The head of UN Women told the Security Council that increasingly dire Taliban ...
UN urged to declare Taliban’s crackdown on Afghan women, girls ‘gender apartheid’
The United Nations(UN) will send a mission to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, as nearly 98 ...
UN to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh as exodus tops 100,000
Quick Glance: Armenia Seeks World Court Order for Troop Withdrawal in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Armenia requests the World Court to reaffirm its previous orders and to instruct Azerbaijan to refrain from actions aimed at displacing ethnic Armenians from the region.
- Azerbaijan invites a UN mission to visit Nagorno-Karabakh in the coming days, according to the foreign ministry.
- The World Court in The Hague serves as the UN court for resolving disputes between countries.
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Aid inflows and Taliban currency controls help afghani climb almost 10%
Afghan currency posts world-beating rally in third quarter
Quick Glance: Afghan currency achieves top rally in Q3
- Aid inflows and Taliban currency controls drive the afghani up by almost 10%.
- Afghanistan's currency was the best-performing worldwide in the third quarter of this year, with foreign aid inflows and strict capital controls helping the afghani recover from historic lows following the Taliban's takeover two years ago.
- With an almost 10% increase, the afghani ranks as the third-best currency this year, behind the Colombian peso and Sri Lankan rupee.
- Despite the Taliban's takeover, Afghanistan's economy shows signs of stabilization as the Taliban consolidates control and takes measures to support the afghani, which initially experienced a sharp decline after the takeover.
Sri Lanka handpicked India. The nation extended its support to ...
India-Canada row
Sri Lanka backs India over Canada's allegations of killing Khalistani Terrorist
Quick Glance: India examines America's friendship
- Relations between Canada and India have significantly deteriorated.
- Many in India believe that the Americans have abandoned Mr. Trudeau.
- Instead of raising the alarm, it expressed concerns and urged India to cooperate with the Canadian investigation.
- India may have underestimated the strength of Western solidarity.
From January to August this year, more than 2,500 people died or went missing ...
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More than 2,500 people died or went missing crossing Mediterranean in 2023
The UN experts "heard, first hand, unbearable direct testimonies of pregnant women shackled during labour, who due to the chaining ... Show more
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A senator in Kenya has criticised sports bodies for failing to act after a dog chased runner Robert Kimutai Ng’eno during last week's Buenos Aires marathon in ... Show more
The United States, Britain, Norway and Germany plan to submit a motion to the U.N ...
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Western group to ask UN body to investigate Sudan atrocities
It used to be the hardest word, but now “sorry” is uttered with ease - especially when it’s an apology ...
Everyone is saying sorry. If only they actually meant it
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Britain allows exploitation of Rosebank oil field.
Quick Glance: Regulator Approves Rosebank Oil Field
- Equinor and Ithaca Energy granted development and production consents
- Rosebank is the UK's largest untapped oil field with an estimated 500 million barrels of oil
- Delayed decision on development now accepted
- Rosebank could account for 8% of the UK's total oil production from 2026
Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it. He talked of a ...
Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise
It was expelled from the United Nations council last year after its forces invaded Ukraine.
Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council
An Omaha family had all the right answers on "Family Feud." The Groth ...
Omaha family snags victory on 'Family Feud,' will appear again on Thursday
UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal ...
UN rebukes Suella Braverman over her attack on refugee convention
Quick Glance: Illegal Migration: Challenge for Home Secretary Suella Braverman
- Call for reform of international asylum system
- UN Refugee Convention outdated in today's world
- Need for a revised global asylum framework
- Finding a balance between national rights and human rights
The WHO wants to negotiate an international pandemic agreement, but there is ...
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Karlsruhe rejects appeal on planned pandemic treaty
Quick Glance: Karlsruhe rejects complaint on pandemic treaty
- Resistance to Germany's potential approval of international pandemic agreement
- Constitutional complaint against possible approval fails
- Federal Constitutional Court refuses to consider the complaint
- Complaint against future approval of pandemic treaty filed in Karlsruhe in June
He had fallen from a bulk cargo carrier off the coast of California on June 20 ...
Missing Singaporean sailor ‘presumed dead’ by US Coast Guard, says sister
Elon Musk's X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report ...
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Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation
Quick Glance: X disables feature for reporting electoral misinformation - researcher
- X removed the 'politics' category from its drop-down menu, except in the European Union.
