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Trump-led abuses amid ‘democratic recession’ put human rights in peril, HRW report says
ByKaren McVeigh February 4, 2026

Rights group says growing authoritarianism and abuses in US, Russia and China threaten global rules-based orderThe world is in a “democratic recession” with almost three-quarters of the global population now living under autocratic rulers – levels not …

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EU designates Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation
ByJennifer Rankin in Brussels January 29, 2026January 29, 2026

‘Any organisation that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise,’ says Kaja Kallas The EU has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, ending years of division over the issue in respo…

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European Union Labels Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a Terrorist Group
ByJeanna Smialek January 29, 2026January 30, 2026

The move, which comes after the killing of protesters, brings the European Union in line with the United States and Canada.

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A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling
ByRebecca F. Elliott and Peter Eavis December 12, 2025December 12, 2025

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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Netherlands presses on with plan to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem November 10, 2025

Move follows rising Israeli violence against Palestinians and freeze on broader sanctions last monthEurope live – latest updatesThe Netherlands is still working on legislation to bar imports from illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, even though i…

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Netherlands presses on with plan to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem November 10, 2025

Move follows rising Israeli violence against Palestinians and freeze on broader sanctions last monthEurope live – latest updatesThe Netherlands is still working on legislation to bar imports from illegal settlements in occupied Palestine, even though i…

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Palestinian man dismissed from Gaza border assistance role to sue EU
ByLisa O’Carroll November 9, 2025

Exclusive: Case for Mohammed Baraka alleges discrimination on the basis of nationalityA Palestinian man who was dismissed from his job in Gaza after the war broke out is suing the European Union for allegedly breaching Belgian law.Mohammed Baraka, who …

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Palestinian man dismissed from Gaza border assistance role to sue EU
ByLisa O’Carroll November 9, 2025

Exclusive: Case for Mohammed Baraka alleges discrimination on the basis of nationalityA Palestinian man who was dismissed from his job in Gaza after the war broke out is suing the European Union for allegedly breaching Belgian law.Mohammed Baraka, who …

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Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard
ByAshifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent November 7, 2025

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOsEurope live – latest updatesMore than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan c…

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Civil rescue groups in Mediterranean cut ties with Libyan coastguard
ByAshifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent November 7, 2025

Accusations of violent interceptions and human rights violations levelled at EU-funded Libyan services by NGOsEurope live – latest updatesMore than a dozen NGO rescue vessels operating in the Mediterranean have suspended communication with the Libyan c…

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