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Beyond U.S. borders, our World News section covers the conflicts, movements, and political shifts shaping global affairs. We report on human rights, war, diplomacy, and the stories too often missed or distorted by mainstream coverage.

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UN Human Rights Office: Israeli Settler Violence Surging in West Bank

The Trump administration insisted last week that it would not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank.

State Dept Finds Israel Committed “Hundreds” of Human Rights Violations

The State Department has a bespoke process for probes into Israel that is deferential to its military.

The Effects of Ocean Businesses on Marine Ecosystems

Tracking the impact on the ocean is made much harder by the hundreds of different measures ocean businesses use, when…

‘Turn crisis into opportunity’ – African health leaders

African leaders urged the continent’s health community meeting in South Africa this week to turn crisis into opportunity, highlighting progress…

740 Palestinians in Gaza Died Waiting for Medical Evacuation

There are still 15,600 Palestinians, many with conditions like cancer, awaiting a medical evacuation, officials say.

Trump would rather let birth control expire than donate it to African women

Time is running out to deliver a stockpile of birth control medication intended as aid for low-income women, primarily in…

Chinese demand boosts Brazilian coffee exports, challenges small producers

With Brazilian coffee exports to China five times higher in five years, small businesses see opportunities but struggle for space…

Netanyahu backs idea of “Greater Israel,” which includes parts of Jordan, Egypt

“Greater Israel” is an extremist ideology for Israel to conquer Palestine as well as parts of numerous other countries.

Mexico’s scientists urge rules on gene editing crops

Mexico is one of few countries in Latin America without regulations on gene editing crops.

Uganda weighs a radical malaria fix

Scientists are testing genetic modification to collapse mosquito populations and fight Malaria in Uganda. What are the risks?

Listen: Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Deal is Already Failing Palestinians

This week we hear from poet and writer Al-Wawi about what it’s been like in Gaza over the first few…

We Aren’t Finished in Gaza, U.S. Military Contractors Say

UG Solutions, which works with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, said its “cadre of American veterans” was ready to keep working…