UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Thursday saying the world body will not recognize Afghanistan’s de facto authorities without respect for human rights, including for women, girls and minorities. The 193-member Assembly voted on a resolution drafted by Germany and co-sponsored by 59 countries expres...
ANKARA (AA) – The Australian government has allocated 16,500 additional places to accommodate Afghan nationals under its humanitarian program over the next four years. In a joint statement, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Aff...
BERLIN (AA) – Islamophobia has been on the rise in eastern Germany, shows a survey done by the Leipzig University. A shocking 46.6% of people in eastern Germany demanded a ban on Muslim immigrants, up from 40.2% polled in 2020, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Also, 42.7% of respondents said they felt like […]
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt (AFP): The UN climate summit in Egypt has afforded local rights defenders rare visibility, but some fear a backlash after global attention shifts away from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime. With little promise of speedy united action to tackle the climate crisis, many headlines out of COP27 have focussed on ...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has been the scene of at least 65 attacks on refugee shelters during the first three quarters of the year, according to local media reports. The Interior Ministry released the preliminary figures in response to a parliamentary question by the opposition Left Party, Neuen Osnabruecker Zeitung reported. The number of attack...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to implement a project entailing water in exchange for solar energy. The MoU was signed by Jordanian Minister of Water and Irrigation Mohammad Al Najjar, UAE Climate Change and Environment Minister Mariam Al Mheiri and Israel’s outg...
U.S. Congress: U.S. Representatives Andre Carson (D-IL), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) are all projected to win their respective races. U.S. Senate: The race for Pennsylvania U.S. Senator between Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Oz (R) and John Fetterman (D) is too early to call at the time of this release. Colorado: Incumbent, first-term Stat...
LUSAKA, Zambia (AA) – Zambia has made a clarion call to the UN climate change conference COP27 for developed countries to pledge $100 billion in annual financing to beat climate change in Africa. “As Chair of the African group of negotiators here at the conference, we feel that we have to address the key issues […]
Amid speculation that former U.S. President Donald Trump will announce his 2024 run next week, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday that the Republican leader has sought advice about how he could ramp up his war with the news media by jailing journalists if he regains control of the White House. Trump’s first presidential campaign and four yea...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A top Russian official has urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from steps toward escalating tensions, as Baku and Yerevan accused each other of opening fire on border settlements. “We continue to call on both sides to refrain from dangerous actions and steps that could lead to escalating tensions on the line […...
