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U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic

DAKAR, Senegal — United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and girls last fall, including a young teenager who said she was released only because she had managed to scream, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday...

Source: nytimes

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Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks

Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in ...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: BBC News
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit

As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved atte...

Posted: About 6 years ago
Source: The Guardian
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home

PRAGUE — Five Czechs who had been missing in Lebanon since July and presumed kidnapped arr...

Posted: About 9 years ago
Source: nytimes

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‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’
Posted: About 6 years ago

‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’

Inequalities in pay and opportunities in the UK are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, an Institute for Fiscal St...

Source: BBC News
Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi
Posted: About 6 years ago

Trump ‘stands with’ Saudi Arabia and defends crown prince over Khashoggi

Donald Trump has expressed his unstinting support for Saudi Arabia and claimed there was “nothing definitive” linking Crown Princ...

Source: The Guardian
Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal could reverberate for years
Posted: About 6 years ago

Donald Trump’s Syria withdrawal could reverberate for years

As Islamic State crumbled over the past two years, US generals and spies gradually turned their attention to what comes next. Ahea...

Source: The Guardian
MI6 battling to stop Trump releasing top secret files
Posted: About 6 years ago

MI6 battling to stop Trump releasing top secret files

MI6 chiefs in Britain are secretly battling Donald Trump to stop him publishing classified information linked to the Russian electio...

Source: Independent
Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’
Posted: About 6 years ago

Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’

The Kremlin launched a year-long disinformation campaign to soften up public opinion before its recent seizure of three Ukrainian s...

Source: The Guardian
Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
Posted: About 6 years ago

Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christchurch mosque gunman. "He sought many t...

Source: BBC News