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Independent UN Body Condemns 'vicious Attacks' on UN Expert on Palestinian Rights
Date: February 17, 2026
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - An independent United Nations body on Tuesday condemned what it described as vicious attacks based on disinformation by several European ministers...
Freed Dissident Kalesnikava Says Europe Needs to Engage With Belarusian Leader Lukashenko
Date: February 17, 2026
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Freed Belarusian dissident Maria Kalesnikava urged European governments on Tuesday to enter a dialogue with President Alexander Lukashenko, saying failing...
Canada Wants Iran Government Change, Increases Sanctions
Date: February 14, 2026
TORONTO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants a change of government in Iran but would not say whether it would support a U.S. military strike, the Globe...
UN Defends Expert on Palestinian Rights After European Criticism
Date: February 13, 2026
GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights spokesperson said on Friday she was very worried about attacks on independent U.N. experts after European governments criticised Francesca Albanese who...
Autopsies Show Migrants in Shipwreck Off Greece Died of Head Injuries, Not Drowning
Date: February 11, 2026
By Yannis Souliotis ATHENS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Most of the 15 Afghan migrants who were killed off the Greek island of Chios last week when their dinghy collided with a coast guard vessel died of head...
Council of Europe Strips Former Head of Immunity Over Epstein Probe
Date: February 11, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Council of Europe, the continent's leading human rights watchdog, said on Wednesday it has agreed to lift the diplomatic immunity of its former Norwegian secretary...