UN calls for 52-day pause in global wars ahead of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The United Nations and the organisers of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have called for a seven-week pause in all global conflicts a week ahead of the opening of the…
US energy assistance for Ukraine stalls as winter bites
U.S. and European officials are growing increasingly worried as hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. energy assistance promised to Ukraine remain unreleased, even as a bone-cold winter pushes the…
Kurdish-led SDF agrees integration with Syrian government forces
Syria’s Kurdish-led forces have reached a comprehensive agreement with the government to integrate with the Syrian army. – A ceasefire over the past week or so has developed into an…
Carney says he expects US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asked about reports that U.S. officials had met separatists seeking independence for the province of Alberta, on Thursday said he expected the U.S. administration to…
Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to refrain from firing on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week because of cold…
Afghanistan launches $100 million food security programme as crisis deepens
Afghanistan will roll out a $100 million food security project, the United Nations said on Thursday, as it contends with a worsening hunger crisis driven by mass deportations of Afghans…
EU labels IRGC ‘terrorist organisation’ as Iran-US tensions roil
The EU has designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist organisation” after a meeting of European foreign ministers, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas says. – European Union…
Russia ready to evacuate staff from Iran’s Bushehr plant, says Russian energy official
The head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Alexei Likhachev, has said Moscow is prepared to pull its staff out of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant if need be. – “We…
Putin says he appreciates UAE’s contribution to exchanges between Russia, Ukraine
The Russian president acknowledged the efforts of the Emirati side in the context of resolving the Ukraine crisis – Russia appreciates the United Arab Emirates’ contribution to holding exchanges with…
World Food Program terminates all staff contracts in Houthi-held Yemen
The World Food Program is ending the contracts of all 365 staff in Houthi-controlled Yemen, a UN official told on Thursday, effectively ending operations in a zone gravely afflicted by…