In discussions with leaders, I have noticed more and more of them coming to terms with the increased demand for powerful soft skills. I have been a strong believer for a long time, and I am glad to see awareness and clarity starting to grow. […]
Day: May 8, 2022
Iran Nuclear Talks: EU Tries To Revive the Negotiations
Tehran and Washington have been in a months-long standoff over restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. The EU’s coordinator for the nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, will visit Tehran on Tuesday to find an end to the problem. The original nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive […]
Iran Nuclear Talks: EU tries to make a push to revive the negotiations
Tehran and Washington have been in a months-long standoff over restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. The EU’s coordinator for the nuclear deal, Enrique Mora, will visit Tehran on Tuesday to find an end to the problem. The original nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive […]
Russia-Ukraine live news: UN chief ‘appalled’ by school attack
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is “appalled” by the bombing of a school in eastern Ukraine that left about 60 people dead and called for civilians to be spared, his spokesperson has said. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “evil has returned” to Ukraine after Russia’s […]
Palestinian man shot dead for trying to cross West Bank barrier
Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian man who tried to enter Israel through a barrier in the northern occupied West Bank, the military said. The Israeli military said on Sunday that soldiers “spotted a suspect who attempted to illegally cross the security fence” near […]
Afghan women deplore Taliban’s new order to cover faces in public
The Taliban has issued yet another decree imposing further restrictions on Afghan women, and criminalising their clothing. While the Taliban have always imposed restrictions to govern the bodies of Afghan women, the decree is the first for this regime where criminal punishment is assigned for […]
Dozens of migrants drown off Western Sahara: Charity
At least 44 migrants and refugees drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Morocco’s disputed region of Western Sahara, migrant aid agency Caminando Fronteras has said. Twelve others survived the tragedy that happened on Sunday when the boat sunk off the coast of […]
Canada’s Trudeau says Putin responsible for ‘war crimes’
Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for “war crimes“, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said during a surprise visit to Ukraine, while announcing new weapons for Kyiv and imposing new sanctions against Russia. “It is clear that Vladimir Putin is responsible for heinous war […]
Will Hong Kong’s new leader further erode freedoms there?
The result was a foregone conclusion because there was only one candidate to choose from. Following a secret ballot, Hong Kong has a new leader. John Lee is due to replace Carrie Lam as chief executive on July 1. The staunch China loyalist was elected […]
G7 leaders impose new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
The Group of Seven leaders have committed to phasing out dependency on Russian energy as they announced fresh sanctions as part of an “unprecedented” package of coordinated sanctions to reinforce Russia’s economic isolation over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The G7 – which unites the world’s […]