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IMAGE: On a white background a range of geometric shapes in yellow, pink and blue TEXT: January - April 2026 Opportunities for feminist engagement in UN human rights thematic reports and country visits

📢 Calling all feminists! We've compiled a few interesting upcoming opportunities to engage with UN human rights thematic reports and country visits. 🧵

Find all the info here: www.sexualrightsinitiative.org/news/2026-ja...

💥HAPPENING TODAY💥

Webinar examining the fate of Venezuelan assets in the wake of recent international political developments

🕒 3:00–4:30 PM CET

Register to join: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

My colleague Lewis Mudge will speak today at @droi.europarl.europa.eu on #Rwanda 's crackdown on political opposition, in follow-up to EP's resolution on Victoire Ingabire's case.

🗓️Today
⏰4.30pm CET
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More on @hrw.org's work:
www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda

South Sudan’s military has called on civilians, aid workers, and UN personnel to evacuate from opposition-controlled areas in Jonglei state.

Fighting continues in other regions with civilians facing intensifying violence and repeated displacement.

Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’

Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows

Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

It was great to be back at Japan House last night for our event on Japan's role in the #GlobalSouth.

Many thanks to our speakers Rebecca Nadin @odi.global, Ken Jimbo, @chietigj.bsky.social and Ben Bland, and to Japan House London for hosting us!

China and the United States are increasingly practicing similar foreign policy playbooks: assertive in their own neighborhoods, restrained elsewhere.

What does China’s actual engagement with Iran look like in practice?

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

In our latest episode, we examine what the end of the U.S.-led international order could mean for China’s ambitions, global governance, and the future of great-power competition, with Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

We're 8 minutes into Trump's speech unveiling his 'Board of Peace' and this is what he's talked about:

- How many countries he's bombed.
- How much oil he's taken out of Venezuela.
- How large the US military budget is.
- How he won the popular vote.
- How much investment he's bringing into the US.

A photo of a baby lying in an incubator in a white hospital room. White text overlaid reads “In Ukraine, there have been 2,600+ attacks on healthcare since the full‑scale invasion. Attacks are cutting off access to lifesaving services, including those for safe childbirth.” The UNFPA logo is at the bottom.

In Kherson and other eastern regions of #Ukraine, trauma and stress have nearly doubled preterm birth rates.

Underground maternity units supported by @unfpa.org are helping mothers deliver safely, even under fire.

Every birth deserves safety.

China’s Africa Lending Drops 46% as Strategic Reset Takes Hold Chinese lending to Africa fell to $2.1 billion in 2024, marking a 46% decline from the previous year and the first annual drop since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Boston University's updated Chi...

Chinese lending to Africa fell 46% to $2.1bn in 2024, highlighting Beijing’s shift toward selective projects, RMB loans, and cautious engagement amid rising debt stress.

Nuclear Weapons Without Limits? Once the New START treaty between the United States and Russia expires in February 2026, there will be no limits on the number of strategic nuclear weapons the two nations can deploy.

On Feb. 5th, the last remaining arms control treaty that limits US and Russian nuclear deployments will expire without a follow-on agreement. Russia has offered an off ramp that Trump is ignoring.

My colleague, Jennifer Knox, has a new report out on what could happen when those limits are gone:

FULL SPEECH: PM Carney’s Most Inspiring Remarks at Davos — Greenland, Trump Tariff Threats | AQ1B YouTube video by DRM News

Hopeful good sense from the prime minister of our neighbor to the north.

It took 6 years for the Iraq war to impact the the Bush 43 administration politically... And it was in part because of the images of abuses from Abu Grahib. Half to country wouldn't even see those images today or could easily dispel them as AI generated if they did.

writing a tardy Patreon piece about 1990s micro-subculture Hardline. This was a part of the hardcore scene that was militantly (and sometimes violently) straight-edge, vegan and animal liberationist, and radical environmentalist - but at the same time anti-abortion and homophobic.

I see

Ameircan terrorism good, Russian terrorism bad.

Terrorism is good actually if only the "correct" people do it

At UN, Russia and China Criticize U.S. Conduct Toward Venezuela Russia and China on Tuesday criticized the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council it was

Russia and China on Tuesday criticized the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council it was "cowboy behavior" and "intimidation."

Kuwait Signs $4.1 Billion Deal With China to Build Port Kuwait has signed a $4.1 billion deal with China to complete construction of a major port, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy and play a larger role in global trade. The State Audi...

Kuwait has signed a $4.1 billion deal with China to complete construction of a major port, as the oil-rich country seeks to diversify its economy and play a larger role in global trade.

New in SpyWeek: Putin PsyWar on Ukraine Talks, MI6 Chief on Russia Threat, Kash Faceplant on Brown U Shooter, Bondi Pursues 'Antifa'—and More Welcome to Spy Week, a curated compilation of important news from the intersection of intelligence, foreign policy, national security and military operations.

New in SpyWeek: Putin PsyWar on Ukraine Talks, MI6 Chief on Russia Threat, Kash Faceplant on Brown U Shooter, Bondi Pursues 'Antifa'—and More
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In rebel-held Myanmar, civilians flee junta airstrikes and a forced election The BBC goes to a rebel-held part of Myanmar, ahead of a government-mandated election starting this month.

In rebel-held Myanmar, civilians flee junta airstrikes and a forced election

ICYMI: In the first of a three-part @csis.org Korea Chair series on China's Strategic Value to Korea, @victordcha.bsky.social looks at the likelihood of China's economic coercion against Korea.

Watch here ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30iX...

Since David Frost has NEVER been right about anything at any point when it comes to Brexit, this feels like a strong endorsement for our participation in Erasmus.

Will Reform voters scupper Scottish independence in the EU? Members of the European Parliament want Scotland to join the EU, will Reform voters prevent this?

"When Keir Starmer said “Britain will not rejoin the EU in my lifetime”, prior to the last general election, my heart sank. After all, 62% of Scots had voted to remain in the EU in 2016, and since then, some polls have put the Scottish pro-EU sentiment at more than 70%."

Young people risk losing benefits under UK welfare reforms Youths must accept offers of work or training as part of government programme, says McFadden

Young people risk losing benefits under UK welfare reforms on.ft.com/3YcIvA1

What now for the Palestinians? The outlook for Gaza and a future Palestinian state could become clearer in 2026. But Gaza’s partition could become indefinite

In the coming year, the reconstruction of Gaza might finally begin. But Israel’s steady annexation of the West Bank would continue

Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon to end corruption case Isaac Herzog’s office says it will consider the ‘extraordinary request’, which is expected to have significant political and legal implications

Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon to end corruption case on.ft.com/4pGCZ4t

Judge considers holding Kristi Noem in contempt of court over El Salvador deportations - NewsBreak Washington DC - A federal judge has launched in inquiry that could result in potential contempt charges against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Ba

Time to stop writing, & reporting a "possibility". The people need to see charges. Consequences. Done with threatening this without actually doing it. No such latitude for immigrants. Legitimate allowances offering protection asylum seekers, denied

Source: TAG24
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Press Release 📣 Canada, EU, UK & USA must close loophole by sanctioning illegal Myanmar junta’s "State Security and Peace Commission” entity

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