Maersk has warned customers of significant disruptions to the global shipping network due to the continuing unrest in the Red Sea
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NATO is set to carry out its largest round of war games in decades, with some 90,000 troops from all 31 member states Read Full Article at RT.com
A senior UN humanitarian official on Thursday called on the international community to step up support for communities in need in Niger, warning that limited funding and access challenges have put lives at risk.
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The lack of shells has become a “pressing problem” for Kiev’s forces, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei of embracing “Nazi ideology” Read Full Article at RT.com
Houthi rebels have attacked a US-owned vessel in the Red Sea, less than a day after the latest American airstrikes on Yemen Read Full Article at RT.com
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan 18 (IPS) - ‘Per Giulia e per tutte’ (‘For Giulia and for all’) echoed through the streets of Italy in mid-November 2023. Thousands of women, activists and supporters gathered to protest and show solidarity with the 22-year-old student Giulia Cecchettin, who was killed by her ex-boyfriend on the night of 11 November 2023.
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Medicines for Israeli hostages were reportedly allowed into Gaza for the first time on Thursday along with a consignment of relief supplies for Palestinians, under an agreement brokered by Qatar and France.
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More than 450,000 children are living in residential care homes across Europe and Central Asia, highlighting that a “painful legacy” of neglect, abuse, exploitation, and psychological trauma is far from over, according to a UNICEF report released on Thursday.