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Bloodbath at the Border: Pakistan and Afghanistan Must Stop the Slaughter In a brutal eruption of cross-border fury, Pakistani and Afghan forces turned the porous frontier into a killing field over the weekend, with both sides unleashing hellfire and claiming to have hammered the other into submission. The savage clashes, sparked by accusations of airstrikes and territori...

West Africa Bets on Circular Economy Amid Growing Waste Crisis Representatives from the international human rights agency West Support also participated in the event. Western Africa Workshop on Waste Management and the Circular Economy

Libya at a Crossroads: UN Leadership, Russian Aggression, and the Search for Stability The security situation in Libya has escalated following a Russian missile strike on the United Nations compound in Tripoli, highlighting the fragility of the conflict and the urgent need for decisive international action.The UN Mission in Libya: Leadership CrisisThe United Nations Support Mission in...

Libya’s Fragile Calm and Washington’s New Experiment in Family Diplomacy Tripoli — The last time an American warship pulled into a Libyan port, Lyndon Johnson was president. When the USS Mount Whitney made a symbolic stop this April, it was more than a photo opportunity: it signaled Washington’s quiet reentry into a country that has spent more than a decade on the ma...

Ukraine’s Democratic Crisis: Protests Erupt Over Zelensky’s Power Grab KYIV, Ukraine — On the evening of July 22, 2025, Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti, a symbol of Ukraine’s fight for freedom, once again pulsed with the energy of dissent. Thousands of Ukrainians—students, professionals, and activists—gathered in a swelling wave of protests, their voices raised a...

Qatar’s Quiet Rise as Africa’s Unexpected Peacemaker Qatar has quietly carved out a role as a key mediator in some of Africa’s most entrenched conflicts, deploying its wealth and diplomatic finesse to broker peace where others have stumbled. From securing hostage releases in Eritrea to facilitating rare talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Libya: A Geopolitical Battleground and a Collapsed State Following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011, Libya has become a battleground for foreign interests. Numerous states—ranging from regional players to global powers—have actively pursued their own agendas, backing various armed factions and rival governments.External factors such as T...

The Mirror of Justice: Why Internal Accountability Defines International Institutions The credibility of international justice institutions rests on a fundamental paradox: they must embody the very principles they seek to enforce worldwide. Yet recent developments at major international courts reveal a troubling disconnect between external mandates and internal governance. This crisi...

A Call for Peace in Tripoli Amid Renewed Violence TRIPOLI, Libya — The streets of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, were engulfed in chaos this week as heavy gunfire and explosions tore through densely populated neighborhoods, marking the most intense clashes in years. The violence, which erupted on the evening of May 12, 2025, and continued into the e...

Statement by the International Human Rights Agency WEST SUPPORT Calling for Peace in Tripoli The International Human Rights Agency WEST SUPPORT strongly condemns the outbreak of violence in Tripoli, Libya, on May 12-13, 2025, which claimed lives and endangered countless civilians. We are deeply alarmed by the use of heavy weaponry in densely populated areas, actions that threaten the fundam...