insert_link World UNRWA chief says the agency has reached breaking point The Commissioner General of the UN aid agency in Gaza, UNRWA says the agency has reached breaking point. In a letter written to the United Nations General Assembly President on Thursday, Philippe Lazzarini says he fears that they are on the edge of a monumental disaster with grave implications. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. ENG UNRWA BREAKING POINT todayFebruary 23, 2024 4
insert_link World Victims Of The UK Post Office Horizon Scandal To Be Exonerated By New Law Victims of the UK Post Office Horizon scandal will be exonerated by a new law, according to the UK government. The scandal saw almost a thousand post office employees wrongly prosecuted as a result of faults in a computer system. The government says it will aim to clear their names by July. Simon Gaitán reports. todayFebruary 23, 2024 4
insert_link World Geneva meeting tackles AI impact on vehicle automation With Artificial Intelligence tools developing at a fast pace, government representatives, industry experts, and UN officials are meeting in Geneva to discuss vehicle automation. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's lead official on Intelligent Transport Systems and Automated Driving, Francois Guichard has more. todayFebruary 22, 2024 8
insert_link World Foreign Ministers gather for Rio G20 Foreign ministers from the world's largest economies are gathering in Brazil for the first meeting of the country's g20 presidency. The meeting comes amid a number of global flashpoints including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the recent death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. todayFebruary 22, 2024 3
insert_link World Alleged Israeli strike hits Damascus Regional tensions are mounting after an alleged Israeli strike on a residential building in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, with state media reporting the blast killed two people. Violence is also increasing between Israel and Hezbollah, amid growing fears of a wider spillover from the war in Gaza. Sarah Coates has more from Tel Aviv. todayFebruary 22, 2024 9
insert_link Africa Climate change, extreme weather & conflict exacerbate global food crisis Global food insecurity has risen substantially since pre-pandemic times, exacerbated by extreme weather, climate change, war and conflict. What the U.N. World Food Program calls “a hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions” plays out differently around the world. In this story, three of Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellows detail the local situation in their region – from rising inflation and flooding in Nigeria to diminished local food […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 22
Africa Cuban speaker in Kenya over fate of abducted doctors Cuba's parliament speaker is visiting Nairobi in a bid to uncover the fate of two Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya by Somalia-based jihadists almost five years ago, its foreign ministry said. The mission by Esteban Lazo comes after Al-Shabaab claimed in a statement that the two doctors had been killed in a US air strike in Somalia last week. Lazo "has travelled to Kenya in order to engage in urgent […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 16
insert_link World Donald Trump is already flustering foreign leaders who are trying to prepare for a possible presidency By Michelle Bentley, Royal Holloway University of London Donald Trump has not been elected the next president of the United States. He is not even the official Republican candidate. But Trump’s presence in the 2024 electoral race is already dictating domestic and foreign political agendas – without him even setting foot in the White House for a second term. The idea that presidential wannabes influence politics before […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 4
World French defence minister visits Armenia amid Azerbaijan tensions By Marina DE RUSSÉ Paris, Feb 22, 2024 (AFP) - France's Sebastien Lecornu is due to travel to Armenia on the first trip by a French defence minister to the South Caucasus nation, as tensions rise with Yerevan's historic rival Azerbaijan. Lecornu's trip comes after French President Emmanuel Macron expressed concern about a "risk of escalation" between Armenia and Azerbaijan as he received Armenian leader Nikol Pashinyan on […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 10
