The letter was addressed to the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and a number of key multilateral environmental institutions.It expressed grave concern over the targeting of areas near ecologically sensitive zones,…
Category: 2. World
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Iran to hold Talks with UK, Germany, France in Istanbul
Negotiations between Iran and the UK, Germany, and France will be held tomorrow morning, Friday, at 9:30 a.m. local time at the Iranian Consulate General in Istanbul.
The meeting will take place at the deputy foreign minister level.
Earlier,…
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EU chief says ties with China at ‘inflection point’
Koh Ewe, Kelly Ng and Paul KirbyBBC News, Singapore and London
ReutersThe EU’s challenges “do not come from China”, Xi Jinping maintains EU-China relations have reached an “inflection point”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told…
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Zelensky announces new draft law on anti-corruption bodies after protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has approved the text of a draft law guaranteeing the freedom of two anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine – days after nationwide protests broke out over changes curbing their independence.
Kyiv’s…
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Spike Lee and wife Tonya named as Benin ambassadors for African-Americans in the US
Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African-Americans in the US.
The couple are expected to serve as “thematic” ambassadors, raising…
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Over 115 dead from starvation amid Israel blockade in Gaza
The worsening famine is spreading across the entire Strip, compounded by the complete closure of all crossings for 145 consecutive days and the continued prevention of essential humanitarian aid and baby formula from entering.
In a statement…
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‘We know we might get killed, yet we still go there to get flour’
Emir NaderBBC News, Jerusalem
BBCMohammed al-Qedra said he was shot in the hand and leg while trying to get food at a GHF aid distribution centre “Hunger and the lack of everything makes us go there.”
“We know that we might get injured or killed at…
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Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom jailed for war crimes in Central African Republic
AFPEdouard Ngaïssona was elected to the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football in February 2018. The former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, has been found guilty of…
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Iran, Iraq MPs allied in idea of US withdrawal from Iraq
Iraqi nation and government are in the same boat with the Iranian nation and government in that the removal of the U.S. forces from Iraq and the whole region would establish stability and security.
Iranian MP Ebrahim Rezai said Tehran’s…
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At least 12 killed Cambodia and Thailand in border clashes
At least 12 have been killed since border clashes broke out between Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday morning, the Thai authorities have said.
Both countries accused the other of shooting first in a serious escalation of their long-running…
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