International waters are the planet’s last, lawless wilderness. But they also a vast thriving ecosystem, critical to every living thing, providing half the oxygen we breathe. For the fifth time of trying in 15 years, delegates from 193 UN member states met in New York. […]
The head of the UN’s nuclear agency said that Iran has pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons grade were recently detected. The International […]
Protesters have taken to the streets of Israeli cities for the ninth straight week to reject a government plan to overhaul the country’s court system. Tens of thousands took part in Saturday night’s demonstrations in Tel Aviv and other locations which continued peacefully, unlike protests […]
The station master involved in Greece’s worst-ever train disaster had his court appearance postponed by a day on Saturday as the country braced for more protests over the crash that killed at least 57 people. Thousands of protesters have demonstrated across the country since Tuesday’s […]
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has urged visiting French President Emmanuel Macron to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged military support to M23 rebels. Macron said he was waiting for the end of several ongoing peace negotiation efforts before considering […]
Dozens of Iranian schoolgirls across five provinces have been admitted to hospital in a suspected new wave of poisoning attacks, local media has reported. Hundreds of cases of respiratory distress have been reported in recent months among schoolgirls around the country, mainly in the holy […]
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year reignited a longstanding debate about the place the Russian opposition occupies in the context of Russian aggression in the post-Soviet space. Russian opposition activists and some observers have contended that Russian expansionism can stop only through regime change […]
Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian troops and civilians hunkering down in Bakhmut, as Kyiv’s forces try to help residents flee the beleaguered eastern city. A woman was killed and two men were badly wounded by shelling while trying to cross a makeshift bridge out of […]
Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, centre, and Progressive Movement secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul wave as they campaign for Veeranan Huadsri, left, a prospective candidate for Constituency 1 in Khon Kaen, on Saturday. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri) The Move Forward Party (MFP) is ready to work with […]
China’s legislature will vote in the coming days on a plan to reform institutions under the State Council, or cabinet, and decide on a new cabinet lineup for the next five years, including a new premier, an agenda showed on Saturday. The annual National People’s […]
