US President Donald Trump has hosted the Pakistani field marshal for a private meeting Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on the possibility of meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky for peace talks Read Full Article at RT.com
The US would be better off doing business with Russia, Chamber of Commerce chief Robert Agee has told RT Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin has touched upon a wide range of topics in an unscripted Q&A session with international media Read Full Article at RT.com
Jun 18 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the dangers of live facial recognition technology with Madeleine Stone, Senior Advocacy Officer at Big Brother Watch, a civil society organisation that campaigns against mass surveillance and for digital rights in the UK.
THIMPU, Bhutan, Jun 18 (IPS) - “I can’t get this anywhere else,” says Tshering Lhamo, a 29-year-old shopkeeper in Thimphu, as she gestures toward the clean Himalayan air outside her thangka shop. She once studied in Kuala Lumpur but came back to Bhutan for the peace—and the purity. Her friend, Kezan Jatsho, who has never left the country, adds, “I cherish the peace here,” even as many of their peers migrate abroad.
The power of football to inspire fans to take positive action for a healthier planet and a fairer society is taking centre stage at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan – a world fair focused on building a sustainable global future.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday he remains “profoundly alarmed” by the ongoing military escalation between Israel and Iran, as the sides continued to trade airstrikes.
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On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising executions in Iran and the increasing repression of civic space around the world amid a wave of elections.
UN Member States have reached agreement on the outcome document for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development, to be formally adopted at an upcoming summit in Sevilla, Spain – though without the participation of the United States, which withdrew from the negotiations and announced it will not attend the conference.