Global Human Rights Framework at Risk, Human Rights Watch Warns
Annual report says rising autocracy and great-power pressure are eroding the rules meant to protect freedoms worldwide
Published Feb. 4, 2026
The world’s human rights system...
Colombia’s Gulf Clan Halts Doha Peace Talks After Petro–Trump Meeting
Criminal group says negotiations are on hold following reports its leader has been named a priority arrest target
By The Midtown Times StaffPublished Feb. 4,...
Israeli Strikes Leave 23 Dead in Gaza, Marking One of the Bloodiest Days Since Ceasefire
Heavy shelling in the north and attacks on displacement camps in the south coincide with disruptions to medical evacuations via Rafah
By The Midtown Times...
Ukraine Calls Opening Round of Peace Talks With Russia ‘Constructive’
World - Ukraine and Russia concluded the first day of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations on Wednesday, with Kyiv’s lead envoy describing the talks as focused...
Military rulers abolish political parties, citing national unity
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (MT) - Burkina Faso’s military-led government has formally dismantled all political parties and repealed the laws that once regulated their existence, according to...
