It has been almost three years since the 24 February 2021 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands of civilians and destroying vital infrastructure, putting the economy under enormous strain. The UN has recorded more than 28,000 civilian casualties and over 10,000 deaths, but acknowledges that the actual toll is very likely to […]
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Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality, will visit Poland tomorrow and Saturday on 10-11 January. In particular, she will meet with the Minister of the Interior, Tomasz Siemoniak, and the Minister of Equality, Katarzyna Kotula, to discuss, inter alia, the future EU preparedness strategy and the roadmap on women’s rights. During her […]
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The global civil society alliance CIVICUS has called on Kenyan President William Ruto to urgently release 20 protesters reported missing following recent civil unrest in the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, CIVICUS expressed grave concern over the systematic pattern of violence and repression directed at dissenters in Kenya, particularly focusing on the abduction […]
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Amnesty International has condemned the murder of Lim Kimya, a former member of Cambodia’s opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), who was shot and killed in Bangkok on Tuesday. Lim Kimya, a vocal critic of the Cambodian government, was traveling from Siem Reap, Cambodia, with his wife and uncle when a gunman ambushed him. According […]
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The Vietnamese government has initiated legal action against lawyer Tran Dinh Trien, accusing him of jeopardizing state interests through online criticism of the judiciary. Scheduled for trial on January 9, 2024, at the People’s Court of Hanoi, Tran faces charges under Article 331 of the Vietnamese Penal Code, which could lead to a prison sentence […]
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At CES, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presented a bold vision for the future of AI, robotics, and autonomous systems, focusing on the integration of generative AI (GenAI) into the physical world. In a highly anticipated keynote, Huang revealed multiple advancements, including the new GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards and the Nemotron AI foundation model […]
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Thirteen civilians were killed, and 110 injured, when two aerial bombs struck an industrial facility in the southern city. This marks the largest number of casualties HRMMU has recorded since a residential building in Dnipro city was struck on 14 January 2023, and the deadliest since a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, was hit on […]
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“May you be proud of the work you do, the person you are, and the difference you make.” I’ve had a sign with this quote hung in my offices over the years, guiding me through every chapter of my career—from my time as an attorney in private practice representing benefit plans to the past two-plus […]
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The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report shows that despite withstanding a series of mutually reinforcing shocks, global economic growth has stagnated and remains below the pre-pandemic annual average of 3.2 per cent. The report produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), highlights the enduring impact of weak investment, sluggish productivity, […]
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Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has called on the Polish government not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes. Duda’s remarks come as Netanyahu is set to attend an event at the Auschwitz concentration camp, marking a significant occasion related to […]
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