- Users can still report posts on X globally for violence or hate speech.
- Removing a way to report political misinformation may limit intervention to combat falsehoods about electoral integrity.
- Reset.Tech Australia warned that content violating X's policy on electoral misinformation may remain online without proper review.
The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland called on Israel to cease its illegal settlement activities during a UN ... Show more
"We want peace, in our country, in Ukraine, in Europe, in the world. Peace and the ...
A Global Call for Peace in Ukraine Emerges at UN General Assembly
The U.S. urged Azerbaijan to allow international access to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Over 50,000 Armenians flee enclave in Azerbaijan as exodus accelerates
Quick Glance: Thousands of Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
- Over 28,000 Armenians leave Karabakh
- Roads out of the enclave overwhelmed
- Death toll rises after fuel depot fire
- US urges Azerbaijan to allow observers and aid
Antara Haldar looks back on 50 years of neoclassical economic orthodoxy and the damage ...
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There has been a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena ...
Mexico sees migrant 'crisis' at US-Mexico border as numbers spike
A UN-appointed commission accuses Russia of continued war crimes in Ukraine ...
Targeted mass rape: UN
Russia systematically tortures Ukrainians to death
An Indian minister has accused Canada of giving “operating space” to terrorists and ...
Extremists ‘given operating space in Canada,’ says Indian minister
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said India was open to looking into any "specific" details ...
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India asks Canada for information on Sikh leader's murder
In the latest Mexico political news, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called for a sweeping UN reform.
Mexican Leader Urges UN Revamp
Britain, which was quick to set ambitious climate goals, is now stumbling on the path to reach net zero emissions by 2050 ...
Has Britain lost its climate crown?
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Quick Glance: USA's Diplomatic Situation in Niger & UNGA Wrap-up
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- UN General Assembly concludes with successful diplomacy.
- The United States manages a delicate balance amidst France's troop withdrawal from Niger.
After a week at the UN General Assembly dominated by discussion of Russia’s war in Ukraine ...
Russian foreign minister attacks West as ‘empire of lies’
Quick Glance: Lawrow accuses the West of direct confrontation with Russia
- Russian Foreign Minister Lawrow strongly criticizes the West again.
- Allies of Ukraine are directly fighting with Russia through financial aid and weapons supplies.
- Kremlin claims the West is a threat to Russia and supports Ukraine in a war against Moscow.
- Russia has no interest in a major war, Lawrow emphasizes.
The court has begun proceedings to rule on the legality of Israel's ...
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories scrutinized by International Court of Justice
Jan-Werner Mueller thinks the language commonly used to describe the shift toward ...
Democracies Are Not “Backsliding” | by Jan-Werner Mueller
Project Syndicate
Gang violence in Haiti is escalating and spreading from the capital Port-au-Prince through the ...
UN says gang violence, rape and impunity worsening in Haiti
MELBOURNE -- As another long, hot summer looms in Australia, its 26 million people are bracing ...
Australia Indigenous 'Voice' vote sees hope collide with division
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated in a press conference on Sept. 26 that Russia's actions in Ukraine undermines its rightful inclusion ... Show more
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Kabataan Representative Raoul Manuel on Tuesday, September 26, questioned the travel spending of the jet-setting President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ... Show more
Quick Glance: Youth lawmaker: No payment for Marcos' 'revenge travels'
- The government under Marcos has spent over P480 million for travels as of September 2023.
- Kabataan Representative Raoul Manuel questioned the travel expenses of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the 'return on investment' for these trips borne by Filipino taxpayers.
- He specifically highlighted Marcos' two trips to Singapore as president - in October 2022 and September 2023 - primarily for the F1 race.
- Filipinos should not bear the cost of revenge travels by our top officials, according to Manuel.
Ardern said voting felt just as important as being involved in the campaign.
Former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern battles New York flash floods to vote
The United States and Niue established diplomatic relations on Monday as U.S ...
US establishes diplomatic relations with Niue, State Department says
Thousands of Armenians are currently trying to leave Nagorno-Karabakh. The first refugees have arrived in Armenia.
Hours after a Saudi envoy visits the West Bank, an Israeli minister attends a UN event in Riyadh ...
Landmark Saudi and Israel trips as normalisation talks progress
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has accused the international community of ...
