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Geneva, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):From Afghanistan and Iran to rampant misogynistic vitriol online, the UN rights chief said he was appalled at “systematic” efforts to strip women of their rights, but believed they would ultimately fail. In an interview with AFP, United Nations High Commissioner for […]

Bamako, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row were brought in for trial at a court of appeal in Bamako on Thursday, an AFP reporter saw. Their appearance came in the runup to a January 1 deadline set […]

Washington, Jan 5 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden and his German counterpart Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to help Ukraine fight Russia, the White House said. The Bradley and Marder infantry fighting vehicles will be part of a significant […]

London, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):At just 23, Hayat fears her long quest for a new life in Britain will come to nothing and she will be sent to Rwanda. The Eritrean woman travelled through several countries before crossing from France to the UK in a flimsy […]