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Image for Azerbaijan upholds conviction of opposition politician, lawyer says
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Azerbaijan upholds conviction of opposition politician, lawyer says

BAKU, April 2 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected an appeal by a promin...

2nd April, 2026

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Expelled from camp, Palestinian refugees now face Iranian rockets

By Pesha Magid TULKARM, West Bank, April 2 (Reuters) - The sight and sound of Iranian rockets arcing...

2nd April, 2026

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Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM, March 31 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the occupied...

31st March, 2026

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Israeli death penalty bill for Palestinian murder convicts faces vote

JERUSALEM, March 30 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament is expected on Monday to vote on a bill that wou...

30th March, 2026

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Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher

BERLIN, March 30 (Reuters) - Germany will talk to Chile's new right-wing government about reports th...

30th March, 2026

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Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 26 (Reuters) - Finland's Supreme Court on Tuesday found a member of...

26th March, 2026

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Panel wants prosecution of ousted Nepal PM over violence in Gen Z protests

KATHMANDU, March 26 (Reuters) - A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corrup...

26th March, 2026

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UN adopts Ghana's slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe

By Catarina Demony March 25 (Reuters) - A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wedn...

25th March, 2026

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France to investigate ex-EU border chief for alleged crimes against humanity

By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - The Paris Court of Appeal has opened an investigat...

24th March, 2026

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Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlie...

23rd March, 2026

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Palestinian man says Israeli settlers sexually assaulted him in front of his family

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid HUMSAH, West Bank, March 20 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers sexually ass...

20th March, 2026

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Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair...

20th March, 2026