Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants | Migration News

Mexican soldiers kill six after opening fire on truck carrying migrants | Migration News

Rights groups warn that migrants and asylum seekers journeying north through Mexico often experience violence. The Mexican military has revealed that soldiers opened fire this week on a truck carrying dozens of migrants, killing six people. Mexico’s Ministry of Defence announced in a press release on Wednesday that the incident…

Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week | Migration News

Dominican Republic says will expel up to 10,000 Haitian migrants a week | Migration News

The Dominican Republic says it plans to expel as many as 10,000 Haitian migrants per week, despite a longstanding call from the United Nations to end forced returns to Haiti amid a surge in gang violence there. Homero Figueroa, a Dominican presidential spokesman, said on Wednesday that the “operation aims…

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president | Elections News

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president | Elections News

Sheinbaum begins six year term, taking over from Morena party ally Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president. Sheinbaum took over from outgoing president – and close Morena party ally – Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at an inauguration ceremony in the country’s…

‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws | Women’s Rights News

‘It’s needless death’: Ugandan activists decry restrictive abortion laws | Women’s Rights News

Kampala, Uganda – At exactly 3:21pm on August 25, Moses Odongo received a call informing him that his 14-year-old cousin Christine had died attempting to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Odongo, who is 40, had just returned home and was sitting down for a drink and a bite to eat. His…

Blinken ignored US assessments that Israel blocked aid to Gaza: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Blinken ignored US assessments that Israel blocked aid to Gaza: Report | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Acknowledging Israel blocked US aid to Palestinians would have triggered a ban on arms transfers to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ignored assessments by United States government agencies and officials indicating that Israel blocked US aid to Gaza earlier this year, a new report has revealed, with the…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 942 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 942 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 942nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Fighting At least one person was killed and five injured in the latest of a series of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov…

UN officials say ‘atrocities must end’ in Gaza as Israeli raids kill dozens | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN officials say ‘atrocities must end’ in Gaza as Israeli raids kill dozens | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Heads of UN agencies say they cannot do their jobs ‘in the face of overwhelming need and ongoing violence’. Leading United Nations officials have demanded “an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip nearly one year into the war between Israel and Palestinian group…

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema? | Human Rights News

What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema? | Human Rights News

A spate of allegations of sexual misconduct has rocked the film industry in India’s southern state of Kerala, triggering a flood of police cases and leading to calls for a broader reckoning within what is known as Mollywood. The latest wave of the #MeToo movement, which first took off in 2017,…

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 months | Conflict News

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 months | Conflict News

Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels in Indonesia’s troubled eastern region of Papua 19 months after he was kidnapped. “Today, we have picked up pilot Phillip, who is in good…