Top India court allows passive euthanasia, but few aware of ‘living wills’
Families of terminally ill patients have little or no awareness or preparedness for what comes next.
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‘Spearhead of annexation’: Israel hands West Bank rule to civilian police
Israel’s transfer of West Bank policing to civilian forces cements de facto annexation and empowers settler militias.
Observers say Zambia’s election marred by reports of intimidation, violence
Vote counting in Thursday’s presidential polls were briefly suspended amid security threats to the electoral process.
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The women India’s biggest river project forgot
As the Ken-Betwa dam displaces thousands, legal protections on compensation are being ignored.
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Morocco boosts Ceuta security amid calls for mass migrant crossing
Morocco has added barbed wire and more police near Spain’s Ceuta enclave after online calls for another mass crossing.
Published On 15 Aug 2026
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HRW says US civil rights enforcement reduced under Trump: What to know
A new report documents how federal agencies have reduced the number of civil rights cases they pursue as staffing falls.
Venezuela says 131 political prisoners freed amid post-Maduro talks
As detainees granted ‘alternative’ to imprisonment, US welcomes release as crucial step for Venezuela’s reconciliation.
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Philippines drug war victims seek justice through truth commission
Families of drug war victims testify before the Truth Commission, seeking answers and closure after years of silence.
Top French court upholds assisted dying law, rejects teen social media ban
The decisions mark both a victory and a setback for President Emmanuel Macron, who had championed both policies.
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Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege?
US ambassador to Israel has issued a rare condemnation of a violent siege on families in the West Bank village of Qusra.
UN, Palestinian ministry condemn Israeli settler siege of West Bank homes
UN rights office and Palestine Foreign Ministry call days-long Israeli settler siege in Qusra ‘criminal’ and ‘inhumane’.
