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Published on: 10/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Conflict is threatening cultural heritage through intentional destruction, looting, and damage during wars. Both conflict and neglect result in the loss of irreplaceable history, traditions, and cultural identity.

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Published on: 10/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jesus Medina Ezaine spent 16 months in a Venezuelan military prison accused of crimes he said were related to his work as a photojournalist. But another prison stint seemed imminent, especially after the contested re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “The media is scared,” Medina said. “The Venezuelan regime does not tolerate any comments or information against them,” he added. He spent two months holed up in different locations in the capital Caracas. A wave of repression As many as 2,500 people were ultimately detained in the post-election protests, according to government statistics. Another 25 people were killed, in what independent investigators for the United Nations called “unprecedented levels of violence” A UN fact-finding mission announced earlier this month that at least 56 political opposition activists, 10 journalists and one human rights defender were among the arrested between August and December. "Maduro is not going to leave on his own, we must make him leave with the strength of a population that never gives up," Machado says. The Maduro government has ramped up security and deployed more than 1,200 military personnel to cities across the country. In turn, the government has also detained more than 12 human rights defenders, political activists, and relatives of opposition figures. "They will try to put an end to everything that they consider the opposition," he added. "What I have decided is that, no matter what, I’ll fight for my country"

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Published on: 10/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Carter built houses for the poor, helped eradicate lethal diseases and spoke out about thorny political issues. As president from 1977 to 1981, historians say Carter also placed a rhetorical emphasis on human rights that set a new standard for other leaders around the globe. Historians also note that Carter showed a willingness to discard human rights concerns during his presidency when faced with abuses committed by US allies in countries like South Korea and Indonesia. Amnesty International has popularised the language of human rights on the world stage. Foreign policy hawks saw the language as a tool that could be wielded against adversaries such as the Soviet Union in the global contest for influence and legitimacy. Carter’s national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski dismissively said in an internal memo that he wanted recommendations based on “serious” policy. The administration met what was perhaps the most serious test of its commitment to human rights in East Timor, which had sought independence. Instead, the administration increased support to Indonesia’s military government. The Carter Center, a human rights nonprofit founded by the late President Carter, was not able to respond to inquiries from Al Jazeera before publication. In South Korea, historians say Carter adopted the messaging of a military government facing human rights criticism. Journalist Timothy Shorrock says the Carter administration was wary of losing a useful Cold War ally. He says the US supported the South Korean leadership by freeing up military resources that allowed troops to put down the uprising. He adds that when a US aircraft carrier was sent to the region, protesters convinced of US rhetoric on democracy and human rights believed the US was coming to intervene on their behalf. Carter asserted that the US was helping South Korea maintain its national security against a threat of “communist subversion” it was the kind of rhetoric that South Korean leaders had long used to justify repressive and antidemocratic measures.

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Published on: 10/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Since its opening on 21 December 2024, the Harbin Ice and Snow World has welcomed 846,200 visitors, an increase of 24.7% compared to last year.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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The United States House of Representatives votes in favor of a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) in retaliation for its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. The bill now heads to the Senate, where a Republican majority was sworn in earlier this month. It proposes sanctions for any foreigner who helps the ICC in its attempts to investigate, detain or prosecute a US citizen. United Nations experts denounce Israel’s methods in Gaza as “consistent with the characteristics of genocide” US legislators threatened retaliation against the ICC. In a letter sent to outgoing US President Joe Biden in May, dozens of human rights groups urged him to reject calls for punitive action. The ICC, based in The Hague, is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression. Israel has been a member since 2015, and the court first announced an investigation of crimes committed there by both Israeli and Hamas officials in 2019. The US has supported the court at times, for example, when the ICC’s top prosecutor sought an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Elon Musk live-streamed his conversation with AfD candidate Alice Weidel via his social media platform X on Thursday. More than 190,000 X accounts tuned into the chat, which saw Musk introducing weidel as “the leading candidate to run Germany”. The United States technology billionaire is set to have a role in the administration of Donald Trump. Musk and Weidel agreed that Germany was hamstrung by a “crazy” energy policy, excessive bureaucracy and uncontrolled immigration. “People love to censor things they don’t agree with,” said Musk. Meloni's government is weighing up a possible communications security contract relying on Starlink, part of Musk’s SpaceX business. Italy is facing a dilemma over how to protect its sensitive communications.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 21:00:49

