over 250 protest actions [...]

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a press conference that 31 of the hostages held by Hamas were dead, more than one fifth of the remaining 136 people who are still held captive in Gaza. The press conference followed a report in the New York Times that detailed a confidential [...]

The world watched as Taiwanese voters cast their ballots to elect their new president on Saturday, the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s current Vice President.   The 2024 election poses a challenge for Taiwan, as the nation strives to maintain the status quo and its degree of autonomy as China escalates its military actions [...]

India raised concerns on Thursday over reports of extortion calls received by Indians located in Canada. The Indian business community had reported receiving extortion calls since early December. In a weekly media briefing, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal raised concerns over the reports of extortion calls reportedly being received by [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called upon the countries that endorsed the inaugural UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution concerning “killer robots” on Wednesday to actively support talks for a fresh international treaty aimed at prohibiting and overseeing these autonomous weapons. These weapons, known as autonomous weapons systems, can identify and engage targets autonomously through sensor processing, [...]

The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification Monday that declared Canada-based Satwinder Singh, alias Goldy Brar, as an “individual terrorist” under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). This designation occurred due to his alleged associations with Pakistan-based Babbar Khalsa International which is a recognized terrorist organization. The notification stated that [...]