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Image for UN rights chief seeks $500 million in 2025 for human rights monitoringHeadlines

UN Rights Chief Seeks $500 Million in 2025 for Human Rights Monitoring

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Millions of Hindus Take 'holy Dip' a Day After Fatal Stampede

Image for Switzerland plans to end international adoptionsHeadlines

Switzerland Plans to End International Adoptions

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UK Climate Protesters Challenge Jail Sentences in Landmark Appeals

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Families of Israeli Hostages Join Commemorations at Auschwitz

Date: January 27, 2025

By Kuba Stezycki OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) - Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas called on Monday for remembrance, rejection of antisemitism and the release of their loved ones ahead of the...

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Palestinians Must Not Be Expelled From Gaza, Berlin Says After Trump Comments

Date: January 27, 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) - The Palestinian population must not be expelled from Gaza, the German foreign ministry said on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in...

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Auschwitz Survivors Recall Suffering 80 Years After Camp's Liberation

Date: January 23, 2025

By Barbara Erling and Kuba Stezycki WARSAW/KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - When Teresa Regula arrived at Auschwitz as a 16-year-old, the first real pain she experienced was of her ears burning. "They...

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Former Australian Prison Mate of Jailed Egyptian-British Dissident Goes on Hunger Strike

Date: January 20, 2025

By Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - An Australian journalist, who was once jailed for 400 days in Egypt, said he is staging a hunger strike in London to press the British government to help secure...

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Cyprus Leaders Seek New Crossing Points Along 1974 Ceasefire Line

Date: January 20, 2025

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Leaders of war-divided Cyprus said on Monday they supported opening further crossing points along the 1974 ceasefire line splitting the island to meet popular demand, and would...

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Pope Francis, in Message, Offers Trump Prayers for 'wisdom, Strength'

Date: January 20, 2025

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington....