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Venezuela / USA: Trump’s increasing pressure on Maduro
On 21 November, weeks of escalating threats, military posturing, and diplomatic tension culminated not in conflict but in a stark phone call in which Donald Trump reportedly issued Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum: leave Venezuela immediately or…
Honduras: manual recount necessary for presidential election result
The Honduran presidential election has become increasingly tense after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced a full manual recount of the 30 November vote. Currently there is a wafer-thin margin between the two leading candidates, which…
Mozambique: 100,000 forced to flee after attacks by armed groups
Nearly 100,000 people in northern Mozambique have fled in recent weeks as armed groups have stormed their villages, often at night. They have burnt homes, killed civilians, and forced families to escape without belongings or documents.…
Global: one woman killed by a partner or relative every ten minutes
Violence against women remains a deadly global crisis, with more than 50,000 women and girls killed in 2024 by intimate partners or family members - an average of one life taken every 10 minutes. A new…
