Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said that Kiev was “lucky” to get support and now lacks the ability to beat Russia Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia should use its new Oreshnik ballistic missile to hit the presidential office in Kiev, a senior MP has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Kiev could agree to a ceasefire with Moscow without reconquering lost territory, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia is providing air support for the Syrian government army in the defense of Aleppo against jihadist militants Read Full Article at RT.com
Baltic and Nordic nations should organize “navy policing” in the Baltic Sea, Polish Prime minister Donald Tusk has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia could potentially carry out a full-scale nuclear test, which would be the first since 1990, Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Nov 29 (IPS) - Ralph Regenvanu, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Environment of the Republic of VanuatuThe climate crisis has become devastating across the world over the past few months: super typhoons sweeping through the Western Pacific, unprecedented superstorms in the Gulf of Mexico, raging wildfires across the Amazon rainforest, severe flooding in Central and Eastern Europe, just to mention a few. Rising seas and intensifying storms threaten to devastate communities and erase entire countries from the map.
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As families uprooted by the war in Lebanon begin to return home following a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants, UN humanitarians warned that needs remain "staggering" for devastated communities. The situation is dire in Gaza too, where the enclave's people are struggling to survive "relentless bombardment and deprivation", says the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. Meanwhile at UN Geneva, a special meeting has been taking place to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. UN News app users can follow here.
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More than 60 million women and girls worldwide who are forcibly displaced or stateless face high risks of gender-based violence (GBV), but funding for lifesaving services to support them is woefully lacking, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Friday.
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday reiterated its call for Russia to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, adding that those responsible must be held to account.