Russian President Vladimir Putin hass given African leaders seeking to mediate in the war in Ukraine a list of reasons why he believed many of their proposals were misguided, pouring cold water on a plan already largely dismissed by Kyiv. The African leaders were seeking agreement on a series...
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South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. His delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed “very difficult to implement”, a day...
The warring parties in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire due to start on Sunday, according to the United States (U.S.) and Saudi Arabia. The ceasefire between Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF), brokered by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, was set to kick off...
Polish Foreign Ministry on Friday said the plane carrying the security personnel and press crew of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was detained due to the presence of “dangerous materials” and “undeclared persons” on board. The crew has been in Warsaw for the second day in a row due...
A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Ghana’s economy has started showing signs of stability after the start of the IMF’s three-year support program. In a statement released after a week-long working visit to the West African country, the IMF team said Ghana currently...
Pope Francis was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Friday following an operation on his abdomen. Seated in a wheelchair, he waved to onlookers as he was driven from the Gemelli Hospital, where he was operated on to prevent an intestinal obstruction. He spoke briefly with reporters outside...
Pope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary of the late Pope Benedict to return to his native Germany by the end of the month without any new assignment. The Vatican disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, thus putting an end to speculation about what role...
The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said the number of people forcibly displaced around the world has climbed to a record 110 million. UNHCR said conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan spurred millions of people to flee their homes. In a new report, the agency said...
Former U.S. president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 felony charges on Tuesday in connection with his handling of classified documents and alleged attempts to prevent the government from recovering them. It marks the first time an American president has been charged with a federal crime. If found...
UN Secretary General, António Guterres on Tuesday called for improved digital accessibility for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD). Guterres made the call at the opening of the 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at UN headquarters...
Leading figures across Italy and around the world have paid tribute to former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, after he died at the age of 86. Berlusconi died of complications from chronic leukemia at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on Monday. Reactions from national and international leaders underlined Berlusconi’s...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday announced that the United States has decided to rejoin the organisation in July. The U.S. will rejoin the UN cultural agency after having stopped all funding in 2011 and announced its complete withdrawal from the agency. UNESCO Director-General...
The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) has deplored the death of 27 children and 53 others who were injured after unexploded ordnance exploded at a playing field near Qoryoley town in southern Somalia on Friday. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef, UNICEF Representative in Somalia, said the UN agency was deeply shocked and...
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Friday urged the Anglican Church of Uganda to reject the country’s new anti-LGBT law. In a statement, the archbishop said there was no justification for Anglicans anywhere to support legislation that goes against the Christian teachings of the Gospel. Under the law, approved by...
Pope Francis is recovering well from a hernia operation and routine post-surgery examinations showed good results, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni announced on Thursday. The head of the Catholic Church underwent three hours of open abdominal surgery under general anaesthetic at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday. The operation was...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague is set to hear a case brought by Ukraine against Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine, in legal proceedings due to start on Tuesday. Ukraine filed the lawsuit against Russia in 2017, long before the current war, for supporting pro-Russian rebels...
More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more were injured in a deadly train accident in India’s Odisha region on Friday evening, officials said. At least 207 people died and about 900 injured in the accident, according to a twitter post by Pradeep Jena, chief secretary of the...
Spain’s sexual and reproductive health law, which includes the right for women to take time off work when they have their period, came into effect on Thursday. The Gender Equality Ministry’s bill, put forward by the left-wing government, was approved by parliament in February. Since then, amendments were passed...
The 193 UN Member States on Thursday, elected a veteran diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, Dennis Francis as the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. Francis, who has had a nearly 40-year-career, will take the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body, starting in September....
North Korea sharply rejected criticism from the United States (U.S.) over its alleged failed test launch of a rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite on Wednesday. North Korean state media quoted Kim Yo Jong, the sister of authoritarian ruler Kim Jong Un, as saying. “The U.S. is a group...