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Factbox-Key Events in Bangladesh as Hasina Sentenced to Death
UN Rights Council Adopts Fact-Finding Mission in Emergency Session on Sudan
UK pro-Palestinian Commentator Lands Back in Britain After Release From US Detention
HeadlinesUK pro-Palestinian Commentator Set to Be Released From US Detention, His Family Says
Dutch Appeals Court Rejects Bid to Stop Arms Exports to Israel
Date: November 6, 2025
THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A Dutch appeals court on Thursday confirmed a decision to throw out a case brought by pro-Palestinian groups to stop the Netherlands exporting weapons to Israel and trading with...
Israel Extends Arrest of Military's Former Top Legal Officer, Source Says
Date: November 5, 2025
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The detention of the Israeli military's former chief legal officer, who was arrested on Sunday, has been extended until Friday, a police source told Reuters on Wednesday. Advocate...
Latvia Puts Off Plan to Quit Treaty on Violence Against Women Until After Election
Date: November 5, 2025
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Latvian lawmakers on Wednesday postponed a vote to quit a European treaty aimed at combating violence against women until after a parliamentary election in October next year, a move...
Tunisia Suspends Independent Media Group Amid Broader Crackdown
Date: October 31, 2025
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian authorities on Friday ordered the suspension of the Nawaat journalists' group, which runs one of the country’s leading independent investigative media outlets,...
Israeli Military's Top Legal Officer Quits Over Leaked Abuse Video
Date: October 31, 2025
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military's chief legal officer resigned on Friday over a criminal inquiry into the leaking of a video that appeared to show soldiers abusing a...
Ukraine Hands Over Suspected Russian War Criminal to Lithuania
Date: October 31, 2025
By Max Hunder and Andrius Sytas KYIV/VILNIUS (Reuters) -Ukraine has handed over a captured Russian soldier accused of torture and illegal detention to Lithuania for trial, in what Kyiv said was the...