World

Home World Page 71

Added fuel to the fire is escalating hostilities in the Middle East

Fears that the Gaza crisis will expand through the region are manifesting into reality as 2024 begins. The Middle East has been a powder...

Homelessness among UK armed forces veterans rises by 14 percent

New data has revealed that the number of homeless military veterans in the United Kingdom has risen by 14 percent the last year, amid...

Indonesia urged to protect refugees following mob attack

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has appealed for action in the wake of a mob attack against refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on December...

Unions lead protests against Milei’s anti-worker decree in Argentina

by Brett Wilkins Tens of thousands of Argentinians took to the streets of the capital Buenos Aires on December 27 to protest recently inaugurated President...

Russia reopens Burkina Faso embassy after three decades

Russia has reopened its diplomatic mission in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years. The West African country has been distancing itself from...

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria

Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose...

Junior doctors in England launch fresh strike over pay dispute

Junior doctors in England staged a strike in the run-up to Christmas in an attempt to force the government to make a fresh effort...

Ethiopia and Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over a contentious dam on the Nile

NAIROBI, Kenya—Ethiopia and Egypt said the latest round of talks over a huge, highly contentious hydroelectric dam Ethiopia has built on the Nile’s main tributary again...

UN envoy to Libyan leaders: Resolve impasse, do not fail the people

Despite recent legislative progress, Libya’s political landscape remains fraught with power struggles, as key figures attach conditions to taking part in crucial talks, the...

Cuba and Angola strengthen inter-party relations

by Leticia Martínez, Granma The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez,...