UN, Syria slam attempts to politicize humanitarian aid response to quake-hit regions
The United Nations and Syria have condemned attempts by certain parties to politicize the humanitarian response to the massive earthquake that caused tremendous destruction in...
Brazil delegation visits Amazon region where pair were killed
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil—A high-level delegation of the Brazilian government traveled on Feb. 27 to the remote corner of the Amazon rainforest where British...
Solidarity, leadership and commitment needed to reach 2030 development goals: Mohammed
Although cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, “now is not the time for despair,” UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African...
Overcoming barriers through technology and providing services to hard-to-reach rural areas
Helping to improve direct and immediate access to even hard-to-reach communities with real-time measurable data through mobile phone technology is how Viamo explains its...
Iran slaps retaliatory sanctions on EU, British individuals and entities
Iran has announced the imposition of retaliatory sanctions against a number of European Union (EU) and British individuals and entities. The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced the countermeasures in...
What is the aim, vision of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group?
Before her removal from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced that she would launch an African Policy working...
Is Israel baiting the U.S. into war with Iran?
With recent trips to the Middle East by bigwigs of American foreign policy, heightened violence in the Zionist State of Israel remained unabated and...
Turkish leader acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in quake response
GAZIANTEP, Turkey—The president of Turkey on Feb. 8 acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade...
Vietnamese war victim to be compensated by South Korea for atrocities
A South Korean court has ordered Seoul to compensate a Vietnamese war victim, in a move that marks the first legal acknowledgement of the South’s...
Spain: Rights experts call for probe into claim Catalan leaders were spied on
Three independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Feb. 2 demanded that the Spanish government thoroughly investigate an alleged spying operation against leaders and activists...