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Nigeria military kills 592 terrorists in Borno offensive

Nigeria’s military has eliminated 592 terrorists in the northeastern state of Borno over the past eight months, marking a significant escalation in the fight against Boko Haram and Daesh-linked militants.

HRW labels Israeli airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin prison as war crimes

Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes Following Devastating Airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin Prison

Uganda opposition challenges law letting military courts try civilians

Uganda's main opposition party, the National Unity Platform has filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a new law that reinstates the right of military tribunals to try civilians.

US report: Ethiopia faces widespread human rights abuses in 2024

The report paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the country, where some fighting still continues.

HRW accuses Israel of war crimes following devastating airstrikes on Tehran’s Prison

Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes Following Devastating Airstrikes on Tehran’s Evin Prison

UN-backed mobile court brings justice to South Sudan’s Pibor region

The mobile court in Pibor helps the fight for justice in the many crimes that have for now gone unpunished.

Zelenskyy secures European support ahead of Trump-Putin Alaska talks

With US president Donald Trump set to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, several European leaders have voiced their support for Ukraine to have agency in peace negotiations.

Global plastics treaty talks in Geneva stall as deadline looms

Negotiators are deadlocked over whether the agreement should include limits on plastic production — a dispute that has stalled progress for more than a year

Nigeria: Lagos battles plastic waste as ban faces weak enforcement

As efforts to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution continue in Geneva, residents of Nigeria's largest city are showing bans on single use plastics are easier to introduce than enforce

Animals carried to safety as wildfires sweep Greece

Wildfires raging across southern Europe on Wednesday forced evacuations and animal rescues as flames threatened the Greek port city of Patras after weeks of intense heat.