UN Chief Warns Gaza Could Face Breakdown Of Public Order
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres renewed his call for a humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, warning that public order could completely break down soon, and the humanitarian system there is at “severe risk” of collapse.
“Amid constant bombardment ... Read More
Biden and Trump Trade Barbs As 2024 Race Heats Up
Biden and Trump
US President Joe Biden and his would-be challenger Donald Trump have been attacking one another as the 2024 White House campaign heats up.
Mr Biden said part of his motivation to run for a second term next year is to thwart the Republican, adding that "we cannot let him ... Read More
COP28: Record Number Of Fossil Fuel Delegates at Climate Tal...
Delegates at a plenary session of COP28
The number of delegates at this year's UN climate talks who are also linked to fossil fuel producers has quadrupled since last year, campaigners say.
Around 2,400 people connected to the coal, oil and gas ... Read More
UN Chief Alarmed At Resumption, Spread Of Gaza Fighting
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his extreme alarm Monday about the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, including Hamas rocket fire on Israel and the renewal and expansion of Israel’s airstrikes and military ground operations ... Read More
COP28: Head Of UN Talks Hits Back At Climate Denial Claims
The president of the ongoing UN climate talks Sultan al-Jaber has hit back at claims that he denies a core part of climate science.
It follows his earlier comments that there was "no science" behind requiring the end of fossil fuels ... Read More
COP28: Nations Finalize Fund To Compensate Developing Nation...
Climate experts were impressed with discussions on the first day of COP28 in Dubai on Thursday, as nearly all nations finalised the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate ... Read More
Henry Kissinger, Diplomat Who Helped To Reshape The World, D...
Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for ending a war that kept going, has died.
A cunning, erudite strategist whose transformative ... Read More
Blinken: ‘No Fatigue’ In NATO Support Of Ukraine...
Antony Blinken - US Secretary of State
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday there is "strong bipartisan support" for Ukraine in the United States and "no sense of fatigue" among NATO allies continuing their support as the country enters ... Read More
Ukraine Blames Russia For No Recent Prisoner Swaps
Ukraine is blaming Russia for the lack of prisoner swaps between the two warring countries over the past few months.
Since the early months of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Kyiv and Moscow have carried out many prisoner swaps, ... Read More
UN Chief: ‘We Must Not Look Away’ From Gaza R...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
The U.N. secretary-general called Wednesday for Israel and Hamas to prolong a temporary truce, saying a “true humanitarian cease-fire” is needed in the eight-week-old war.
“The people of Gaza are in the midst of an epic humanitarian ... Read More