UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya—The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into neighboring Sudan, and it is preparing for...
Guterres pledges support for sustainable industrial development in Africa
The Covid-19 crisis was impacting Africa “well before the pandemic spread across the continent”, the UN chief said recently on Nov. 20, marking Africa...
Ayatollah Khamenei: Sanctions crime of U.S., European partners against Iran
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has described the illegal sanctions the United States has imposed on Iran with the support...
New hotspot opens up in North Africa despite UN bid to defuse tensions
(GIN)—War is breaking out all over. Fighting shows no signs of ending in Ethiopia as the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, attempts to put down...
UN holds dialogues to examine racism in its ranks
In a recent address during an event for UN staff, Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to confront racism within the world body, initiating...
Armenia PM agreed to Karabakh truce to avoid ‘full collapse’
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he agreed to a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan to avoid further losses in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region,...
Peru’s Congress appoints third president in one week
Peru’s Congress has named centrist legislator Francisco Sagasti as caretaker president, amid a political crisis that has gripped the Andean country since its leader,...
‘Trouble’ ahead if there’s no Brexit deal in next 10 days, Irish FM warns
With the December 31 deadline fast approaching, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that there is a risk of “trouble” in the absence of a...
Thai police use water cannon against protest outside parliament
Riot police in Thailand have used water cannons to disperse protesters trying to cut their way through razor wire hurdles outside the parliament in...
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
SUMATRA, Indonesia—With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls— and no one was around to hear...