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The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which was championed by Ghana and backed by the African Union and Caribbean nations. The United States, Israel and Argentina were the only countries to vote against

A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for the rape of three women. On Wednesday evening, the former Oxford University professor was found guilty of all three counts that took place between 2009 and 2016, marking his latest fall from grace. Ramadan has continuously denied

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks with Iran were taking place, raising hopes for a possible agreement to end the war. According to the US news website Axios , Egypt, Pakistan and Turkey had all mediated between the US and Iran on Sunday and attempted to arrange a phone call with Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the

A female puppy that lived some 15,800 years ago in present-day Turkey has been labeled as the earliest-known dog by scientists in papers published on Wednesday. The remains are nearly 5,000 years older than the previously known oldest dog. Researchers found a piece of the dog's skull in Pinarbasi, a rock shelter site used by

The turnout to what was billed as the "Patriots' Grand Assembly" in Hungary wasn't exactly overwhelming. Despite the presence of some of Europe's best-known far-right politicians, only around 2,000 people gathered in Budapest’s Millenaris Park last Monday afternoon. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban appeared alongside other prominent leaders from the ranks of European populist and far-right movements, including

Where does legitimate criticism of the State of Israel's policies end, and  antisemitism begin? This question has come up because of a resolution adopted by a regional branch of Germany's Left Party addressing Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. "The Left Party in Lower Saxony rejects the Zionism that actually exists today," is

The debate around the issue of sexual consent and exactly how fit for purpose Germany's rape laws are has reignited this week following serious allegations made by actress and presenter Collien Fernandes against her ex-husband, actor Christian Ulmen.  Speaking to German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, Fernandes accused her ex-husband of being behind the distribution

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A landmark trial against Meta and YouTube in California ended with a jury finding the social media companies liable for designing their platforms to be addictive without concerns for young users' well-being.  The plaintiff was initially awarded $3 million (€2.6 million) in damages, 70% of which was to be paid by Meta and 30% by

In the hours after the US and Israel began conducting joint strikes on Iran on February 28, air traffic along the normally busy east-west routes was forced into a narrow airspace corridor over the South Caucasus. What is a new development in the skies has been building on the ground for some time. In recent years, the