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ACLU, Amnesty lead 120 rights groups issuing US World Cup ‘travel advisory’
23 April 2026Washington, DC – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Amnesty International, along with more than 120 civil s...
US reclassifies some marijuana products as less dangerous drug
23 April 2026News|Drugs The United States has announced it will reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug,...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank raid
23 April 2026A 15-year-old Palestinian has died from his wounds after he was shot by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied Wes...
More than 6 million Somalis face hunger amid climate shocks and conflict
23 April 2026On the outskirts of Somalia’s southern port city, the land has become an open graveyard for cattle. Some are left wher...
US-Israeli war on Iran will push 30 million back into poverty, UN warns
23 April 2026The Iran war will push more than 30 million people back into poverty, with the knock-on effects of the conflict likely t...
Turkiye MPs pass bill to restrict social media use for children under 15
23 April 2026Turkish MPs have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, accordi...
How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, condoms
23 April 2026The United States and Israel’s war on Iran has pushed up the price of nearly everything. In the early days of the war,...
US to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian boats laying mines in Hormuz, Trump says
23 April 2026President Donald Trump has said he ordered the United States Navy to “shoot and kill” any Iranian boat laying mines ...
US Senate passes $70bn funding plan for ICE, Border Patrol
23 April 2026The United States Senate has taken the first steps towards reopening the Department of Homeland Security, after approvin...
Makan Nasiri, the only child still missing from the school bombed in Iran
23 April 2026The parents of seven-year-old Makan Nasiri are the only ones who have been unable to bury the remains of their child aft...