Tracking the World, One Axis at a Time
The Swiss government on Tuesday rejected a rigid interpretation of the country’s neutrality which campaigners want to enshrine in the constitution if they win a referendum next month. – Campaigners…
More than 8 million school-age children in Sudan remain out of the classroom because of the ongoing civil war that erupted more than three years ago, the United Nations has…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said that recent direct negotiations with Israel in Rome made positive headway on border disputes and detainee exchanges, though major diplomatic effort is still required…
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones at displacement camps and residential neighbourhoods in the city of Marib on Friday, killing two people and wounding 14 others, state news…
United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned recent measures against Cuba by the United States and urged the international community to act quickly to avoid a “silent Gaza” from…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi received today the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Safadi discussed with Türk ways to enhance…
Russia regularly raises the issue of the status of the Russian language in Moldova with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk and calls on the United Nations to…
The intention of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to convene a new expanded meeting, following the necessary preparation, keeps the process and the prospect of resuming substantive negotiations open.…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his commitment to efforts to restart negotiations over Cyprus after holding separate meetings with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides…
A United Nations fact-finding body on Venezuela said on Monday it was “gravely concerned” over the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court and urged it to rejoin. – Venezuela’s…