Hong Kong Activist Joshua Wong Sentenced to 10 Years
By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, AP and Reuters November 5, 2026 Wong, in prison since 2020, was found guilty of colluding with foreign entities in violation of the city’s national security law. Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was first imprisoned in 2020 [File: AFP] Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, who has been in prison since 2020, has been jailed for an additional 10 years. Hong Kong’s High Court found Wong guilty of colluding with foreign entities in violation of
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The Case Against Rwanda at the ICJ
Special Report, October 2026 By Grace Harris and Erik Heyman UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/Wiebe Kiestra Judges hold hearings at the International Court of Justice. UN News. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have experienced decades of conflict stemming from unresolved tensions from the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and the subsequent Congo Wars. The DRC has now brought forth a case against Rwanda in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the crime of genocide and
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"Digital Technologies Have Amplified Hateful Narratives", Third Committee Hears
By UN Meetings Coverage an Press Releases (GA/SHC/4455) November 2, 2026 General Assembly/ Third Committee, Eighty-First Session, 37th & 38th Meetings (AM & PM): Racism and xenophobia are resurging worldwide, as artificial intelligence threatens to entrench discrimination and digital platforms amplify hatred, United Nations experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, calling for urgent action to confront racial injustice and the enduring lega
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US contractor gave Ethiopia secrets to help kill Tigray fighters
By Wycliffe Muia November 4, 2026 The devastating two-year civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions. AFP via Getty Images; Credits: BBC An Ethiopian-born American citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, including information he hoped would help target and kill fighters from the Tigray region during the country's 2020-22 civil war. Abraham Teklu Lemma, a former US contractor, admitte
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In Three Camps as Winter Approaches Qatar Charity Provides Food Baskets to Thousands of Refugees in Djibouti
By Qatar Charity November 4, 2026 Doha – November 2026 As part of its humanitarian efforts to support refugees and strengthen food security, particularly as winter approaches, Qatar Charity distributed 3,380 food baskets to refugee families in three camps in the Republic of Djibouti, benefiting approximately 17,000 people. The distribution was carried out in coordination with the National Office for Assistance to Refugees and Displaced Persons and the relevant authorities. Th
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Deadly RSF drone attacks reveal deep divisions between Sudan and Ethiopia
Deadly drone attacks in Sudan have led to fierce diplomatic disputes with Ethiopia, exposing complex regional rivalries and fragile border security. By Mohammad Mansour November 3, 2026 Rubble left after fires at Alneam market after a drone attack in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan, October 20, 2026 [Handout via Reuters] Credits: Al Jazeera The Sudanese government’s allegations that Ethiopia is behind a deadly wave of unmanned aerial a
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