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On Jan. 9, 1964, students protested over not being allowed to fly Panama’s flag. The protests expanded to general opposition to the U.S. Presence in Panama. This year the holiday coincided with Carter’s funeral in Washington.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo strike to earn Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Mallorca. Madrid have the chance to earn revenge for their heavy Clasico defeat in LaLiga in October. Real Madrid made the early running against last season's Copa del Rey runners-up. Kylian Mbappe appealed for a penalty after going down under pressure from Dani Rodriguez. Madrid lost Aurelien Tchouameni early in the second half after he hurt his head. Madrid must wait on the availability of Luka Modric for Sunday’s final. Modric became Madrid’s oldest goalscorer when he netted last week against Valencia in LaLiga. Mallorca struggled to find a way back in and ended up contributing.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Maria Corina Machado is arrested after re-appearing in public for the first time in months a day before the third inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro. She has been in hiding in recent months, following a government crackdown on dissent in the wake of the contested July 28 presidential election. Alessandro Rampietti said Machado defied previous threats and attempts to detain her. “The government has repeatedly promised that they would arrest her if she tried to show up at one of these protests”. There was a relatively small turnout for Thursday’s protests as riot police were deployed in force.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 18:46:50

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani is travelling to Syria on Friday to encourage the country's transition. Tajani presided over a meeting in Rome of foreign ministry officials from five countries. The aim is to coordinate the various post-Assad initiatives, he said. From 2011 until Assad’s downfall, Syria’s uprising and civil war killed an estimated 500,000 people. The U.S. Has gradually lifted some penalties since Assad departed Syria for protection in Russia. Biden administration dropped a $10 million bounty it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of Assad last month.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Debris hit a tram and a minibus carrying passengers. Cars and taxis were reduced to ashes. Thursday declared a day of mourning in the Zaporizhia region.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Pierre-Alain Eltschinger, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the death on Thursday. He said that the Swiss embassy in Tehran was in contact with local authorities to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incident. Switzerland plays an important intermediary role between Washington and Tehran, representing United States interests in Iran since 1979 US Embassy takeover and hostage crisis.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González is rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro. On Thursday, Gonzalez is expected to meet with Dominican President Luis Abinader, who joined other South American and Caribbean leaders in support of his claim to the presidency of Venezuela. Spain granted him asylum on December 20, following Venezuela's announcement of conspiracy and racketeering charges against him.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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A New York Court of Appeals judge issued a brief order on Thursday declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s legal team. That leaves the US Supreme Court as likely the president-elect’s last option to prevent a sentencing hearing from taking place as scheduled on Friday. Trump was found guilty in late May on 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to hush-money payments made to an adult film performer. In May, he became the first US president ever convicted of a crime. He has continued to reject any wrongdoing and says he is victim of political “witch hunt” Earlier this week, Trump’s lawyers asked the Supreme Court for an immediate stay of the sentencing.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 18:13:48

