The leader of Hamas is flying into Egypt today for talks on a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel said it was willing to agree another pause in the fighting in exchange for around 40 hostages. International pressure is mounting for a new truce that could ramp up aid to the […]
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The United Nations has documented 142 cases of executions of civilians by Russian forces in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, announced in a statement on Dec. 19. Türk confirmed that Russian forces have committed gross violations of international law and war […]
The UN security council is set to convene Tuesday to weigh a call for a ceasefire in Gaza, after a previous bid was vetoed by the United States. The vote was postponed to give more time for diplomats to meet US objections to the wording of the draft resolution. The […]
UN security council to vote on ceasefire call The United Nations security council will vote on Monday on a new resolution calling for an “urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities” in Gaza, as Washington shows growing impatience with key ally Israel. Agence France-Presse reports that the vote comes days after […]
Sixty-one migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Libya’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said, in the latest migrant tragedy off north Africa. The “large number of migrants” are believed to have died because of high waves which swamped their vessel after it […]
PM says backing appeals for Gaza ceasefire ‘the right call’ Albanese has also said backing calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict was the “right call to do” after being asked about some of the “unhappy” reactions to the decision: We joined with almost almost every country in the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The climate negotiations that just finished in Dubai hit upon the essence of compromise, finding common language that nearly 200 countries accepted, at times grudgingly. For the first time in nearly three decades of such talks, the final agreement mentioned fossil fuels — coal, […]
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has reportedly acquired several luxurious cars in violation of UN sanctions, despite the country’s ongoing economic challenges. According to reports, Kim was seen driving four new foreign vehicles in the past month, including a £200,000 armoured Mercedes-Maybach S560 sedan, along with luxury Mercedes and Lexus […]