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Trump has attacked pillars of democracy, says Human Rights Watch
Fifteen migrants died off Greece after boat collision with coast guard
Date: February 4, 2026
ATHENS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Fifteen migrants died in the Aegean Sea off Greece on Tuesday after their boat collided with a coast guard vessel off the island of Chios, the coast guard said. A coastguard...
Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, who crushed dissent then sought political comeback, dies at 53
Date: February 3, 2026
By Michael Georgy Feb 3 (Reuters) - Libya's Saif al-Islam Gaddafi went from his notorious father's heir apparent to a decade of captivity and obscurity in a remote hill town before launching a...
China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says
Date: January 30, 2026
SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China is set to lift restrictions which it had imposed on a group of British lawmakers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday, meaning that they will now be free to...
UK and 23 other OSCE members launch probe into Georgia over rights concerns
Date: January 29, 2026
LONDON, Jan 29 - Britain, Canada, Germany and 21 other OSCE members on Thursday said they would launch an expert mission to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Georgia. In a joint...
UN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
Date: January 27, 2026
By Jasper Ward Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts on Tuesday denounced the Trump administration's decision last year to cut legal aid for unaccompanied children in U.S. immigration...
UN experts denounce Switzerland for sentencing students over Gaza protests
Date: January 27, 2026
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts have protested to Bern after a group of students were sentenced for trespassing after taking part in pro-Palestinian protests at a...