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Sexual violence in Sudan triggers mental health crisis: UN

Sexual violence in Sudan triggers mental health crisis: UN

The widespread use of rape and other sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan has spurred a massive mental health crisis, United Nations agencies and local aid groups warned. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a brutal conflict since April

Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school

Tehran accuses US of 'calculated' assault on school

Iran's foreign minister on Friday branded a deadly strike on an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war as a "calculated" US assault. Abbas Araghchi said "more than 175 students and teachers were slaughtered in cold blood" in a "

In world first, antimatter taken on test drive at CERN

In world first, antimatter taken on test drive at CERN

CERN scientists on Tuesday pulled off the unprecedented feat of transporting antiprotons by road, successfully test-driving the world's first antimatter delivery system, with an eye to one day supplying research labs across Europe. "The particles returned... so this was a success," CERN physicist Stefan Ulmer

Silence not an option, says Canadian Sikh activist after fresh threats

Silence not an option, says Canadian Sikh activist after fresh threats

When Moninder Singh learned recently of assassination threats against his family in Canada, where a fellow Sikh activist was killed in 2023, he says he remained defiant. "We won't be silenced," the chairman of the Sikh Federation of Canada told AFP. Singh was speaking at the

UN urges 'exemptions' to get aid through Strait of Hormuz

UN urges 'exemptions' to get aid through Strait of Hormuz

The United Nations aid chief warned Wednesday that the Middle East war was impacting aid routes and called for "exemptions" so humanitarian supplies could get through. The war in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel supply disruptions are sending freight rates soaring.

Trump's 'racist hate speech' fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog

Trump's 'racist hate speech' fuelling rights abuses: UN watchdog

A UN watchdog warned on Wednesday that racist hate speech by US President Donald Trump and other political leaders coupled with intensified immigration crackdowns were fuelling grave rights violations. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination highlighted the growing "racist hate speech" targeting migrants, refugees

Nicaragua ramping up repression of exiles: UN experts

Nicaragua ramping up repression of exiles: UN experts

While ramping up its repression at home, Nicaragua's government is also going after exiles abroad, with hundreds if not thousands of people affected, UN investigators said Tuesday. In a fresh report to be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Council next week, the experts also concluded that