Kiev’s delegation in Istanbul is authorized to discuss humanitarian issues and ceasefire terms, the Ukrainian leader has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Slovakia will not support the EU’s new package of Russia sanctions, as they would trigger a crisis, Robert Fico has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Aleksandr Vedyakhin said the Indian currency is popular with the bank’s clients Read Full Article at RT.com
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - The late afternoon sun sparkles on the waters of the French Riviera as yachts dock at the Port of Nice with mechanical grace. A tram glides past palm-lined boulevards, where joggers, drenched in sweat, huff past leisurely strollers and sunbathers. Just beside the promenade, a crowd gathers around a young girl. With braided hair bouncing in rhythm, she belts out Beyoncé’s Halo with stunning precision. Her bare feet dance on the cobblestones, her voice echoing against the pastel façades.
NICE, France, Jun 10 (IPS) - “When we poison the ocean, we poison ourselves,” UN Secretary-general António Guterres told reporters on the morning of the second day of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3).
PORTLAND, USA, Jun 10 (IPS) - Older men and women are now living longer than ever before. Across the globe, individuals who reach old age can expect to have more years of life ahead of them than in previous generations. However, these additional years of life, coupled with the disparities among and within countries, including variations between older men and women, present substantial economic, social, and political challenges for societies.
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Nearly three months after a catastrophic earthquake struck Myanmar, the country continues to grapple with its aftermath alongside the brutal civil war which has devastated the country since the February 2021 military coup.
Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday.
NICE, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - “There is no climate action without ocean action,” President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements.
BORDEAUX, France, Jun 11 (IPS) - During President Trump’s tour of Gulf monarchies last month, he mentioned Gaza only two times. The first time was in Doha, when he expressed his desire to make Gaza a “freedom zone.” Gaza’s 2.1 million residents, nearly half of whom are children, would like that, too.
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