The Legacy of September 11th, 20 Years Later
The ‘suckers ploy’ The US was suckered, former intelligence and defence policy analyst Dr Paul Buchanan says. “There is this old guerilla tactic known as...
In the last 20 years, there have been 20 ways in which 9/11 has affected people’s lives, the United States, and the world.
Witnessing the catastrophic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, may seem like it was just a few years ago in some ways, but it may...
The WHO chief has urged wealthy countries to halt COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization's director-general urged wealthier countries to stop giving booster COVID-19 shots to people who are fully vaccinated and instead send...
IMF: Vaccine inequity widens the gap between rich and poor.
The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that the recovery gap between rich and poor countries from the pandemic has widened. "The global economic recovery...
OPEC and its Russian partners have agreed to increase oil supply by 400,000 barrels per day.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its Russian-led oil-producing partners decided in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday to raise output by 400,000 barrels...
COVID-19 cases in the world increased by 12% in a week, while fatalities increased by 1%.
Coronavirus is spreading throughout the world, with a 12% weekly increase in infections and a 1% increase in mortality after the outbreak was mostly managed...
A United Nations human rights expert condemns Hungary’s new anti-LGBT legislation.
A U.N. human rights expert said on Friday that a Hungarian legislation prohibiting the use of material in schools that promotes homosexuality and gender transition...
China condemns the G7 statement and encourages the organisation to avoid slandering the country.
China called the Group of Seven leaders' joint statement scolding Beijing on a variety of problems a blatant intrusion in the country's domestic affairs on...
Covid-19 vaccines: IFRC issues a warning to Asia-Pacific countries who rely on Covax.
Many countries will not be able to attain herd immunity through vaccines this year, according to a prominent humanitarian organisation. Workers load boxes of...
Johnson of the United Kingdom has called on the G7 to vaccinate the entire planet by the end of 2022.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) affluent nations to commit to vaccinating the entire globe against COVID-19...
The World Bank has halted payments to Mali following the coup, as the country’s government has warned against sanctions.
The World Bank said on Friday it has temporarily stopped payments to operations in Mali following a military coup, as the man likely to become...
Japan’s Finance Minister does not anticipate a G7 meeting to discuss precise tax rates.
The Group of Seven rich nations' finance ministers have reduced their differences on global taxes, but they are unlikely to address concrete figures on minimum...
According to the UN human rights head, Israel and Hamas may have committed war crimes in Gaza.
The UN human rights head warned on Thursday that Israel's assault on Hamas in Gaza over 11 days this month might amount to war crimes....
Pelosi has called on US and international figures to boycott China’s 2022 Olympics.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for a political boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, blaming China for human rights...
COVID-19 worldwide deaths are down 12%, and cases are down 4% in the last week.
Coronavirus deaths and cases are levelling off across the world, with the exception of India, where almost 27,000 people have died and another 2.7 million...
The US ambassador wants the Pope to attend the climate conference and influence the discussion.
According to US President Joe Biden's climate envoy John Kerry, Pope Francis has the moral authority to sway public opinion on global warming and can...
The Indian Covid-19 version has been discovered in 44 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
According to the World Health Organization, a version of Covid-19 responsible for the acceleration of India's explosive epidemic has been discovered in hundreds of countries...
As per WHO, the Covid-19 virus variant found in India is “of global concern.”
The World Health Organization said Monday that a Covid-19 strain circulating in India, which is causing an explosive epidemic, tends to be more infectious and...
The US National Security Advisor speaks with an Israeli counterpart about the Jerusalem attacks.
The White House said in a statement that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke by phone with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat on...
China has urged UN member states not to attend a Xinjiang event next week.
According to a note seen by Reuters on Friday, China has urged United Nations member states not to attend an event planned next week by...
The United States will begin discussions with the World Trade Organization on lifting COVID-19 vaccine patents.
The Biden administration announced this week that it would launch discussions with the World Trade Organization over lifting intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccinations, as...
The World Health Organization recommends Moderna for emergency use.
The World Health Organization, headquartered in Geneva, has designated the two-dose Moderna vaccine for emergency use. The mRNA vaccine is the first vaccine to receive...
Why does India’s Covid crisis matter to the rest of the world?
Rebecca Morelle is a science reporter for BBC News Global. Analysis - The world has been shaken by the harrowing scenes from India, where the...
