At least 16 people were killed and 32 injured when a powerful earthquake rocked Tibet in southwest China on Thursday night.
On Thursday, thousands of people participated in protests to support of abortion rights around Poland, including in Warsaw, the country's capital, and more than 20 other cities.
The state-owned Emirates News Agency reported that Lana Nusseibeh is the United Arab Emirates' nominee for secretary-general of the United Nations.
After last weekend's protests, French authorities on Thursday banned or restricted new demonstrations.
The European Union's top prize for human rights achievement, the Sakharov Prize, has been given to the International Criminal Court in 2026.
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Briefing by Special Rapporteur on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters in New York on October 22, 2026- UN Photo/ Loey Felipe