Greenhouse gases hit new record highs in 2023: UN
Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, locking in future temperature increases for years to come, the United Nations warned Monday. Levels of the three…
UN chief ‘shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction’ in north Gaza
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday he was “shocked by harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza, where Israeli forces are carrying out attacks they say aim…
Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace Owens
Australia has rejected far-right provocateur Candace Owens’ visa application ahead of a planned national speaking tour, with the immigration minister, Tony Burke, saying she had the “capacity to incite discord”.…
Situation in northern Gaza ‘catastrophic’, says WHO chief
GENEVA – The World Health Organisation chief warned on Oct 26 of a disastrous situation in the north of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, with “intensive military operations unfolding around and…
McDonald’s is removing onions from many of its menus after a deadly E. coli outbreak
U.S. fast-food chains were pulling fresh onions out of their menu items on Thursday after the vegetable was named as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s…
Commonwealth leaders say ‘time has come’ for discussion on slavery reparations; Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey named new secretary-general
APIA, Samoa – Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its…
Ukrainian President Zelensky rejects UN chief Guterres’ visit to Kyiv over Russia trip
President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by Antonio Guterres over the UN chief’s participation in a summit hosted in Russia, a high-ranking source in the Ukrainian presidency…
Khalilah Ali, ex-wife of late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, visits Kabul to build sports stadium
KABUL, Afghanistan — A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a…
Nigeria’s Vice President Shettima’s commonwealth trip cancelled after his plane was struck by what a presidential spokesman called a ‘foreign object’ at an airport in New York
The precise nature of the ‘foreign object’ that damaged Shettima’s aircraft remains unclear, and repairs on the plane have reportedly begun. Olayomi Koiki Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima will miss…
Mongolia failed to cooperate in Putin arrest: ICC
The International Criminal Court on Thursday accused member state Mongolia of failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip there last month, and referred the matter for further…