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Trump Cites Progress on Ukraine Peace Push as U.S. Presses Belarus Prisoner Talks

Talks face unresolved questions over territory, security guarantees, plus the order of a ceasefire.

U.S. Ends TPS for Ethiopians, Sets 60-Day Departure Window

Taliban Says Herat ‘Peaky Blinders’ Fans Were Summoned and Released

Cardinal Baltazar Porras Says Passport Seized at Caracas Airport, Flight to Spain Blocked

Tanzania’s Independence Day Quiet as Security Lockdown Stymies Protest Calls

Richard Gere Reflects on Two-Decade Oscars Exclusion After 1993 Tibet Remarks

Amnesty Report Alleges Torture and Enforced Disappearances at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz and Krome

Russia Formally Bans Human Rights Watch as ‘Undesirable’

State Department Redefines Rights Abuses, Ordering Embassies to Flag Abortion Funding, DEI and Youth Gender Care

State Dept. Expands Rights Report to Track Speech Curbs, Transgender Care for Minors, DEI and Abortion

Hassan Orders Inquiry Into Tanzania’s Post‑Election Killings

U.S. Boycotts UN Human Rights Review as Council Defers Case to 2026

Germany Bans Muslim Interaktiv, Seizes Assets, Raids Linked Groups

Leaked Turkish Draft Law Would Criminalize LGBT Conduct and Restrict Trans Health Care

ICE Blocks San Diego Delegation From Courthouse Detention Tour During Shutdown

Ukraine Returns Two Families With Children From Russian-Occupied Areas

Houthis Detain Nine More UN Staff in Yemen, Bringing Total Held to 53

Afghanistan’s Internet and Phone Services Largely Restored After Days-Long Blackout

South Korea’s President Issues State Apology as Hague Adoption Safeguards Take Effect

Ukraine Evacuates Three Young Adults From Occupied Areas as Child Returns Continue