Iran, a human rights violator, has been elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
Iran, along with China, Japan, Lebanon, and Pakistan, was elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term on...
The United Nations Atomic Energy Agency has reported a recent Iranian violation of the nuclear agreement.
According to a report seen by Reuters, the UN atomic watchdog on Friday flagged a fresh violation by Iran of its nuclear pact with major...
ISIS in Mozambique ‘beheading’ children, reports say
ISIS-linked extremists are reportedly beheading children in Mozambique, the BBC claimed on Wednesday. The global jihadist movement has largely been defeated in the Middle East,...
Invisible ‘space hurricane’ detected over North Pole for first time
A 1,000 km. plasma "space hurricane" that raged over the North Pole was confirmed and described by scientists for the first time, the University of...
Blinken: US stands with Israel, ICC lacks jurisdiction to investigate
The US “will continue to uphold our strong commitment to Israel and its security, including by opposing actions that seek to target Israel unfairly.” International...
ICC is probing Israelis for war crimes: What happens now? – analysis
With International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda taking another big step forward against Israelis on Wednesday regarding the 2014 Gaza war and the settlement enterprise,...
ICC prosecutor announces formal investigation into Israeli ‘war crimes’
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced on Wednesday that she is opening a full war crimes probe against Israel and the Hamas terrorist group...
Standing with Israel against the ICC boosts credibility
The International Criminal Court’s decision earlier this month giving itself authority to investigate war-crime allegations against Israel over the 2014 military campaign against Hamas in...
Iran’s use of ‘electric shocks’ on gay children is torture, says UN repor
A UN report released Wednesday on widespread human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran contains shocking findings that the theocratic state imposed electric...
U.N. in talks with U.S. on Central American refugees applying for asylum from home
The United Nations Refugee Agency has held initial talks with U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration about Central American asylum claimants being processed in their own...
U.S. to scrutinize WHO report that rules out COVID-19 came from Chinese lab
The Biden administration is looking forward to scrutinizing data included in a World Health Organization report released on Tuesday that said the COVID-19 virus did...
COVID may have taken ‘convoluted path’ to Wuhan, WHO team leader says
The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus...
Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel
Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125 people unaccounted for after a part of...
Will Israel try to isolate or dialogue with ICC? – analysis
For six years Israel has played a dual game fighting the potential International Criminal Court war crimes allegations facing it regarding the Palestinians. Prime Minister...
Drug companies should share vaccine-making capacity – WHO
The World Health Organisation director-general is calling on pharmaceutical companies to share manufacturing facilities to help ramp up the production of Covid-19 vaccines. The number...
COVID-19: Here’s why global travel is unlikely to resume ‘till 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly referred to Israel’s national vaccination campaign as the “light at the end of the tunnel.” If the majority of...
ICC rules it has jurisdiction to probe war crimes against Israelis
Israelis are a step closer to facing war crimes suits for actions against the Palestinians now that the ICC has ruled it has the jurisdiction...
WHO team in Wuhan hold “good discussions” with Chinese counterparts
A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China’s central...
UN Watch report highlights anti-Israel bias at UN Human Rights Council
The watchdog organization UN Watch published its first-ever report on Monday detailing the strong anti-Israel claims made at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)...
U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’
The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya, with Guterres demanding...
U.N. chief Guterres hopes for ‘reset’ in U.S.-China relations
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he hopes there will be a “reset” in U.S.-China relations, acknowledging that while the countries had “different views”...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day goes online for 2021
Yad Vashem has also created a sub section of its website featuring online exhibitions, educational resources and the unique “IRemember Wall.” Reflected image of Zalman...
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine should not be used on pregnant women – WHO
Regarding pregnant women's reactions to coronavirus vaccines in general, no research was published so far, that it be for Moderna or Pfizer's vaccines. Visibly pregnant...
WHO gives initial nod to first Israeli-sponsored resolution
The World Health Organization’s Executive Board on Monday approved for the first time an Israeli-sponsored resolution when its 34 members supported a text to protect...
Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests
Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever higher. Altogether, an estimated 28...
UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries
Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change...
U.S. rejoins fight against climate change at high level summit
The United States will mark its return to the global fight against climate change on Monday by joining high level talks on ways to better...