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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Pope Francis to encourage world leaders, especially Christian governments, to stop Israeli atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon and help establish a ceasefire.

Michigan Police Officer Charged With Murder After Killing Black Motorist

Patrick Lyoya was fatally shot by a white Grand Rapids officer during a traffic stop, renewing a national debate about police conduct and use of force.

French health workers protest over pay ahead of polls

Health workers demonstrated in cities across France on Tuesday to demand higher pay and more staff for services stretched to breaking point, just days before the country votes in parliamentary elections.

Gharibabadi blasts Germany and Belgium over violation of Asadullah Asadi’s rights

In a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the head of High Council for Human Rights called for the investigation about the arrest and illegal trial of Asadullah Asadi and his human rights abuses by Germany and Belgium.

Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list

In response to an explosive investigation, top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse.

WATCH: Cop Tackles Unarmed Man, Executes Him With a Bullet to the Back of the Head—Charged with Murder

On April 4, an unnamed officer with the Grand Rapids police department initiated a traffic stop on 26-year-old Congolese refugee Patrick Lyoya. Moments later, Lyoya would be dead from a bullet wound to the back of his head — put there by the police o...

U.S. Southern Baptists release scathing report on sexual abuse

For decades, complaints of sex abuse by pastors and staff in the largest U.S. Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, were either ignored or covered up by top clergy, according to an internal report released on Sunday.

Violence and Pushbacks at Poland-Belarus Border

Poland unlawfully, and sometimes violently, summarily pushes migrants and asylum seekers back to Belarus, where they face serious abuses, including beatings and rape by border guards and other security forces, Human Rights Watch said today. At least ...

Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, issues first report

ending the continued Israeli occupation and discrimination against Palestinians is essential to stopping the conflict and halting the persistent cycle of violence, while a ‘culture of impunity’ feeds resentment and fuels recurrent tension...

Rich countries putting children at risk: Unicef

Rich countries are creating unsafe living conditions for children both at home and around the world, a Unicef report released yesterday said, calling on states to reduce waste and cut pollution.

Four Florida prison guards arrested and charged in murder of mentally ill inmate

Four Florida Corrections officers were arrested last week and charged with murder for the February 14 death of an inmate who was allegedly beaten to death after being removed from his cell. The inmate’s tragic death at the hands of a violent assault ...