Source link Washington should act with increased speed to develop supply chains for critical minerals from Africa, a USIP report says Washington could advance its policy goals in Africa through strategic investment in an effort to reduce reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) said on Tuesday. […]
Source link India on Tuesday reiterated its demand for more permanent members in the UN Security Council from Global South countries, while vehemently opposing reforms suggested by the Uniting for Consensus group spearheaded by Italy. Uniting for Consensus’ (UfC) latest proposal, outlined by Italy’s permanent representative to the UN, Maurizio Massari, on Monday, suggests increasing […]
Source link A Bloomberg report last week suggested that the conglomerate was being investigated India’s Adani Group has denied media reports suggesting it is being investigated by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over bribery allegations. The company, founded by tycoon Gautam Adani, claims it has not received a notice from the DOJ and dismissed […]
Source link A French-Canadian mercenary fighting for Kiev and alleged leader of the so-called ‘Norman Brigade’ private military group has been killed, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reported on Tuesday. Reports about the death of the mercenary, identified as 36-year-old Jean-Francois Ratelle from Quebec, first circulated through social media, the outlet said. According to media reports, […]
Source link Turning meetings into political talk shows will hurt the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Russia believes A senior Russian diplomat has chastised Albania, which holds the rotating presidency in the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), for allowing one of the group’s events to be dominated by the Ukraine […]
Source link “Questioning” or “denying” racism is considered an offense at several institutions, activists have claimed A group of free speech activists has accused UK universities of “an overt attack on intellectual freedom,” after it was reported that phrases such as “the most qualified person should get the job” are considered racist “microaggressions” by some […]
Source link National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre stepped down earlier this year after more than three decades at the helm A Manhattan court has ordered former National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre to repay more than $4 million to the gun rights group, finding him liable in a civil corruption suit brought by the […]
Source link New Delhi shipped engineering goods worth over $1 billion to Moscow last year, according to an Indian trade council India’s exports of engineering goods to Russia more than doubled to over $1 billion in the first nine months of last year thanks in part to payments settled in rupees, the news outlet Mint […]
Source link Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant is restricting “legitimate speech” over the crisis in Gaza, according to a report Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook, Instagram, and other widely used online services, is systematically censoring content in support of Palestine during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Human Rights Watch (HRW) […]
Source link Seven foreigners and 13 Israelis were reportedly handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross The armed wing of Hamas said that it handed over a new group of 20 captives to the ICRC on Saturday night. Qatari mediators confirmed that the group is now being transferred to the Palestinian enclave’s […]
Source link A German court has ruled that the activities of the Last Generation constitute a threat to public safety and order The Last Generation climate change group has been designated as a “criminal organization” by the Munich Regional Court, which announced the ruling on Thursday after considering ten complaints from the climate activists over […]
Source link Certain products may disappear from shelves due to a Polish trucker protest, the organization’s head has cautioned The situation on Ukraine’s border with Poland is critical and could lead to a shortage of basic food stuffs in the country, the head of the Ukrainian Agrarian Business Club has warned. In an interview to […]
Source link The team will deal with compensation from Berlin and assess how much to demand from Moscow, a top official said Poland has set up a parliamentary group to work on World War II reparations from Germany and Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Arkadiusz Mulyarczyk said on Thursday. The group’s members include the leader of […]