Incumbent President of the island archipelago off the east African coast, Azali Assoumani, was re-elected for a fourth term. However, the turnout was reportedly only 16 per cent and opposition parties denounced the elections as “fraudulent”, according to media reports. In a statement released by his office (OHCHR) on Wednesday, Volker Türk called on…
The latest grave assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) came after UN teams reached Al Ahli Arab hospital and Al Shifa hospital on Wednesday, amid reports of intensifying ground operations by Israeli Defense Forces and continuing airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, in response to Hamas’s 7 October terror attacks on southern Israel. “Patients were…
Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday morning, UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) spokesperson Jens Laerke said on behalf of UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, “we are in deep and advanced negotiations with all relevant sides to make sure that an aid operation into Gaza starts as quickly as possible and with the right conditions”….
That’s according to Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, who led a convoy at the weekend carrying aid for around 1,000 civilians to Chasiv Yar, just six kilometres from the frontline in the Donetsk region. The UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Monday that civilians are facing “daily attacks” along frontline areas in the east and…
Record temperatures have been reported on land and in the sea, while wildfires have sparked devastation, caused dozens of casualties, and forced thousands to be evacuated. Last week, scientists from the UN agency and the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said new data showed that July was on track to be the warmest month…
Photo courtesy: Associated Press. The US has claimed to have killed the leader of ISIS in the northern region of Syria. According to the US Central Command, ISIS leader Osama al-Muhajir was killed in a drone strike in Syria. The US drone strike in Syria was carried out on July 7. US Central Command did…
Torrential rains and flooded rails forced people to save their lives by climbing onto car roofs and trees in northern Spain. According to the sources, many people were washed away in the flood rails, whoever came in the way was swept away by the rails. Zaragoza, an area north of Madrid, was unexpectedly the worst…
File photo 16 people were injured in a powerful explosion in the northern province of Baghlan, Afghanistan, no one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion. According to Afghan News Agency, there was an explosion in Pol Khamri, a city of Baghlan, and the injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital. Taliban officials did not…
Areas of northern Israel have been attacked by rockets. According to Arab media from Tel Aviv, the rockets were fired from Lebanese territory. On the other hand, the Israeli army claims that the rockets were destroyed in the air. The Israeli army added that the target of the rockets was the Jewish settlements in the…
UK and EU agree Northern Ireland trade deal The talks between the British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak and the President of the European Commission Ursula Van der Leyen were successful. According to foreign media, green and red lanes will be introduced for goods under the new project. Goods going through the Green Lane will not…