Armenia calls for UN mission to Nagorno-Karabakh after brief conflict ｜ DPA
The U.N. human rights office has expressed concern about the arrest of a Vietnamese green ...
UN worried about Vietnam arrest of energy expert after Biden's visit
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on ...
UN chief cites 'madness' of nuclear arms race, as North Korea warns of war
Concerns mount over human rights violations in Amhara region: US tells Ethiopia: The United States is worried about the situation in the region of Amhara ...
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Niger’s military junta has accused UN secretary general Antonio Guterres of barring its delegation from participating in the General Assembly last week ... Show more
Beijing wants to promote a vision of human rights that suits authoritarian regimes. The struggle is taking place at ...
How China is rewriting human rights norms
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Campaigner warns against cutting back allowance amid reports PM considering making ...
Scrapping winter fuel payments a ‘death sentence’ for pensioners, Sunak told
Russia is formally seeking to rejoin the United Nations’ Human Rights Council ...
Russia seeks to rejoin UN Human Rights Council despite its war on Ukraine
Heat, hurricanes, floods: this summer, weather has been crazy around the world. Climate change or natural ...
Where do the stark extremes of weather come from?
The East African nation has pledged 1,000 officers but many question their suitability.
Haiti crisis
Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs?
President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations ...
US will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders
Quick Glance: Biden recognizes two Pacific nations to counter China
- President Joe Biden officially recognizes the Pacific nations of Cook Islands and Niue to counter China's influence.
- The recognition of the two nations aims to maintain a "free and open Indo-Pacific region".
- The deals to recognize the two nations will also combat illegal fishing, address climate change in a vulnerable region, and boost economic growth.
- The Cook Islands and Niue together form a sprawling economic zone in the South Pacific.
A woman was killed in the Sunday night accident. Read more at ...
Residents use rocks to smash windows to rescue trapped Singapore tourists in Penang van crash
The two groups from the Office of the Vice President, Ms Jessica Alupo, and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja are said ...
Finance probes UN Assembly teams’ expenses
U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller stated in a press conference on Sept. 26 that Russia's actions in Ukraine undermines its rightful inclusion ... Show more
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is expected to pursue a resolution on international norms for artificial ...
U.S. to propose military AI norms at U.N. next month
The tragedy of this moment is that an opportunity to bring the country closer ...
Brexit-Britain. Trump in the US. Now it’s Australia’s turn to split in two
The United Nations is calling on the Taliban in Afghanistan to reform the way it treats prisoners, citing more than 1 ...
UN calls on Taliban to stop torture
How will Singapore's government pay for the latest cost-of-living support measures? DPM Lawrence Wong says it won't dip into the reserves.
Stephen S. Roach warns that short-termism will never be enough to offset the ...
American Tactics vs. Chinese Strategy | by Stephen S. Roach
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During our live #CimateWeekNYC event, the European Investment Bank’s Chief Sustainable Finance Adviser, Eila Kreivi, highlighted the paradoxes of climate policy – ... Show more
India’s feud with Canada highlights how Prime Minister Narendra Modi has amplified a ...
Sikh Separatism Is a Nonissue in India, Except as a Political Boogeyman
🇦🇺 #Australia ’s prime minister Anthony #Albanese said Tuesday he was confident that Indigenous Australians overwhelmingly support a proposal to create their own ... Show more
‘Ireland cannot have two foreign policies, one expressed by the government ...
Former taoiseach John Bruton rebukes President Higgins over UN comments
Do Australia's indigenous people deserve to be heard more? On this question ...
Aboriginal plight
more co-determination is not the solution
Almost everyone agrees on the need for changes, but there is little agreement on what to do and ...
United Nations Struggles to Meet Challenge of Changing World
Coming off of the hottest summer on record in the northern hemisphere, looking at the continued degradation of ...
Cooperating on global goals requires competition
Viral video: Canadians holler Trudeau and Zelensky, protest $650 million ...
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Canadians holler Trudeau and Zelensky, protest $650 million aid to Ukraine
Events in New York and Calgary this week have damped hopes of agreement at COP28
Deep divisions over oil and gas industry role challenge UN climate talks
The war goes against the UN's core values - and could be the death knell for ...
After Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, is the UN still fit for purpose?
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