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México rechaza interpretación de la ONU sobre desapariciones forzadas en nuestro país, dice Rosa Icela; defiende estrategia
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
UK fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
Germany · international public broadcaster
Simpatizantes y militantes del PAN se manifiestan en Chihuahua en apoyo a César Jáuregui; exigen intervención del líder nacional del partido
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Iran touts closest ever ties with Russia, contradicting Trump
US · commercial broadcaster
Why former FDLR fighters are returning to Rwanda
Qatar · international network
Presidente del Comité de la ONU rechaza "cálculo político" en alerta por desapariciones en México; "No pretendemos que sea sancionado"
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Desalojan a buscadoras en la ONU, denuncia presidente del Comité contra Desaparición; víctimas merecen resultados concretos, exige
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Iran war live: US warns peace deal with Tehran is extremely difficult
Qatar · international network
Netanyahu blames French unrest on ‘invasion of extremist Islam’; France set to deploy troops
Israel · digital news outlet
Israelí afirma que mató a un alto cargo de Hamás en la Franja de Gaza
Germany · international public broadcaster · Spanish-language reporting
Italy announces new security measures after Milan riots, deploying 500 soldiers
France · international public broadcaster
NATO to send additional patrol planes to Black Sea after drone attacks
Qatar · international network
Diputados aprueban reforma para tipificar y sancionar reclutamiento forzado; penas van de 10 a 20 años de cárcel
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Comité de la ONU acusa frente a la Asamblea General persistencia de desaparición en México; pide cooperación y acompañamiento
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
AGU busca recuperar R$ 190 milhões de integrantes do PCC e do CV
Brazil · EBC public news agency · Portuguese-language reporting
IDF says strike killed final Hamas member who took part in kidnapping Shani Louk
Israel · digital news outlet
Israel Police says 143 draft evaders were released as IDF failed to meet detention deadlines
Israel · newspaper
Procuraduría abrió investigación contra Armando Benedetti y Angie Rodríguez por el denominado 'Pacto de Valledupar'
Colombia · justice and security reporting · Spanish
Sube a 153 muertos el balance de ataque con drones contra un mercado en Sudán
Germany · international public broadcaster · Spanish-language reporting
Diputado Gutiérrez Mancilla increpa a Álvarez Máynez; le grita "asesino" por agua contaminada en Jalisco
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Iran security chief rejects moving enriched uranium abroad, as Netanyahu vows to topple regime
Israel · digital news outlet
Meloni autoriza medidas para reprimir protestas en Milán; enviarán 500 soldados y padres pagaran daños causados por menores
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Italy to deploy 500 troops to Milan after days of protests and looting
UK · newspaper
Egypt involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Cairo's regional role', expert says
France · international public broadcaster
New university opens near Israel’s northernmost city, hoping to boost war-battered region
Israel · digital news outlet
Top Iranian general warns of harsher retaliation if war resumes
Iran · state news agency
FBI says SafePay ransomware gang ‘among most active’ with more than 600 victims since 2024
Cybersecurity newsroom · Recorded Future News
Why the war on Iran could backfire on US regime-change goals
Qatar · international network
UK police rearrest two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence
Qatar · international network
Italy sends troops, toughens security laws after Milan clashes
France · international public broadcaster
Atención: Colombia recupera el acceso al Grupo Egmont tras dos años de suspensión por el caso Pegasus
Colombia · justice and security reporting · Spanish
'Netanyahu is fighting for his political career', expert says a week ahead of crucial vote
France · international public broadcaster
Hegseth meets Netanyahu ahead of elections, possible Iran war restart
US · commercial broadcaster
Reporter's Notebook: France braces for more unrest after parts of Paris spun out of control
US · commercial broadcaster
Netanyahu, Smotrich meet Winter’s rabbi to pressure him to quit race; he refuses
Israel · digital news outlet
U.S. ramps up warnings to Americans in Middle East after Houthi strikes
US · commercial broadcaster
Seguimiento con dron permitió golpear finanzas del ‘clan del Golfo’ en Chocó: destruyen maquinaria usada para extraer 12 kilos de oro al mes
Colombia · justice and security reporting · Spanish
US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
UK · newspaper
Pakistani Army chief departs for Islamabad
Iran · state news agency
New Paris curfew ordered in parts of city from 2100 GMT Tuesday
France · international public broadcaster
Pentagon deploys USS Theodore Roosevelt to Middle East as Trump weighs Iran strikes - report
Israel · newspaper
“Gaza Girl” short film takes anti-war message to festivals in France, US
Iran · English-language newspaper
NAZA: When technology makes killing a calculation
Iran · English-language newspaper
Ghalibaf: Iran has no new words other than seven conditions for talks
Iran · state news agency
Trump approval crashes to record low 31% as Iran war backlash mounts
Iran · English-language newspaper
UK to deploy fighter jets to protect Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
UK · newspaper
Mother of all bombs or father of all missiles?
