Russia on Thursday blocked the renewal of a panel of UN experts monitoring international sanctions on North Korea, weeks after the body said it was… Read More »Russia veto ends UN monitoring of N.Korea sanctions after arms transfer probe
Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and… Read More »Humanitarian groups urge leaders to act on threat from extreme heat
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences… Read More »Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow
Senegal’s anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing… Read More »Senegal’s Sall holds ‘courteous’ meeting with president-elect Faye
Russia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week’s massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to “Ukrainian nationalists”, a claim… Read More »Russia links Moscow attack to ‘Ukrainian nationalists’; US rubbishes claim
France has asked its foreign allies to send several thousand members of their security forces to help guard the Paris Olympics, officials said Thursday, underlining… Read More »France seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris Olympics
Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases… Read More »Fallen cryptocurrency mogul Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in jail
The investigation continues to determine why a container ship, the Dali, smashed into a pillar of the 2.6 km span of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key… Read More »Quirk in US maritime law may be key to liability in Baltimore bridge disaster
Seven million people are casting their vote in Senegal as they choose their new president.
French authorities have uncovered a website containing a fake recruitment drive for French volunteers to join the war in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on… Read More »France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to ‘enlist in Ukraine’
