The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the waters off the coast of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.Recent months have continued to see a...
The lawyer for Niger’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has told the BBC as the country marks a year since the coup that he fears the former head of state could face the death penalty.Last month Niger's top court stripped...
Deputy UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, briefed ambassadors and also provided an update on casualty figures.Mr. Ebo said that since the last briefing on 14 June, "the provision of military assistance and transfers of arms...
Paris 2024/Florian HulleuWith an anticipated 10,000 athletes parading through the heart of Paris, Friday's Olympic opening ceremony promises a spectacle par excellence.Many of the details have been kept secret, so expect plenty of surprises. The ceremony begins at 18:30...
by CIVICUSThursday, July 25, 2024Inter Press ServiceJul 25 (IPS) - CIVICUS discusses the recent US Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity and its potential impact on the 5 November presidential election with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of Law...
As their ship started sinking rapidly into the sea, nine crew members onboard a cargo ship in Taiwan realised they did not have enough time to reach their life raft. They decided to jump off the boat into sea,...
Opinion by Mandeep Dhaliwal, Kevin Osborne (united nations)Friday, July 26, 2024Inter Press ServiceUNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) - Around the world countries are taking powerful steps to protect people’s rights, dignity, and health. Dominica and Namibia became the most...
ReutersCaretaker Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the repercussions for the rail network were massive and serious, and France's intelligence services and forces of order had been deployed to "find and punish those behind these criminal acts".But who would want...
Asked about the rising nuclear threats from North Korea, State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller said July 22: “We have made clear on a number of occasions that we prefer diplomacy to deal with this situation, and the North Koreans...
Mike Ellis, Alberta's minister for public safety, said the fire was 5km (3 miles) outside of Jasper when it was pushed by the winds to the town in "less than 30 minutes"."Any firefighter will tell you there is little...
