The State Department releases the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices annually.
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The State Department is changing its mind about human rights : NPR
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US senator meets wrongly deported Abrego Garcia – DW – 04/18/2025
United States Senator Chris Van Hollen has met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongly deported to El Salvador last month in a case that has sparked anger in America.
The Democratic Senator was initially denied access to visit the notorious…
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Nvidia, the chip giant caught between the US and China
Getty ImagesWith the meteoric rise of Nvidia, chief executive Jensen Huang has been nicknamed a tech “rock star” and the ‘Taylor Swift of tech’ Computer chip giant Nvidia has once again found itself at the centre of US-China tensions over trade…
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Rubio Says U.S. to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress Soon
The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine if it proves impossible to broker meaningful progress in the next several days, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed Paris after a meeting on Thursday with President…
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Myanmar parties ready to extend quake truce — Malaysia PM – DW – 04/18/2025
Malaysia’s prime minister announced Friday that Myanmar’s military junta and a leading opposition group appear ready to extend their ceasefire to allow for more earthquake relief efforts.
Malaysian premier Anwar Ibrahim said outreach talks he…
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Anonymous Hackers Expose Putin’s Secret Data—Publish Trump File
Anonymous strikes again
Updated: Republished on April 18 with further analysis on contents of data cache.
The Anonymous PR machine is in full flight once again, claiming a new cyberattack on Russia “in defense of…
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Ukraine’s deserters returning to the front – DW – 04/18/2025
“What crime did I commit? I had family problems!” exclaimed Kosjantyn, who deserted his post in the Ukrainian army. “By the way,” he added, “it’s a crime that I never received rehab or compensation when I was wounded!”
Kosjantyn is just one of…
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Deserters returning to the front – DW – 04/18/2025
“What crime did I commit? I had family problems!” exclaimed Kosjantyn, who deserted his post in the Ukrainian army. “By the way,” he added, “it’s a crime that I never received rehab or compensation when I was wounded!”
Kosjantyn is just one of…
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Cambodia and China Strengthen Ties as US Imposes Tariffs
Xi Jinping Boulevard runs a loop around Cambodia’s fast-growing capital, where signs in Chinese are rapidly overtaking those in English. The ring road around Phnom Penh, which was officially named after the Chinese leader last year, will soon…
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Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the military responded immediately, saying it would dismiss any…
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