Guinea-Bissau referendum nods to expansion of presidential powers
The National Electoral Commission says 70 percent of voters cast their ballots in favour of the changes.
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India crushes cockroach dissent as ‘Fix Schools’ campaign riles Modi
The Cockroach Janta Party’s ‘Fix the Schools’ campaign in India is facing pushback from BJP leaders and supporters.
Published On 24 Aug 2026
US judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries
A federal judge in Manhattan ruled against the State Department’s suspension of immigrant visas.
Editor of US newspaper Stars and Stripes reportedly fired under Trump
Editor-in-chief Erik Slavin has suggested his firing was retaliation for speaking out about editorial independence.
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Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison?
Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.
![ro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, left, Cheung Man-kwong and Chow Hang-tung, centre right, at a 2019 vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. [File: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-20T155359Z_737179566_RC2CAA9Y3IND_RTRMADP_3_HONGKONG-SECURITY-TIANANMEN-1787280720.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Liberia to take 1,200 deportees from the US
The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in the coming days.
How blind football is helping women overcome barriers in Mexico
Mexico is sending its first blind women’s football team to compete in an international tournament. Players cannot wait.
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HRW says US civil rights enforcement reduced under Trump: What to know
A new report documents how federal agencies have reduced the number of civil rights cases they pursue as staffing falls.
Trump administration ‘gutted’ federal civil rights enforcement, HRW says
A new report finds key federal agencies have stopped providing oversight of civil rights laws nationally.
Lebanese Americans sue seeking end to US support for Israel
Michigan-based group leads class action lawsuit against US government and defence contractors over Lebanon war abuses.
Hungary elects supreme court judge ousted by Orban as new president
Baka replaces Orban appointee Tamas Sulyok, ousted weeks ago during Tisza’s campaign against Orban-era power structures.
