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UN says Yemeni staff member dies in Houthi custody, demands investigation

Georgian court begins hearing lawsuit seeking ban on major opposition parties

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia, November 15, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

Syria’s first DNA-based identifications offer hope for families of the missing

A Syrian forensic team member examines a bone at the Raqqa Lab in Raqqa, Syria, in October 12, 2025, according to SJAC. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre/Handout via REUTERS
A Syrian forensic team member examines a bone at the Raqqa Lab in Raqqa, Syria, in October 12, 2025, according to SJAC. Syria Justice and Accountability Centre/Handout via REUTERS

Tunisians stage biggest protest in years against President Saied

Demonstrators take part in a protest led by the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), demanding the restoration of democracy and denouncing mounting restrictions on freedoms, intensifying pressure on President Kais Saied amid a deepening economic and political crisis, in Tunis, Tunisia, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Demonstrators take part in a protest led by the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), demanding the restoration of democracy and denouncing mounting restrictions on freedoms, intensifying pressure on President Kais Saied amid a deepening economic and political crisis, in Tunis, Tunisia, October 17, 2026. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Guinea-Bissau to delay elections following last year's coup

Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te walks to the podium to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister Ilidio Vieira Te walks to the podium to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Tunisian president eases cybercrime penalties after rights groups' criticism

FILE PHOTO: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends his swearing-in ceremony for his second term at the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends his swearing-in ceremony for his second term at the parliament in Tunis, Tunisia October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Forum: Recognise citizens who help improve Singapore

Large crowd demands justice for assassinated Malta journalist

Mandy Mallia, sister of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, holds a poster bearing Daphne's portrait during a protest organized by civil society group Repubblika following the acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who had been accused of complicity in the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in Valletta, Malta, September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Mandy Mallia, sister of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, holds a poster bearing Daphne's portrait during a protest organized by civil society group Repubblika following the acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech, who had been accused of complicity in the 2017 murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in Valletta, Malta, September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

‘Identity returned to us’: How Taiwan’s latest recognised indigenous group is reclaiming its voice

Taiwan’s Executive Yuan officially recognised the Siraya as Taiwan’s 17th officially recognised Indigenous group at an event on July 30.
Taiwan’s Executive Yuan officially recognised the Siraya as Taiwan’s 17th officially recognised Indigenous group at an event on July 30.

Congo's president calls for national dialogue to ease tensions, rebels excluded

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi looks on during the closing of the \"Africa Forward\" Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi looks on during the closing of the \"Africa Forward\" Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

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