The ongoing graft scandal in Ukraine has shaken the position of Andrey Yermak, Vladimir Zelensky’s top aide and a key political figure Read Full Article at RT.com
A new $1.4 million corruption scheme related to the illegal sale of a state-owned port facility has been uncovered in Ukraine Read Full Article at RT.com
Venezuela’s parliament has approved a 15-year renewal of operations for two oilfields co-owned with Russia’s Roszarubezhneft Read Full Article at RT.com
The 28-point plan for conflict resolution could serve as the foundation for a final peace settlement, the Russian president has said Read Full Article at RT.com
SAN LUIS JILOTEPEQUE, Guatemala, November 21 (IPS) - Plagued by drought, farming families living within the boundaries of the Dry Corridor in eastern Guatemala have resorted to rainwater harvesting, an effective technique that has allowed them to cope.
A South African flag-coloured King Protea flower – symbolising hope and regeneration – is the chosen logo for this year’s G20 Leaders’ Summit, taking place on African soil for the first time.
On the scheduled final day of COP30 in Belém, tense negotiations are stretching into Friday afternoon as divisions persist. Amid the ongoing talks, one message is cutting through the noise: there is no climate justice without gender equality.
Seventeen civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care, were slaughtered inside a Catholic Church-run health centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) last week.
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The United Nations outlined how it intends to advance one of its most comprehensive system-wide reform efforts in decades, as Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder presented the UN80 Initiative Action Plan. The plan brings the Secretary-General’s major UN80 reform proposals into a single, coherent structure to streamline efforts that will make the UN system deliver better.