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Attacks on Eritrean Refugees in Tigray are War Crimes, Watchdog Says

A new HRW report details the role of both Eritrean soldiers and rebel fighters from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region at two refugee camps

Polish Media Furious Over Belarus Border Ban

Thousands of migrants – mainly from the Middle East – have crossed or tried to cross the border from Belarus into the eastern EU member states of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in recent months

Singapore News Site Suspended, Critics Fear Censorship

Critics frequently accuse the tightly regulated city-state of curbing media freedoms, and The Online Citizen (TOC) had long been in the government's cros

Pope Calls for Europe to Show Pandemic 'Solidarity'

SpaceX to Launch Private, All-civilian Crew into Earth Orbit

The stated goal of the mission is to make space accessible for more people

Armed Groups Killing, Recruiting More Children in Niger, Report Says

The rights group released a 57-page report documenting the impact on children of the conflict in Niger’s western Tillaberi

Bangladesh Schools Reopen After 18-Month COVID Shutdown

It was one of the world’s longest coronavirus shutdowns

Prehistoric Winged Lizard Unearthed in Chile

Pope Francis Meets Viktor Orban in Worldview Clash

They disagree on how migrants and how to help them

Second Tunisian Man Dies After Setting Himself Ablaze

Incident comes just days after another burned himself alive to protest living conditions

Disney to Debut Rest of 2021 Films in Cinemas First

It’s a relief an industry devastated by the coronavirus pandemic

Report: US Afghan Airstrike May Have Mistaken Aid Worker for IS Fighter

New York Times, analyzing security camera footage, says US military may have been seeing aid worker and a colleague loading canisters of water and picking up a laptop for his boss

CAR Court Accuses Ex-warlord of Crimes Against Humanity

Eugene Barret Ngaikosset once was a commander of the guard of President Francois Bozize, who was toppled in 2013 by the Seleka; he then became an important leader of the anti-Balaka militias, which Bozize founded to fight the Seleka

US Soccer Chief Vows to Equalize World Cup Payments in Gender Pay Dispute

The US men received $5.375 million for reaching the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup, while the women received $1.725 million for winning the 2015 tournament

Myanmar Junta Troops Clash With 'Self Defense' Forces

The country has been in turmoil since a February coup and a military crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 1,000 people, according to a local monitoring group

Councilors Swear New Hong Kong Loyalty Oath After Hundreds Quit

Denmark Lifts All COVID Curbs After Successful Vaccination Drive

Almost 87% of adults fully vaccinated; almost 90% have had one dose

UN Chief Says He Fears Afghanistan-like Situation in Sahel

Terrorist groups 'may feel enthusiastic about what happened' in Afghanistan and 'have ambitions beyond what they thought a few months ago,' he tells AFP

Haitian Government Unveils Draft of New Constitution

The country has been mired in crisis since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise

Qatar Awards Scholarship to Afghan Girls' Robotics Team

The girls made headlines in 2017 after being denied visas to take part in a robotics competition in Washington