Western countries wanted strong language on Ukraine, but in final document merely condemned invasion without naming Russia NEW DELHI, India – Contrary to predictions, the G-20 summit reached consensus on a joint statement, but not without compromises on the Ukraine conflict and action on climate change. The G-20 summit concluded Sunday ...
One in 4 people on the move is a child, the highest proportion globally UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warned Thursday that children are migrating through Latin America and the Caribbean in record numbers, accounting for a larger share of the migrant population than other regions in the world. ”Gang v...
This declaration by 230 students is the first organized action of its kind against government policies TEL AVIV, Israel – Hundreds of Israeli high school students have announced they will refuse military service to protest controversial judicial reforms. This declaration by 230 students is the first organized action of its kind against g...
SAVE plan was launched by the Biden administration just two weeks ago, and 4 million people have already signed up for it WASHINGTON – Republican lawmakers in Congress are trying to block President Biden’s new plan for student loan relief. The plan, called Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE), would base monthly payments on studen...
Russia and Ukraine are 2 of the world’s top agricultural producers and major players in the markets for wheat ANKARA, Türkiye – Russia and Türkiye have presented a new package of recommendations to revive the Black Sea Grain Agreement. Türkiye will discuss these recommendations with U.S., U.N., and European Union leaders in the com...
New members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join the economic bloc from January 2024 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The BRICS bloc (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) has announced its first expansion, inviting six new countries. The new members Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopi...
NIAMEY, Niger – A growing hostility toward the West in Niger is being reported since the military staged a coup in the landlocked West African nation. A businessman was seen proudly wearing his outfit in the colors of the Russian flag, indicating a move away from Western influence. Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum was a strong […]
Nablus, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said Saturday, in what the army described as a “car ramming attempt” near Nablus. Fawzi Mukhalifa, 18, “was killed by the occupation (Israeli) bullets in the town of Sebastia” late on Friday, th...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that more than 20 million children missed one or more vaccine doses against COVID -19 last year. Another 15 million children skipped vaccination altogether. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva that 4 million more children were vaccinated against COVID -19 in 20...
NEW YORK – The United Nations Security Council for the first time addressed the global implications of artificial intelligence (AI). U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that AI has the potential to cause “horrific levels of death and destruction.” He warned that it could “enable “a new level of authorit...
