The World Health Organization has urged the US to provide its data on the origins of Covid-19, warning against politicizing the issue Read Full Article at RT.com
The United States is the world’s top “nuclear threat,” China has said, responding to American allegations about Beijing’s own atomic arsenal Read Full Article at RT.com
US President Joe Biden hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Friday to synchronize their Ukraine strategy Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian diplomats poked fun at the White House spokeswoman after she made a mess of their country’s name Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian services sector activity increased for the first time in five months in February, according to S&P Global Read Full Article at RT.com
The UK government’s plan to decarbonize the power grid could drive up household bills even further, the National Audit Office warns Read Full Article at RT.com
As well as causing untold suffering for the people of Ukraine, the consequences of Russia’s invasion of the country have spread far beyond the two nations, fuelling alarming cost increases and product shortages, and creating food shortages around the world. The UN has led efforts to manage the huge humanitarian crisis resulting from the war and to find a path to peace.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his support on Friday for the “restoration of civilian rule and the transition to democracy” in Sudan following the country's military coup in October 2021.
The current spate of deadly violence is distancing the prospect of a two-State solution to end the Israel-Palestine conflict, as the occupation is “eating away” at both societies, the UN rights chief told the Human Rights Council on Friday.
A UN-supported ensemble is creating a “discourse of music, harmony, reconciliation, empathy, fraternity, and solidarity” in the hope of bridging historical divides between the Israeli and Arab people, according to UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos.