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Amid a rising number of attacks on shipping in key waterways in the Middle East linked to the US-Iran war, the head of UN maritime agency, Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has insisted that the conflict is not a “pretext” to targe...
In Venezuela’s El Rodeo maximum security prison, some of those detained for political reasons are subject to forced intubation – and prolonged confinement in a sealed underground cistern.
Dwindling alternatives. Saudi Arabia cut oil supplies to Europe after drone attacks – which Riyadh blamed on Iraqi armed groups – damaged the East-West
Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, Secretary-General António Guterres said the world had entered “an era of deep uncertainty” and urged governments to embrace international cooperation to address global...
Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the continuing presence of terrorist groups as well as rights violations against women and girls are a growing concern as the Security Council met Wednesday to...
Activists, lawyers and others who cooperate with the United Nations on human rights continue to face intimidation and reprisals, according to a new report issued on Wednesday by the Secretary-General that calls for great...
Almost since its founding in 2006, the BRICS has faced criticism for being a talking shop rather than a functional organization. However, if the 18th
Search and rescue operations continued in Gaza City on Wednesday following the collapse of a bombed-out building that killed at least 20 people, according to reports.
Each September, New York becomes the centre of global diplomacy as presidents, prime ministers, ministers and diplomats from around the world gather at United Nations Headquarters.
George Friedman wrote in The Next 100 Years that Eastern Europe is going to be the most dynamic region in the continent, and that Poland will become a major power. Enter, the Intermarium and the Three Seas Initiative, co...
Russian probe. A Russian warship fired flares at a Danish helicopter over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 14, according to the Danish government, which said the
Amid rising violence in Yemen, the Security Council met in emergency session on Tuesday to discuss the situation surrounding the critical Bab el-Mandeb Strait shipping route as UN agencies warn of rising displacement, in...