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Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC 

11 August 2026

Four leading human rights groups have launched a new lawsuit against the Trump administration’s campaign against the I...

Venezuela and Israel restore consular ties as relations warm 

11 August 2026

Venezuela and Israel have agreed to restore consular relations, in a major shift. The announcement by both Israel and Ve...

Russia frees ex-US Marine Robert Gilman from detention 

11 August 2026

A former US Marine has been freed by Russia and is due to arrive back home in the United States after being held for fou...

US jury in Luigi Mangione murder trial to remain anonymous 

11 August 2026

The jury in Luigi Mangione’s upcoming murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will remain...

Trump faces lawsuit over push to limit birthright citizenship 

11 August 2026

Washington, DC – Rights organisations have launched a legal challenge to United States President Donald Trump’s late...

DC residents debate safety gains a year into Trump’s Guard deployment 

11 August 2026

Washington, DC – A year after United States President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, DC, opin...

Lebanon parliament votes to end death penalty, 1st in Middle East to do so 

11 August 2026

News|Crime Lebanon’s parliament has passed a law to abolish capital punishment, making it the first country in the Mid...

Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new president 

11 August 2026

News|Civil Rights Hungary’s parliament has confirmed Andras Baka, a former Supreme Court chief and critic of former Pr...

Total solar eclipse 2026: Where, when and how to watch on Wednesday? 

11 August 2026

On Wednesday, millions of people across Europe will get the chance to experience their first total solar eclipse in 27 y...

What’s behind Iran’s new military appointments and what do they indicate? 

11 August 2026

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders across the General Staff, Islamic Revolutio...