UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan.
A €2 million agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UNDP Development Programme (UNDP), announced on Tuesday, will help restore damaged public buildings in Ukraine and contribute to recovery and reconstruction that is green, resilient, and inclusive.
The UK intends to join the EU’s ‘military mobility’ project amid the conflict in Ukraine, the Dutch defense minister told The Times Read Full Article at RT.com
European industry associations have urged EU authorities to prevent a ban on Russian aluminum, Reuters has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Apple will scale down production of its latest iPhone 14 Plus as consumer interest has been waning, according to TrendForce Read Full Article at RT.com
The US will deploy nuclear weapons to defend South Korea and Japan if needed, a top State Department official has said Read Full Article at RT.com
China has condemned a recent visit to Taiwan by a delegation of German officials, urging them to cease contact with “separatist” forces Read Full Article at RT.com
NEW YORK, Oct 26 (IPS) - Held in-person for the first time in three years, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank last week in Washington, D.C. failed to offer solutions to the dozens of developing countries in debt distress or on the forewarned global recession instigated by monetary tightening.
COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (IPS) - It’s been over a month since Bayan, a 30-year-old Persian language teacher, last left her home in the Kurdish city of Piranshahr, 730 northwest of Tehran. Her parents believe they must protect her from what might happen to a protester in Iran.
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Nairobi, Oct 25 (IPS) - Home to a variety of iconic and rare animal and plant species, freshwater lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and the expansive Indian Ocean coastline, Kenya’s place as a biodiversity hotspot has never been in doubt.