Russian bid to return to UN rights body fails after vote
October 11, 2023 12:26 AM Russia failed in its bid to return to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday, with rivals winning considerably more votes at the…
Palestinians in Gaza say Israeli bombardment feels like new ‘Nakba’
October 11, 2023 12:16 AM Palestinians in Gaza say Israeli bombardment has been so heavy they feel they are living their own “Nakba,” the Arabic word for catastrophe that refers…
US assesses that July takeover in Niger was a military coup
October 11, 2023 12:11 AM The United States has assessed that a July takeover in Niger was a military coup d’etat, senior administration officials said on Tuesday, after it became…
Germany announces new defense aid package for Ukraine worth $1.1 billion
October 11, 2023 12:06 AM Germany on Tuesday unveiled a fresh support package for Ukraine worth around 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion), its defence ministry said, adding the programme covered…
What is the UN Human Rights Council and what does it do?
October 10, 2023 11:51 PM Russia missed out on a bid to return to the United Nations’ top human rights body on Tuesday, losing a vote to Albania and Bulgaria…
Women, children among 29 killed as artillery hits Myanmar refugee camp – sources, media
October 10, 2023 11:36 PM At least 29 people, including women and children, were killed in Myanmar in an artillery strike on a refugee camp near the border with China…
Mexico to discuss migrant processing centers with LatAm leaders
October 10, 2023 11:31 PM Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will discuss the possibility of setting up centers to process migrants in an Oct. 22…
Serbia charges parents of school shooter accused of killing 10
October 10, 2023 11:25 PM The suspected shooter was just 13 years old when the shooting occurred in May. Read More
Climate change drove deadly winter heat wave in South America, study says
October 10, 2023 11:11 PM Global warming was the main driver of the heat wave that scorched South America for most of August and September and raised temperatures by as…
Pope monitoring Gaza situation with calls to local priest
October 10, 2023 11:01 PM Pope Francis is following the situation in Gaza after the latest flare-up of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with regular calls to the local Catholic priest, Vatican…