No progress on biases against women in a decade: UN
AFP :Data tracking biases against women has shown no progress over the past decade, with prejudices remaining “deeply embedded” in society despite rights campaigns such...
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South Africa may opt out of hosting Brics summit over Putin arrest
The Guardian :South Africa is planning to abandon it’s role as the host of this years Brics summit to avoid the possible arrest of the...
Studies: Nuclear arms spending, arsenals swell as global tensions grow
AFP :The world’s nuclear powers, and China in particular, increased investment in their arsenals for a third consecutive year in 2022 amid swelling geopolitical tensions,...
North Korea’s Kim offers full support to Putin on Russia Day
AFP :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered his country’s “full support and solidarity” to Moscow in a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin on...
Fighting resumes in Sudan’s capital after 24-hour truce expires
Reuters :Sustained clashes and artillery fire were reported in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum early on Sunday soon after the end of a 24-hour ceasefire...
Zelensky says counteroffensive taking place as Trudeau visits Kyiv
AFP :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that a counteroffensive was underway as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Kyiv and criticised Russia over flooding...
Police in Somalia say nine killed in extremist attack on beachside hotel in Mogadishu
AP :Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu....
Russia, UN start grain deal consultations in Geneva
Tass :A Russian delegation and UN representatives began another round of talks in Geneva on Friday to discuss a memorandum that was signed in Istanbul...
Blinken reschedules postponed Beijing visit for June 18
AFP :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week, rescheduling a visit that was canceled in February after a saga over...
Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding
AP :Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces on Saturday, while the country’s nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at...
Water gradually receding in flooded Ukraine regions: officials
AFP :Water levels in parts of southern Ukraine that were flooded after the destruction of a Russian-held dam were beginning to fall, officials said Friday.“Thirty-five...
Syria’s wheat yield expected to reach 1m tons in 2023: PM
AFP :Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous on Friday said the country’s wheat yield this year is expected to reach one million tons, state news agency...