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The prime ministers of Spain and Ireland have asked the European Commission to urgently review whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations in Gaza as international pressure grows for Israel to hold off on an assault of the densely packed southern border city of Rafah. The two...

A six-party alliance appears poised to form Pakistan’s next government, after nearly a week of political drama following a fractured mandate delivered by the country’s voters in the February 8 elections. Led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which won 75 seats, and Pakistan People’s Party, which...

India’s Supreme Court has scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system, called “electoral bonds,” that allows individuals and companies to donate money to political parties anonymously and without any limits. Coming nearly two months before the general election, February 15’s decision is being...

Ecuador's electoral court set April 21 for a referendum on measures to tighten security, fight organised crime, and reform the constitution, it said on February 14, amid worsening conflict between government forces and criminal gangs. The steps have been proposed by President Daniel Noboa, who...

Paraguay's senate on February 15 expelled one of the few opposition voices in national politics, sparking protests in the capital Asuncion and concerns over the fragile state of the country's democracy. Senator Kattya Gonzalez from the center-left National Meeting Party was dismissed from her...

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on February 15 that he planned to sign into law a National Health Insurance bill that aims to provide universal health coverage to South Africans, although he did not give a time frame. The bill, which will be implemented in stages at a cost of billions...

As people around the world mark Valentine’s Day with flowers and chocolate, Kenyan women are mourning. Hundreds of them donned black outfits and held lit candles and red roses at a vigil in honour of more than 30 women who have been murdered in the country in 2024. The February 14 vigil in Nairobi...

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan said on February 12 that he was deeply concerned about reports of bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Khan posted on X after airstrikes in the city that is the last refuge of about a...

France has announced sanctions against 28 Israeli settlers whom it accused of committing human rights abuses against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank. The 28 individuals would be banned from entering France, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said on February 13. “These...

Thousands of protesters have blocked highways and started a daylong strike to demonstrate against the results of last week’s general election in Pakistan. The demonstrations on February 12 follow the announcement of the final results from the February 8 vote, with tensions high amid claims of vote...