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A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, finds that significant poverty reduction is possible, and new ways of calculating the problem can help humanitarians and governments better target aid.

Stefan Stern, City, University of London Leaders are watched. They are scrutinised. If you don’t like the idea of being held accountable and having to answer for your actions then...

Muslim American bodies and activists raise alarm as a director of the Hindutva group Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS-USA) is appointed to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) faith-based religious council.

Israeli forces on Friday shot and killed two Palestinians, including a Doctor, during a raid on the city of Jenin. Abdullah Abu al-Teen, a doctor working at the Khalil...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said there were no plans for further military mobilisation in Russia.

Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday, 10 October, issued a statement recalling that under international law, capital punishment is permitted only “in very limited circumstances”.

Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth If you wanted an indication of how badly Russia’s war is going and how much pressure Vladimir Putin is under, then the missile attacks on...

The global photography competition has attracted more than 100,000 entries from 196 different countries and territories. The competition is divided into six categories: people and nature, landscape, water, wildlife, climate, and plants and fungi.

Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday, that it remains one of “the most neglected aspects of healthcare”.

KENNY STANCIL Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange held a massive transatlantic protest on Saturday to demand freedom for the incarcerated journalist. In London, thousands of people formed a giant human chain...

Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland In a crucial meeting for tackling the climate crisis, almost 200 countries will come together in Egypt at the start of November for a...

Israeli troops killed two Palestinians in Jenin on Saturday, hours after two teenagers were fatally shot in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank. Mahmoud Assos, 18, and Ahmed Daragma,...