Countries using internet blackouts to boost censorship: Proton
As countries step up their use of internet shutdowns to muzzle dissent, some are also…
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WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing ‘untrue’
The head of the UN’s health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington’s stated reasons…
UN rights council decries ‘unprecedented’ crackdown in Iran, deepens scrutiny
The UN Human Rights Council decided Friday to deepen its scrutiny of Iran over its…
‘They poisoned us’: grappling with deadly impact of nuclear testing
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least four…
40 white roses: shaken mourners remember Swiss fire victims
Carrying a bucket filled with white roses, Azeddine Mekrabech made his way to Crans-Montana on…
UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in…
Global ‘fragmentation’ fuelling world’s crises: UN refugee chief
The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fuelling global conflicts…
Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant
A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a…