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[ad_1] A U.N.-backed panel focused on children’s rights urged Russia to prevent the alteration of school textbooks to align with its political and military agenda. The Committee on the Rights of the Child conducted hearings in Geneva, part of regular reviews given to all U.N. member nations. The committee last …

[ad_1] About 340 Burmese security forces, including members of its Border Guard Police, are now reported to have fled the country for Bangladesh, according to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud. The exodus of troops across Burma’s western border came amid fighting with the Arakan Army rebel group, a subsidiary of …

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[ad_1] At least 13 Sudanese migrants died and 27 others are believed missing after their small metal boat sank Thursday off the Tunisian coast as they sought to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, according to local authorities. The Tunisian coast guard was able to rescue just two people from …

[ad_1] An addled tourist faces criminal charges for his outburst on a packed passenger plane.  When a flight attendant refused to let him disembark, he leaped up, ran toward an emergency exit and shouted as he forced it open. The Thai Airways passenger, 40-year-old Wong Sai Heung of Vancouver, Canada, …

[ad_1] The stabbing of Zacharia Doar, a 23-year-old Palestinian American, near the University of Texas, has been classified as a hate crime. Bert James Baker, 36, allegedly approached Doar’s truck, yelled racial slurs and physically assaulted Doar before stabbing him. Baker was arrested for the attack and charged with aggravated …

[ad_1] The U.S. launched “self-defense” strikes against four Houthi unmanned surface vessels (USV) and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles prepared to launch into the Red Sea, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. In a post on the social media platform X, CENTCOM said cruise missiles were prepared to launch against ships …

[ad_1] German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pushed for further U.S. and European aid for Ukraine as he set off Thursday for a visit to Washington, declaring it was time to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a “very clear signal” that the West won’t let up on supporting Kyiv. Scholz is to …

[ad_1] Unusually mild weather and droughts in Italy are destroying crops and threatening livelihoods this winter, Italy’s main farming lobby Coldiretti said on Thursday. The world has just experienced its hottest January on record, continuing a run of exceptional heat fueled by climate change, according to data published by the …

[ad_1] Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged his constituents to remain calm in a Thursday address, as protests over his leadership turn violent across the country. “I think the time has arrived for all to put our heads together to save Haiti, to do things another way in our country,” …