In a world of cowardice and lies, telling the truth where and when it really matters takes courage – and can cost you your life Read Full Article at RT.com
Every Polish patriot must understand the importance of backing Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, Poland’s PM Donald Tusk has said Read Full Article at RT.com
US-led strikes on the Houthis have failed to make a significant dent in the militia’s offensive potential, the NYT has reported Read Full Article at RT.com
India's space agency ISRO is likely to go for Russia-made space suits for New Delhi's first manned space program ‘Gaganyaan’ Read Full Article at RT.com
Houthi attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea have been undermining global trade, the IfW Kiel institute says Read Full Article at RT.com
The fish-rich Primorsky and Sakhalin regions saw a 70% surge in seafood exports last year compared to 2022, data shows
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The public health risk from COVID-19 remains high, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
Despite the immense dangers and obstacles, the UN continues to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid in Gaza. Here is an overview of the humanitarian efforts in the occupied territory.
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LONDON, Jan 12 (IPS) - Bangladesh just held an election. But it was far from an exercise in democracy.
Sheikh Hasina won her fourth consecutive term, and fifth overall, as prime minister in the general election held on 7 January. The result was never in doubt, with the main opposition party, the Bangladesh National Party (BNP), boycotting the vote over the ruling Awami League’s refusal to let a caretaker government oversee the election. This practice, abolished by the Awami League government in 2011, was, the BNP asserted, the only way to ensure a free and fair vote.
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WASHINGTON DC, Jan 12 (IPS) - The world faces the existential threat of a climate change crisis, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the outcome of the latest UN climate summit, COP28 — hosted as it was by the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil companies, and filled with a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists — is not going to do much to change that.