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The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Thousands of Palestinians are being evacuated from their homes in northern Gaza, according to Israel's order, which the military claims is to protect civilians. However, the evacuations can also be seen as mass deportations.

The Motive Determines if Evacuations in Gaza Constitute a Crime

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Those who do not leave areas feared to be hit worst by Hurricane Milton's passage in Florida risk dying, according to warnings from both the US President and local mayors. Despite this, thousands of prisoners have been left behind in institutions located right in the danger zone.

Evacuation Order - But Prisoners Are Left Behind

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is said to have been in a bunker 18 meters underground when he was killed. Israel has recently received special bunker bombs from the USA.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is said to have been in a bunker 18 meters underground when he was killed. Israel has recently received special bunker bombs from the USA.

Nasrallah was killed deep underground

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

The weapon combines medieval military methods with high-tech combat technology. Ukraine's latest innovation in the battles against Russian invasion forces is called dragon drones, pilotless planes that allow molten metal to rain down on Russian soldiers.

Dragon Drones: Ukraine's Latest Weapon

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

He was subjected to torture, forced labor, medical testing, and operations in Chinese captivity – and survived. Now, Cheng Pei Ming's body is said to be the first concrete evidence of what the regime in Beijing has been accused of for years: state-sanctioned forced harvesting of organs from living inmates.

Testimony from China: Woke up chained – without organs

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

More effective combating of cybercrime – or a step towards more surveillance and oppression? Opinions are divided on the UN's first treaty against cybercrime, which has now been approved. .

Warning of more surveillance with new cyber treaty

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

The killing of civilians was systematic and intentional when Hamas and its allies attacked Israel on October 7. This is shown by a report from the human rights organization Human Rights Watch.

The goal was to kill civilians in Israel

Children are violated in efforts against gangs

Torture and arbitrary detentions characterize the government's tough approach to gang crime in El Salvador. Over 1,000 children have been convicted of crimes and many have been tortured, according to the human rights organization HRW.

Children are violated in efforts against gangs

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

In total, 43 people have been sentenced to life imprisonment for "terror-related" crimes in the United Arab Emirates, according to the state-controlled news agency Wam. The convicted were prosecuted at the beginning of the year along with an additional 41 people, of whom "most are members of the terrorist organization Muslim Brotherhood" according to the prosecutors.

43 Life Sentences in Emirati "Parody"

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

An Iraqi court has sentenced one of the deceased leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's wives to death. According to the court, the woman is an accomplice to crimes committed against Yazidi women who were taken captive by IS.

IS Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video

A female human rights activist from Afghanistan says that she was raped in prison there, and that the Taliban have threatened to publish a recording of the assault if she speaks out against their regime. .

Activist: Taliban threatened to release rape video

HRW: At Least 30 Killed in Kenya Protests

At least 30 people were killed during the protests in Kenya on Tuesday, reports the human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW). The information is based on witness accounts, public information, and documents from hospitals and morgues.

HRW: At Least 30 Killed in Kenya Protests

French TV channel blocked in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso shut down French TV5 on Tuesday for six months for spreading "disinformation", according to the country's communications authority. The TV channel had invited Newton Ahmed Barry, a well-known critic of the country's military junta, on the programme last week.

French TV channel blocked in Burkina Faso

UN Outrage over Greek Laxity following Migrant Tragedy

Greece is being criticised by the UN's migration agency IOM and refugee agency UNCHR for failing to investigate one of the worst drowning disasters involving migrants in recent years. Over 600 people drowned when a migrant boat sank en route from Libya to Italy.

UN Outrage over Greek Laxity following Migrant Tragedy

Report: Israel is using white phosphorus in Lebanon

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using white phosphorus in attacks in southern Lebanon. It causes damage to both civilians and the environment, according to the human rights organization.

Report: Israel is using white phosphorus in Lebanon