British officials have criticized the BBC for the way it treated the hospital attack in Gaza Read Full Article at RT.com
The Israeli government has said it will not prevent Egyptian aid shipments to Gaza, but insisted that Hamas must receive no supplies Read Full Article at RT.com
Two assailants hurled Molotov cocktails at a synagogue in Berlin, police said Read Full Article at RT.com
The partnership between Russia and North Korea has reached “a completely new, strategic level,” according to Russian FM Sergey Lavrov Read Full Article at RT.com
A Turkish power supplier has cut off the lights in Guinea-Bissau’s capital after the country failed to cover a $17 million debt Read Full Article at RT.com
The ratings agency Fitch has put Israel’s sovereign debt rating of “A+” on a negative rating watch amid growing geopolitical risks
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LONDON, Oct 19 (IPS) - It’s official: The World Bank officially has a mission to combat climate change. At least on paper.
This week, the World Bank governing body approved a new vision statement that clarifies that the Bank can tackle climate change as part of its mission to alleviate global poverty on “a livable planet.” Also this week, the new World Bank President Ajay Banga suggested that he’ll be consider redirecting subsidies away from fossil fuels and towards climate action.
Read the full story, “Big Changes Coming to the World BankBut its Not Enough”, on globalissues.org →
KARACHI, Oct 19 (IPS) - “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as a lady health worker (LHW),” said a disgruntled Yasmin Siddiq, 47, from Karachi. “I will probably retire in the same capacity, as a Grade 5 government servant, without any hope for upward mobility.”
UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening.