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Plight of Iranian environmentalists raised at Glasgow summit (Al Monitor)

As world leaders convened in the Scottish city of Glasgow to discuss challenges and solutions on climate change, an Iranian rights group attempted to...

Militants get death sentences for killing two Iraqi journalists (Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor)

Iraq’s Basra Criminal Court sentenced a second man to death on Nov. 1 for involvement in a death squad that killed multiple Iraqi journalists...

Ankara faces new calls to release philanthropist Osman Kavala (Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor)

A week after Turkey and 10 Western countries averted a diplomatic crisis over imprisoned philanthropist Osman Kavala, Ankara is once again facing calls for his release. Meanwhile,...

Intel: US sees role for Sudan’s military in government if coup reversed (Al Monitor)

Sudan’s generals have “hijacked” the country’s pro-democracy revolution, but it’s not too late to reverse course, the top US envoy for the Horn of...

Military coup kills higher education dreams in Myanmar (Emily Fishbein, Nu Nu Lusan, Al Jazeera)

When the Myanmar military seized power on February 1, Deborah’s plans to study abroad fell apart. Last year, the 21-year-old won a conditional place at...

Omid Masoumali: Australia urged to end refugee detentions (Zoe Osborne, Al Jazeera)

Campaigners are once again calling on Australia to end offshore detention for refugees after an inquiry found that “inadequate” and “inferior” healthcare was a...

Singapore says embrace crypto or risk being ‘left behind’ (Chanyaporn Chanjaroen, Haslinda Amin, Joanna Ossinger, Bloomberg. Al Jazeera)

Singapore is seeking to cement itself as a key player for cryptocurrency-related businesses as financial centres around the world grapple with approaches to handle...

Guatemalan police find 54 Haitian migrants in truck trailer (Al Jazeera)

Police in Guatemala have found 54 Haitian migrants, including 14 children, travelling towards Mexico in a truck trailer with the hope of reaching the...

EU foreign policy chief blasts Nicaragua’s Ortega ahead of vote (Al Jazeera)

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has blasted Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega as a “dictator” who is overseeing “fake” elections, as the vote on...

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