The French authorities have dropped a sexual assault lawsuit complaint filed against actor Gerard Depardieu Read Full Article at RT.com
With nothing to lose and a limited window of time to achieve certain geopolitical goals, Kim Jong-un might see conflict as his only option Read Full Article at RT.com
The UN and its global partners will grapple with the massive loss of animal and plant species, and how to avoid further extinction, at a major conference beginning 23 January. Here’s a primer on what, exactly, biodiversity is, and how the UN can help support efforts to enable nature to survive and thrive.
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The 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement member states has taken place in the Ugandan capital Read Full Article at RT.com
Germany should use the next few years to prepare for a possible Russian attack, its defense chief has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukraine is seeing an import boom of electric cars, particularly Teslas, with imports having surged nearly tenfold since 2021
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 22 (IPS) - Among East Africa’s dozens of pastoral tribes, major conflicts have erupted repeatedly, largely over land and water disputes.
Generational trauma and anger have built to create tensions and grievances that carry emotional weight even hundreds of years later.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (IPS) - In a bygone era, public executions of condemned prisoners were common in certain parts of the United States where the death penalty, mostly with lethal injections, is still in force now.
The hangings, at the turn of the century, apparently were open to the public and the media.
A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter of 2023, a UN report revealed on Monday, as Taliban officials continue undermining their basic human rights.