Source link The Bundestag has a rejected a resolution calling for providing long-range rockets to Kiev Germany’s parliament has overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to give Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, marking the latest setback for proponents of providing longer-range weapons for Kiev to use against Russia. The resolution was defeated on Wednesday evening by a […]
Source link Morocco is chosen ahead of South Africa to assume the presidency of the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council Morocco was elected to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in a secret ballot in Geneva on Wednesday, following a showdown with South Africa, after the African continent failed to present a single […]
Source link The US, Ukraine and former Axis powers once again voted against Moscow-proposed text The UN General Assembly has adopted a Russian-drafted resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism in a 118-49 vote, with 14 member states abstaining on Tuesday. The resolution calls on UN members to take appropriate action to counter historical revisionism […]
Source link Liberia voted against a ceasefire in Gaza a week ago, along with the US, being the only African country to do so The president of Liberia, George Weah, instructed Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah on Sunday to cancel Monrovia’s vote made a week ago in the UN General Assembly against an immediate ceasefire […]
Source link Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban previously threatened to use the “hard veto” against Ukrainian accession to the bloc German Chancellor Olaf Scholz convinced Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to leave the room where the bloc’s leaders were voting on whether to open negotiations with Ukraine about joining the EU, he confirmed to reporters […]
Source link A UN refugee agency says too many people in the Palestinian enclave haven’t eaten for days The population of Gaza is suffering from hunger as the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) prepares to vote on a humanitarian ceasefire on Tuesday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported. The […]
Source link The result spells the end of Mateusz Morawiecki’s government and his six-year rule The Polish parliament on Monday successfully passed a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Of the 456 MPs who voted, only 190 backed the premier. The no-confidence vote comes after Morawiecki’s right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party […]
Source link The consultative referendum was held amid a century-old dispute for land and freshly discovered offshore hydrocarbons Voters in Venezuela have overwhelmingly backed their government’s position on a territorial dispute with neighboring Guyana, the country’s National Electoral Council has reported. The row stems from the US border arbitration more than a century ago, which […]
Source link The White House has rebuked allegations against Joe Biden as a political smear campaign Recently-installed US House Speaker Mike Johnson has said that he believes Republicans may have the required votes to formalize impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden. Speaking on Fox News on Saturday, Johnson said that the House GOP will decide […]
Source link The White House is trying to push through $106bn in funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that he will hold a vote on President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine and Israel during the first week of December. The […]
Source link In response to ongoing hostilities in Gaza, South African lawmakers have endorsed a motion to shut down the Israeli embassy and terminate diplomatic relations until Israel commits to a cease-fire. The resolution, put forward by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), an opposition party, received a majority vote of 248 during a parliamentary session […]