The US Justice Department has released a large tranche of records related to its investigations into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Read Full Article at RT.com
The Bank of Russia has lowered its key interest rate to 16%, saying the economy is returning to a “balanced growth” path Read Full Article at RT.com
A knife attacker killed at least three and injured nine others in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei Read Full Article at RT.com
Japan’s militarization would degrade security in Northeast Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has said Read Full Article at RT.com
The Ukrainian authorities have voted to dismantle a series of memorials in Kiev, including a monument to renowned writer Mikhail Bulgakov Read Full Article at RT.com
US and Jordanian forces have carried out strikes against more than 70 alleged Islamic State terrorist targets in Syria Read Full Article at RT.com
CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former civil servant at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and the University of Bergen in Norway. His research focuses on state sovereignty and climate change in the Pacific.
NAIROBI, December 19 (IPS) - Farmers can now know and benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula that can be used to calculate the amount of carbon stored in fruit trees.
Food security in Gaza has improved since the ceasefire declared in October, pushing back famine conditions, but the situation remains critical with more than three-quarters of the population still facing acute hunger and malnutrition, a new UN-backed analysis has found.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its staff members in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state.