China says it respects the US decision to postpone a visit by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Beijing Read Full Article at RT.com
Unlike in the 2000s, the US can no longer get away with using force without facing pushback, a senior Russian diplomat has suggested Read Full Article at RT.com
Pakistan has blocked access to Wikipedia, reports say, citing the country’s media regulator Read Full Article at RT.com
The Pentagon detected a second alleged Chinese “spy balloon,” this time transiting Latin America, amid rising US-China tensions Read Full Article at RT.com
The EU may face challenges in finding alternative sources to replace Russian refined oil products, Bloomberg reports Read Full Article at RT.com
Germany’s energy watchdog has urged consumers to cut natural gas consumption to offset the loss of Russian supplies Read Full Article at RT.com
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some 700,000 fleeing people have passed through neighbouring Moldova, putting a huge strain on the country’s resources. The UN’s migration agency (IOM) is helping the most vulnerable, and the authorities, to navigate this unprecedented situation.
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NAIROBI, Feb 03 (IPS) - The world is in the throng of a monumental, damaging, and unprecedented global education crisis. Wars, protracted conflict, extreme climate changes, hunger, COVID-19, and economic uncertainties are pushing children out of the education system.
LONDON, Feb 03 (IPS) - On February 4, Sri Lanka commemorates 75 years of Independence. But it will not be the extravaganza of the past years, the minaturised imitations of the grand displays on Moscow’s Red Square or China’s Tiananmen Square.
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Two UN aid convoys have reached communities with acute needs near the contact line in Ukraine’s war-shattered east this week, relief coordinators reported on Friday.