Azerbaijan Selected to Host COP29 Summit m Amid Controversy
Azerbaijan has been announced as the host for the next year’s climate summit, COP29. The announcement follows negotiations that underscored...
Mediation Efforts Continue for Fresh Ceasefire in Gaza
Mediation efforts persist in an attempt to broker a new humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages....
US Veto Sparks Global Outcry; Israel Ramps Up Attacks in Gaza
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the United States for blocking a UN Security Council resolution calling for an...
COP28: Fossil Fuel Debate Divides Powerful Nations
The COP28 UN climate summit enters its final days. Urgent warnings are sounded about the vanishing opportunity to keep global...
US Vetoes UNSC Ceasefire Resolution as Israel Intensifies Attacks on Gaza; Palestinian Death Toll Nears 18,000
The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip....
Canada Unveils National Cap-and-Trade System for Fossil Fuel Industry
The Canadian government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has mandated the fossil fuel industry to reduce emissions by 35-38%...
US Senate Republicans Block US$110 Billion Aid Bill for Ukraine, Israel and Palestine
US Senate Republicans have blocked a US$110 billion aid bill. The aid package included $61 billion for Ukraine, funds for...
Medical Services Collapse, Death Toll Soars in Gaza
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health has declared that the “practice of medicine is under attack”...
Zakouma National Park Welcomes New Black Rhinos After Decades of Extinction
Zakouma National Park in Chad welcomed five black rhinos arriving to join the remaining pair that had lived in isolation...
UN Chief Invokes Article 99 of UN Charter Over Israel’s War on Gaza
United Nations Security-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, stating that the situation in Gaza is...