Ukraine is in the headlines now. But a whole new world of conflict is about to erupt
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Taiwan, North Korea, Iran and Palestine are all potential flashpoints that could distract western attention from the invasion in 2023 It...


North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan, prompting evacuation order
A TV in Tokyo displays news of North Korea’s missile launch in March. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP) TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday fired a...


UN chief says North Korea has increased repression of rights
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, speaks to the media during a press conference at the Joint Coordination Center in...

Beatings and forced abortions: Life in a North Korea prison
After crawling into her cell, Lee Young-joo was ordered to sit cross-legged with her hands on her knees. She was not allowed to move for...

North Korea fires multiple-rocket launcher, South Korea says
KEY POINTS North Korea appeared to have fired a short-range multiple rocket launcher on Sunday, South Korea's military said. "This...


Lee Jae-myung concedes South Korean presidential election to opposition candidate Yoon Suk-yeol.
The graft prosecutor turned opposition leader, Yoon Suk-yeol, won a tight presidential election in South Korea on Thursday, reinstating...


First Ukraine City Falls as Russia Strikes More Civilian Targets
Russian forces seized the southern city of Kherson and besieged other cities, with casualties and destruction mounting, as Western...

Tears After The Rain: The Legacy Of The Gukurahundi Genocide In Zimbabwe
In 1983, Robert Mugabe, then Prime Minister and leader of ZANU-PF (Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front), launched the final...


‘Under attack’: Report says repression of rights persists in Asia
CIVICUS report says at least 89 percent of the world’s population now live in ‘closed, repressed or obstructed’ countries. From Myanmar...
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