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China cracks down on calls for accountability over deadly Hong Kong blaze | Human Rights News

Chinese authorities have arrested several activists and issued a stern warning to “anti-China and pro-chaos elements” amid criticism of the government’s response to Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in a generation. Hong Kong’s national security police arrested three people over the weekend, state-backed and commercial media reported, as calls mounted forRead More →

PA warns against ‘agents of displacement’ in Gaza after South Africa flight | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinians, especially those in the Gaza Strip, must be wary of networks that seek to remove them from their homes in line with Israeli interests, the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned. The warning came a day after 153 Palestinians, who left Gaza without knowing their final destinationRead More →

Ukraine faces ‘exhausting battles’ against Russia in Zaporizhia, Donetsk | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian forces pressed into Ukraine’s eastern towns of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad during the past week as Kyiv’s military mounted a stout defence. On Tuesday, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii said almost half of the battles on a 1,200km (745-mile) front were happening in the two towns, claiming Russia has committed 150,000Read More →