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Why are powerful nations unable to bring peace to DR Congo? | Inside Story
A renewed offensive by M23 fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. There are reports of extrajudicial killings, torture and rape. The rebel group has ignored international appeals for a ceasefire and is now marching on Goma, the regional capital. UN investigators have found evidence that Rwanda’s military is backing M23 fighters. Uganda has…
World’s population hits 8 billion, UN says – BBC News
The world’s population has hit eight billion, just 11 years after passing the seven-billion milestone, the United Nations has said. After a big surge in the middle of the 20th Century, population growth is already slowing down. It could take 15 years to reach nine billion and the UN doesn’t expect to reach 10 billion until 2080. It’s hard to calculate the number of people…
Taiwan scrambles jets after detecting Chinese forces nearby
Taipei’s defenses have been activated in response to Beijing’s latest military activity near the self-governing island Taiwan’s military forces have sprung into action to warn away Chinese aircraft and naval vessels that were detected near the self-governing island, including one plane that allegedly crossed into Taipei’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Jets, missile systems and naval forces were scrambled after nine Chinese aircraft and two…
Over 50 countries vote against anti-Nazism UN measure
Last year, the resolution combating the glorification of Nazism was opposed by just the US and Ukraine A UN resolution opposing the celebration of Nazism and related ideologies has met with significant resistance from the US and other western democracies, with 52 countries voting against it on Friday. The draft resolution “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms…
Mali on the conflict in the country – Security Council Media Stakeout | United Nations
Informal comments to the media by Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, on situation in Mali. The post Mali on the conflict in the country – Security Council Media Stakeout | United Nations appeared first on .
Pakistan floods are ‘climate carnage’, says UN chief Guterres
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Pakistan has continued to suffer from record flooding that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions of others, as the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called for the international community to provide financial support to the nation. The government of Pakistan estimated a financial loss of at least US$30 billion dollars as people struggle…
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From top to bottom, rescuers scoured buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in flats or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers. [...]
A Ukrainian drone attack hit vehicles carrying workers in Russia's frontier Belgorod region, killing six people and injuring 35, the governor said Monday. [...]
Several Washington, D.C. residents and students at George Washington University (GWU) told Fox News Digital that they felt unsafe on campus and expressed concern about the escalation of pro-Palestinian student [...]
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