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Uruguay's former guerilla-turned-president says cancer in his esophagus spread to his liver. "Honestly, I am dying," says former leader, who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. Mujica first burst into politics as a leader of the Marxist militant group. Mujica reappeared on the political stage last fall, campaigning for his left-wing coalition, the Broad Front, in drama-free national elections that affirmed Uruguay as one of the region's strongest democracies. Mujica said he would devote his final stage of life to his farm. "What I want is to say goodbye to my fellow countrymen," he said in the interview.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Netanyahu faces an arrest warrant issued for alleged war crimes in Israel’s war on Gaza. Israel has condemned the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, saying it has acted in self-defence triggered by Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. Israel is not a member of the ICC and disputes its jurisdiction. On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that Poland’s President Andrzej Duda wrote to Tusk asking that Netanyahu be allowed to attend.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Research into global conflict indicates more countries are at war today than at any time since World War II. Incoming US President Donald Trump, NATO and the EU all want to increase military spending – which hit record levels worldwide again last year.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency did not identify the man but said the man had asked his cellmate to bring him food and then killed himself while he was alone. “This Swiss citizen had been arrested for espionage by the security institutions, and there is also documentation of this, and his case was being investigated and dealt with,” the chief justice of Semnan Province said. Western countries accuse Tehran of using them as “hostages” and a tool of pressure in negotiations with Western capitals. Swiss Embassy in Tehran is in contact with local authorities to clarify the circumstances of the death in an Iranian prison. Iran has been in the middle of diplomatic tension with the West following a three-nation tangle over the fates of two prisoners that became complicated for Italy.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Kavitha was standing barefoot and ankle-deep in mud at the site of a former cemetery in Visuvamadu, Sri Lanka. She was lamenting the adjacent military base built on the graves of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters, including that of her brother. Through the war, the state bulldozed and repurposed many structures belonging to the LTTE. The NPP rode to power a nationwide wave of anti-establishment sentiment stemming from frustration with persistent economic failings and endemic corruption. The fall of the Rajapaksa family – who had dominated Sri Lankan politics since 2005 – has been stunning. In the Sinhala south, they were long perceived as heroes for winning the war against the LTTE. Tamils, like every constituency, are pragmatic and take into account both economic interests and political preferences. Many committed Tamil nationalists and supporters of independence voted for the NPP in the hope that it can deliver a better economy. Others simply wanted to punish established local politicians they perceived as corrupt and incompetent. NPP has never held power and therefore did not have baggage. This doesn’t mean the NPP does not have the same baggage as the rulers of the past. All major Sinhala parties engaged in this conduct, including the JVP. Sri Lanka’s nation-building project is fundamentally rooted in giving primacy to Sinhala Buddhism. Tamils were never accepted as equal citizens, pushed to the periphery through a Colombo-centric approach. Leading Tamil politicians repeatedly conceded longstanding political demands for mere scraps. This election is more likely to be a blip than a wholesale change. Sri Lanka must disclose what it did with the thousands of Tamils it took into custody. Tamils have learned through repeated painful experiences that a political solution will not come from the state.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun becomes Lebanon’s 14th president. Aou’s appointment overcomes a major impasse; parliament had met on 12 prior occasions to vote for a president but failed to elect one. He eventually won 99 votes from 128-seat parliament in second round of voting. Economic and political crises Aoun’s term as commander coincided with a period of incredible difficulty for the country. A years-long economic crisis has left millions of Lebanese struggling. The institution Aoun was in charge of, the Lebanese army, was also widely seen as weaker than the Shia group Hezbollah. To worsen matters for the country, Israel’s war on Gaza quickly dragged in Lebanon. The war’s resolution did open a pathway to finally selecting a president, as international and domestic pressure increased to find a solution and send a message that Lebanon would begin to rebuild. The new president also pledged to rebuild the areas targeted by Israel. His emphasis on national unity comes at a rare moment of agreement. It will take much more to prove to the Lebanese people that the country has now truly turned a corner.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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Radio Schuman is your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news, insights, and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond. Euronews Tech Talks provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society. Water Matters Europe's water is under increasing pressure. Pollution, droughts, floods are taking their toll on our drinking water, lakes, rivers and coastlines.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 18:07:59

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A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups. Protesters call for an end to Turkish airstrikes, which they say are damaging vital infrastructure and endangering civilian lives. Turkish drones and warplanes remained in the air during the protest. Farhan Haj Issa, co-chair of the executive council of the Autonomous Administration in Kobani, called for Syria’s new authorities and a U.S.-led coalition that has allied with Kurdish forces in the fight against the Islamic State to help bring about a halt to hostilities. He called on “whoever leads the government in Damascus to take responsibility and end the brutality and violence” HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to be integrated in the national army. Turkey views the SDF as an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party. The SDF is, however, allied with the United States in the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 16:24:20

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Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X. The tech billionaire is using the acronym for the party to endorse the far right in Germany. Musk has demanded the release of jailed U.K. Anti-Islam extremist Tommy Robinson. Weidel and the party don't have widespread support ahead of the presidential election. The AfD has been put under observation by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 00:00:00

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A holidaying Israeli soldier was forced to flee Brazil after a judge ordered an investigation into his wartime conduct in Gaza. It’s just one case in a growing list where Israeli soldiers have been tracked down on vacation and threatened with arrest, as Soraya Lennie explains.

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Published on: 09/01/2025 | 15:48:45

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A 45-year-old local man killed 12 people in several locations before killing himself. Four people were wounded, including Dejan Kokotovic, born in 1985. The rampage was the second such mass shooting in less than three years in Cetinje.

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