A mass demonstration took place Sunday in Barcelona, where about 2,800 people took to the streets to demand limits on tourism, according to the Guàrdia Urbana (Urban Guard). Footage circulating on social media shows that protestors were holding slogans saying “Enough, let’s put limits on tourism.” While the demonstration was mostly peaceful, local media reports show [...]

The Peruvian Congress approved a bill on Thursday that introduces a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity in the second vote, despite opposition from human rights organizations for its potential interruption of ongoing investigations into serious abuses. Bill 6951 proposes to specify the application and scope of the crime against humanity and war crimes [...]

The UN announced on Thursday the additional deployment of UN peacekeepers in the southeast Haut Mbomou region of the Central African Republic to prevent further violence. Valentine Rugwabiza, the head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), announced the deployment at a UN Security Council Briefing. Rugwabiza reported that [...]

Armenia’s foreign ministry announced on Friday that the country has recognized the State of Palestine. In their statement, the Armenian Foreign Ministry expressed its concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, disapproving of the targeting and violence towards civilians and civilian infrastructure, as well as hostage-taking, calling for the unconditional release of the hostages taken [...]

Sali Berisha, head of Albania’s main opposition Democratic Party and the country’s former president, on Monday lost his appeal against a previous decision from the UK’s Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) excluding him from entering the UK’s territory. The entry ban against Berisha was issued by the SSHD on July 21, 2022. [...]

The European Commission asked three of the world’s largest pornography sites, Pornhub, Stripchat, and XVideos, on Thursday to provide information on the measures they have taken to assure minors cannot access their content and to prevent amplification of illegal content and gender-based violence. The Commission is requesting the information from the three companies under the [...]

Pita Limjaroenrat, former leader of Thailand’s progressive opposition Move Forward Party (MPF), on Sunday announced nine defenses for fighting the case pending at the Constitutional Court which could lead to the dissolution of the party. Limjaroenrat’s party is facing a petition from the Election Commission for proposing to amend the country’s royal insult law, also known [...]

Nine out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups to ensure healthy growth and development, a United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) report published on Thursday found. The report points out that localized conflicts are intensifying severe child food poverty. Children in extremely fragile contexts, such as in [...]

The Chinese Ministry of State Security on Monday published a statement accusing the British Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of turning two unnamed Chinese state employees into spies for the British government. According to the public statement, the two suspected spies were a couple both serving sensitive functions within the Chinese government. In 2015, one of [...]

The Slovenian government on Thursday endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and and sent for parliamentary approval. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob announced on Monday that, after a series of consultations, he would place on the agenda of a Thursday government meeting a decision to forward recognition of Palestine to the National Assembly. [...]