U.S. President Joe Biden is to announce the release of 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve on Wednesday, part of a response to recent production target cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. He is also to say that more oil sales are possible this winter, as his administration rushes to be seen […]
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says the escalating hostilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are taking a devastating toll on the civilian population and must stop. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva. U.N. rights chief Volker Turk is alarmed at the latest surge of airstrikes launched on the Tigray region […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the People’s Republic of China (PRC) poses a challenge to the United States national interests in the coming years but despite “the emergence of clearly adversarial aspects,” there are also “cooperative aspects” in the bilateral relationship such as fighting climate change and promoting global health. The top U.S. […]
Ethiopia says its soldiers have seized three towns in the northern Tigray region from forces it has been fighting in the 23-month civil war. It has promised to take “maximum care” to protect civilians from harm. The news comes as diplomats grow increasingly worried about the impact of the war on citizens. The loss of […]
This is not the time to be changing leader, Armed Forces Minister James Heappey has argued, as he defended the prime minister. Suggestions that there is a candidate to replace Liz Truss who would unite the party is “for the birds”, he added. Ms Truss has insisted she will lead the Conservatives into the next […]
A host of former Black Stars players were present at the annual ‘El Clasico’ viewing experience which took place at the Garage Lounge and Bar in Accra last Sunday. The event was organised by the Spanish Embassy in Ghana to celebrate Spanish football during La Liga’s biggest game of the season between giants Real Madrid […]
The U.N. secretary-general warned Monday that the situation in northern Ethiopia is “spiraling out of control” and he sees no military solution to the conflict. “Violence and destruction have reached alarming levels; the social fabric is being ripped apart,” Antonio Guterres told reporters at U.N. headquarters. “Hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must end […]
Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Monday, a U.N. spokesperson said. Islamist militants, some with links to al-Qaida and Islamic State, have been waging an insurgency in northern Mali for the last decade. The peacekeepers were on a […]
Ukraine announced Monday it had swapped more than 100 prisoners with Russia in what it said was the first all-female exchange with Moscow after nearly eight months of war. “Another large-scale exchange of prisoners of war was carried out today … we freed 108 women from captivity. It was the first all-female exchange,” the Ukraine […]
Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations has said as it set a new target of more than $2bn in funding needs. “Things are bad and every sign indicates that they are going to get worse,” James Elder, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesman, told reporters on […]