Iran · English-language newspaper
Irán ante el aumento de la violencia de grupos armados en Baluchistán
Germany · international public broadcaster · Spanish-language reporting
Fuerzas federales se enfrentan con grupo armado en Navolato, Sinaloa; dos civiles resultaron muertos
Mexico · state reporting · Spanish-language newspaper
Lebanon faces uncertainty as UNIFIL mandate nears end
Germany · international public broadcaster
Brother Munir! The Ball Is in the US Court
Iran · English-language newspaper
Sudan drone strike kills around 150 in Abyei market
Germany · international public broadcaster
Nato increases Black Sea deployment amid escalating deadly Russian attacks
UK · newspaper
Ukraine thankful that intelligence on missile strikes ‘works now’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened
UK · newspaper
President Pezeshkian: All regional problems have origins in US warmongering
Iran · state news agency
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine
UK · newspaper
Sudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 300 people, sources say
UK · public-service broadcaster
Iran parliamentary commission reviews plan to expand Air Force capabilities
Iran · state news agency
Egypt weighs sending troops to Saudi Arabia in war with Iran-backed rebels
US · commercial broadcaster
Iran urges Int'l legal bodies to act over attack on Dena destroyer
Iran · English-language newspaper
More than 150 killed in Sudan drone strike on disputed Abyei border region
France · international public broadcaster
AI is shortening the “kill chain” in Iran war, says Canadian legal scholar
Iran · English-language newspaper
Ukraine's military evacuates wounded soldier with aerial drone
US · commercial broadcaster
Attack by Islamic State-affiliated group in Mali kills 48 people, official says
US · commercial broadcaster
France's decades-long ties with Gulf states built on 'economic development, oil, defence agreements'
France · international public broadcaster
Gaza urges Arab, Islamic countries to act to break siege
Iran · state news agency
US attack on Iran was ‘unequivocally’ an unlawful use of force, says Canadian law scholar
Iran · English-language newspaper
Houthi missile strike on Yemen camp kills 73 security recruits, local authorities say
UK · public-service broadcaster
UK to deploy jets to defend Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks
UK · BBC regional feed
Zelenskyy says if Trump can't stop Putin, help Ukraine do it
US · commercial broadcaster
China's tech self-sufficiency could raise conflict risk: U.S. Expert
Taiwan · Central News Agency
My son has disappeared off the face of the earth fighting for Russia
UK · BBC regional feed
Pegasus Spyware Infection Confirmed on Serbian University Rector's iPhone Days Before Election
Cybersecurity journalism · original publisher reports; promotional items filtered by topic
Israeli forces commit new aggression in southern Syria
Iran · state news agency
Araghchi to Macron: Listen to the future of France
Iran · state news agency
#StopRansomware: SafePay Ransomware
US government · official guidance/advisories, not an incident feed
AI on track to ‘crowd out’ human decision-making in warfare
United Nations · institutional reporting
As Sudan war spills into Central African Republic, UN warns against early peacekeeper exit
United Nations · institutional reporting
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease
United Nations · institutional reporting
9 entertainers in draft evasion case receive suspended sentences
Taiwan · Central News Agency
Iran regime under pressure as rebel groups escalate attacks in volatile southeast
US · commercial broadcaster
Pakistani Army Chief arrives in Tehran
Iran · state news agency
Taiwan-donated patrol vessel will not patrol waters near Taiwan: Premier
Taiwan · Central News Agency
Trump makes Russia-friendly moves as he looks for a way to end the war with Ukraine
US · public-radio network
Ghana: 20 Personnel Complete Special Operations Forces Training
African publisher aggregation · original outlets vary
Four soldiers from UN-backed force missing after gang attack in Haiti
UK · commercial broadcaster
Israel detains 40 ultra-Orthodox men accused of draft dodging
US · commercial broadcaster
Tehran, Baghdad agree on expulsion of anti-Iran separatist terrorist groups from KRI: Envoy
Iran · state news agency
Hegseth meets Netanyahu as US, Israel discuss renewed Iran strikes
US · commercial broadcaster
Nigeria: Troops Rescue 27 Kidnapped Victims in Katsina, Recover Motorcycles
African publisher aggregation · original outlets vary
Academic advocates Taiwan-Philippines-Japan defense cooperation
Taiwan · Central News Agency
IDF detains 42 Chabad Hassidic draft evaders arriving from New York at Ben-Gurion Airport
Israel · newspaper
Albanians set fire to government buildings and clash with riot police in latest protests
UK · commercial broadcaster
South Korea to withdraw some Kyiv embassy staff as row over POW transfer deepens
US · commercial broadcaster
Attacks on Iran undermined international legal order: VP
Iran · state news agency
Nigeria: Military Air Strikes Neutralise 103 Terrorists in North-East
African publisher aggregation · original outlets vary
ONG y familiares de desaparecidos piden a ONU revisar casos en México
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Inhabilitan 800 cuentas ligadas a reclutamiento para el narco
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Voces que revelan el exterminio masivo en Gaza llegan a salas mexicanas con Naza
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
Flor García Rufino*: Armando Gaytán, el guerrillero del MAR
Mexico · newspaper · Spanish-language reporting
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