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by Tizoc Chavez. November 4, 2024. 0. In 2020, as the world suffered through a global pandemic, then-president Donald Trump offered Russian leader Vladimir Putin scarce COVID-19 tests. This is according to famed journalist Bob Woodward’s new book War. Opponents were quick to …
Afghan Taliban Vow to Implement Media Ban on Images of Living …
Oct 14, 2024 · Afghanistan’s Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced. “The law applies to all Afghanistan… and it will be implemented gradually” by persuading people images of living things are against Islamic ...
Countries’ Carbon-Cut Plans ‘Miles Short’ of 2030 Goal: UN
Oct 28, 2024 · To have a 50-percent chance of containing warming to 1.5C, global emissions must fall by 43 percent by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, according to the IPCC, the experts commissioned by the UN. The world's current climate pledges would only cut planet-warming emissions by 2.6 percent by 2030, the UN said, barely a fraction of what is needed.
From Roosevelt to Trump: The Complicated Legacy of Personal …
Nov 4, 2024 · Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first president to make personal diplomacy a feature of his presidency. And his experience provides perspective on Trump’s COVID engagement with Putin. One of the most frequent criticisms of Trump’s personal diplomacy is his coziness with dictators. During his presidency, he often spoke more highly of brutal ...
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Mar 19, 2020 · Turkey Reports Death of Fmr. Army Commander from Coronavirus, Pledges to Step Up Testing. Turkey hopes to step up coronavirus testing to reach up to 15,000 people per day, the health minister told the parliament Thursday, while announcing the third death. Turkey Reports Second Coronavirus Death, Announces $15BN Aid Package for Economy.
Can the UN Human Rights Council Protect Rights While Abusers …
Oct 28, 2024 · Deteriorating Human Rights . Ahead of Saudi Arabia’s candidacy for a seat on the UN’s top human rights body, the civil society organization ALQST for Human Rights made several submissions during Saudi Arabia’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council, where a country’s record is reviewed on a global stage.. The organization documented a deteriorating human rights ...
UN Warns of Up to 500,000 More Afghan Refugees by Year End
Aug 27, 2021 · The United Nations said Friday it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up to half a million more refugees by the end of 2021.
EU Lawmakers Approve New $38B Loan for Ukraine
Oct 22, 2024 · The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to hand war-torn Ukraine a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($38 billion) backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. Kyiv is desperate for funds as it seeks to prop up its economy, equip its military, and keep its electricity grid functioning this winter after intense bombardments by Moscow’s forces.
Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach New Record High: UN
Oct 25, 2021 · Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit about worsening global warming.. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said that continued rising greenhouse gas emissions would result in more extreme weather and wide-ranging impacts on the environment, the economy and humanity.
COP26: World Leaders in Glasgow for ‘Last, Best Hope’ Climate Summit
Nov 1, 2021 · British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed more than 120 world leaders to historic climate talks in Glasgow Monday with the stark warning: “It’s one minute to midnight, and we need to act now.”. Global heads of state and government were convening for a two-day summit at the start of the UN’s COP26 climate conference, with US President Joe Biden set to jet in from separate G20 talks ...