2023
Media advisory: UN Women at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78)
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 78) will feature the High-Level General Debate from Tuesday 19 September to Saturday 23 September… Read More »Media advisory: UN Women at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 78)
EU fines TikTok €345 million over child data breaches
A European Union regulator hit Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok with a 345-million-euro fine over child data breaches on Friday, in the bloc’s latest salvo… Read More »EU fines TikTok €345 million over child data breaches
The Republican Attempt to Impeach President Biden
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has ordered an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, putting into motion the third formal attempt by Congress to remove a president in… Read More »The Republican Attempt to Impeach President Biden
Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who… Read More »Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
Court suspends shark cull in French Pacific archipelago, citing ‘absence’ of scientific studies
A court in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia has suspended a shark cull, saying there was insufficient information about their numbers or the… Read More »Court suspends shark cull in French Pacific archipelago, citing ‘absence’ of scientific studies
🔴 Live: Ukraine troops capture eastern village near Bakhmut, military says
Ukraine’s armed forces Friday said they had retaken the village of Andriivka near the key frontline town of Bakhmut, a day after claims it had… Read More »🔴 Live: Ukraine troops capture eastern village near Bakhmut, military says
About 13,000 US auto workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits
About 13,000 U.S. auto workers stopped making vehicles and went on strike Friday after their leaders couldn’t bridge a giant gap between union demands in… Read More »About 13,000 US auto workers go on strike seeking better wages and benefits
Repression in Iran: ‘They took my clothes off and cut my hair’
Elaheh Ejbari, 22, was kidnapped in the street and held for four days after taking part in a protest in Tehran following the death of… Read More »Repression in Iran: ‘They took my clothes off and cut my hair’
Paris’s Catholic Foreign Missions Society under fire over alleged sexual abuse
The French Catholic Church is facing new accusations of a sexual abuse scandal within Paris’s Foreign Missions Society, an organisation dedicated to spreading Christianity overseas.… Read More »Paris’s Catholic Foreign Missions Society under fire over alleged sexual abuse
