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Amnesty demands Israel drop death penalty bills ‘entrenching apartheid’ 

03 February 2026

News|Human Rights Amnesty International has called on Israel to abandon legislation that would expand the use of the dea...

Sudan military claims to break siege of key Kordofan city of Kadugli 

03 February 2026

Sudan’s military says it has broken through a siege by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group of the South ...

Last US-Russia nuclear treaty is expiring: Does it really matter? 

03 February 2026

The New START treaty, the last of the nuclear arms control treaties between the United States and Russia, which was sign...

Trump-Petro meeting: Just how icy are US-Colombia relations? 

03 February 2026

Donald Trump is expected to meet Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday after a year of exchanging insults and thr...

Trump, Petro to meet at White House after months of tensions 

03 February 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 02 minutes 46 seconds play-arrow02:46 US-Colombia tensions threaten decades of ...

Why peace remains elusive in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan 

03 February 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Stretching across Pakistan’s southwestern border, the mineral-rich province of Balochistan is...

What does 303 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil look like? 

03 February 2026

Oil becomes more meaningful when you turn it into fuel. A barrel contains 159 litres of crude oil, or 42 gallons. To use...

French authorities raid X offices, summon Musk in cybercrime probe 

03 February 2026

French police have raided the Paris offices of X and summoned its owner, Elon Musk, to appear at a hearing, amid an ongo...

Modi, Trump announce India-US ‘trade deal’: What we know and what we don’t 

03 February 2026

New Delhi, India – United States President Donald Trump has announced what he described as a “trade deal” with Ind...

Syrian forces enter Qamishli under ceasefire deal with SDF: State media 

03 February 2026

Syrian forces have begun entering the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, Syria’s state news agency is reporting, as pa...