Source link The European rights body is discrediting itself by ignoring last week’s massacre, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said The Council of Europe has disgraced itself by failing to condemn the recent Crocus City Hall terrorist attack near Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. The massacre at a concert venue last Friday […]
Source link The authority that rules on voting appeals has deemed the West African nation’s decision “unconstitutional” Senegal’s Constitutional Council has canceled a law that pushed back the West African nation’s presidential elections and triggered deadly clashes between protesters and police. The top electoral authority declared on Thursday that the order by President Macky Sall, […]
Source link The country has overtaken Saudi Arabia with over $442 billion in foreign currency reserves, data shows Russia has risen to sixth place in the world in terms of foreign currency reserves, according to the latest calculations by the World Gold Council. The country had accumulated $442.5 billion in forex holdings as of the […]
Source link Azerbaijan may quit the Council of Europe due to a dispute over human rights, the country’s official news agency APA reported on Thursday. The news came after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted to suspend Baku’s delegation. According to APA, Azerbaijan “will not stand idle in the face of […]
Source link France has refused to call an emergency session over Ukraine shooting down a plane with its own POWs Paris is copying London and abusing its powers at the UN to protect Kiev, Moscow’s deputy envoy to the world body said on Wednesday, after the French ambassador refused Russia’s request for an urgent session […]
Source link The world’s richest man has questioned the absence of its most populous country from its key governing body Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday opined that it is “absurd” that India, now the most populous country on Earth, isn’t a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and suggested adjusting the intergovernmental […]
Source link Through South-South cooperation, harmony can be found, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has told RT The majority of the five permanent members of the UN are from the Global North, and it has created “a serious problem” for the balance of power at the UN Security Council, Namibia’s Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah told RT in […]
Source link Antonio Guterres has described the continent’s lack of representation as a “flagrant injustice” The fact that Africa lacks a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is an injustice, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday. The UN chief insisted that the present structure of the UNSC is paralyzed by geopolitical divisions […]
Source link Officials in Brussels reportedly fear Charles Michel’s resignation could give presiding Hungary enormous influence in the bloc Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country will hold the European Council’s rotating presidency later this year, could gain an outsized influence over the body due to the expected departure of Council President Charles Michel, Politico […]
Source link The UN Security Council has finally adopted a resolution calling for speeding up aid deliveries to desperate Palestinian civilians in Gaza, after the United States delayed the vote for days and pushed the members to strip the text from any direct calls for a ceasefire or suspension of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. The […]
Source link Finland shut down its last crossing point with Russia following an influx of migrants, which Helsinki claims was a “hybrid attack” launched by Moscow The Council of Europe has voiced concerns over Finland’s decision to close all border crossings with Russia, warning that the move could leave “extremely vulnerable” migrants stranded without shelter […]
Source link Charles Michel will attempt to defuse an ongoing spat with Budapest over Kiev’s bid for EU membership, Politico reported European Council President Charles Michel will return from China ahead of schedule in a bid to save Ukraine’s bid for EU membership, Politico reported on Tuesday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has urged Michel […]
Source link Charles Michel urged member countries to move away from national defense models, framing the funding of Ukraine’s military as a success The European Defence Agency must establish a “European cyber force” with offensive capabilities in order to keep Russia at bay and take the lead in the emerging field of cyber-defense, European Council […]
Source link Havering Borough officials argued the installation only risked “inflaming tensions” within the community The Borough of Havering in East London has abandoned its plans to erect the traditional Hanukkah menorah in front of Town Hall this year, opting to only briefly place a “temporary installation” in its stead. The local council attributed the […]
Source link Moscow did not get enough votes from Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) members on Wednesday to stay on the Executive Council past May 2024. The 41-member board is elected to 2-year rotating terms from among the 193 member states, “with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical distribution, the […]