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No more execution attempts on Christa Pike: UN rights chief

What you need to knowMs. Pike was denied clemency and, one hour before her execution, a court halted it then…

3 days ago

Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure

Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla said the international system was witnessing an alarming rise in “expansionism, usurpation, plunder” and military and…

1 week ago

Haiti at ‘watershed moment’, Prime Minister tells UN, urging full backing for security force

Addressing world leaders in New York, Mr. Fils-Aimé said criminal violence was threatening communities across the country, but insisted Haiti…

1 week ago

Haitians can’t wait to return home and vote in elections says Prime Minister

Armed gangs continue to perpetrate widespread violence in the Caribbean state, where they regularly murder, rape and kidnap civilians. Around 6.4…

1 week ago

Venezuela seeking rebirth after political crisis and devastating earthquakes, President tells UN

Addressing the General Assembly, President Rodríguez said her country had endured two major tests in 2026: a political crisis linked…

2 weeks ago

Diplomacy is the way to address global challenges, Brazil tells General Assembly

Opening this year’s General Debate, the President – known to all as Lula – expressed his indignation at the widespread…

2 weeks ago

Haiti: Child malnutrition crisis worsens amid escalating violence

It estimates that 93,873 children will experience severe acute malnutrition, a potentially life-threatening condition requiring urgent treatment, while another 159,852 children are expected to…

2 weeks ago

Repression continues in Venezuela in the face of ‘appalling’ human rights violations

In the Fuerte Guaicaipuro military facility, prisoners have been confined in pit-like cells dug below ground level, exposed to cold,…

3 weeks ago

Back to school in Haiti: ‘Madame, can you stop what the gangs are doing to us?’

“Madame, please, can you stop the armed groups? Can you stop what the gangs are doing to us?”Her plea captured…

3 weeks ago

Central Park adapts to climate change while helping New York stay cool

New York’s Central Park – one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks – is experiencing heavier downpours, flooding and soil erosion,…

4 weeks ago