Russia Could Launch Chemical Attack In Ukraine – White...
Russia could be planning a chemical or biological weapon attack in Ukraine - and "we should all be on the lookout", the White House has said.
Press secretary Jen Psaki said Russia's claims about US biological weapon labs, and chemical weapon ... Read More
Kamala Harris Heads To Poland Amid Nato Fighter Jet Rift
Kamala Harris
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has begun her trip to Poland and Romania, giving her a chance to negotiate directly with Polish leaders on the issue of fighter jet transfers to Ukraine.
The topic has exposed disagreements within the Nato alliance. ... Read More
We Need A Sustainable Feminist Recovery – UN Secretary-Gen...
António Guterres – UN Secretary-General
As the world moves ahead to mark International Women’s Day, the clock on women’s rights is moving backwards. All of us are paying the price.
The cascading crises of recent years have highlighted how women’s leadership is ... Read More
No Major Breakthrough In Latest Round of Talks Between Ukrai...
A service member of the Ukrainian armed forces helps to evacuate a child from the town of Irpin, on the only escape route used by locals after days of heavy shelling, while Russian troops advance towards the capital, in Irpin, ... Read More
UN: Safe Corridors Needed For Civilians, Humanitarians In Uk...
The United Nations humanitarian chief appealed Monday for safe passage for civilians fleeing Ukraine and for humanitarians delivering urgent assistance to the country.
"The parties must take constant care to spare civilians and civilian homes and infrastructure in their military operations," ... Read More
Crisis In Ukraine Drives Food Prices Higher Around World
The impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine — a country long known as the "breadbasket of Europe" because of the prodigious amounts of wheat, corn and other cereal grains that it produces — will extend far beyond Europe, wreaking havoc ... Read More
African American Women Find Inspiration In Biden’s Supreme...
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks after President Joe Biden announced Jackson as his nominee to the Supreme Court in the Cross Hall of the White House, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington. Vice President Kamala Harris listens at right.
Clarke Perkins has ... Read More
Ethiopia Calls For Restraint In Ukraine Crisis
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for restraint in the Ukraine conflict, noting his country's own suffering after a year of war. The statement notably did not condemn Russia for invading its neighbor.
Many countries over the ... Read More
Biden To Grant Deportation Relief To Ukrainians In US
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to tens of thousands of Ukrainians who are already in the United States but unable to return to Ukraine because of the military conflict with ... Read More
UN Refugee Chief: 1 Million Have Fled Ukraine In Russian Inv...
The United Nations’ high commissioner for refugees said Thursday that one million people have fled Ukraine in the past week alone, one of the fastest and largest mass exoduses of people in conflict situations in decades.
“Hour by hour, minute by ... Read More