Putin critic Semyon Skrepetsky shot dead in Poland
Copyright AP Photo 16 July 2026 Skrepetsky was known for his caricatures comparing Putin to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. A Russian artist well-known for satirising President Vladimir Putin has been shot dead in eastern Poland, officials said on Tuesday. "An investigation is being conducted...into the murder of a 44-year-old citizen of the Russian Federation...known in the media as Semyon Skrepetsky," a spokesman for the prosecutor's office in Lublin, Marcin Kozak, told journa
Two women killed in peaceful protest in Afghanistan
By Flora Drury & BBC Afghan A woman on the streets of Herat on Monday - a day before the protest Taliban police used live fire to disperse a rare protest against the detention of women accused of violating strict Islamic dress codes in the western Afghan city of Herat, witnesses and protesters said. Medics told the BBC two people died, but did not specify how. A number of others at the protest were injured. Both men and women had taken to the streets days after local Taliban
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Jun 16
US Senators propose PEACE in Sudan Act of 2026
The Goz al-Haj camp, north of Khartoum, Sudan. Photograph: The Guardian United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee June 10, 2026 Senators Shaheen, Risch, Coons, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Address Conflict in Sudan WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Preventing External Aggression and Conflict E
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Jun 16
Bangladesh says it Foiled Indian Attempts to Force Migration
By Reuters June 4, 2026 Credit: Reuters DHAKA, June 4 (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Thursday it had foiled several attempts by India to force people into the country over the previous 24 hours, reviving a dispute over alleged undocumented migration and clouding efforts to improve ties between the South Asian neighbours. Their border is one of the longest land frontiers in the world, stretching for more than 4,000 km (2,500 miles) across all sorts of terrain, making it diff
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Jun 16
Deadly Protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
By Al Jazeera Staff June 9, 2026 Experts say the current crisis is part of a deeper, long-running debate about governance in the region. Source: Al Jazeera Security personnel patrol a street in Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on June 8, 2026 on the eve of Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC)'s anticipated rally, days after the local government banned the protest group under anti-terror laws [AFP] At least 11 people were killed on Sunday during clashes be
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Jun 14
#EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu in Nigeria
Graphic credit: The Roys Report #EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu and Nigeria’s Missing Christian Women and Girls June 4, 2026 Eight years ago, a 14-year-old Nigerian girl disappeared into captivity because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Today, Leah Sharibu remains missing—and the world must not forget her. On June 18, Christian Freedom International, Jubilee Campaign, and 21Wilberforce will join with advocates, faith leaders, members of the
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