A company to operate driverless autonomous vehicles has been granted a license in the United Arab Emirates. A meeting of the Council of Ministers was held in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The Emirati national policy for electric vehicles was approved in the meeting, a network…
Photo courtesy of Reuters. The Russian army carried out a drone attack in the city of Sumy, Ukraine. According to Ukrainian authorities from Kiev, one person was killed as a result of this attack. Ukrainian officials added that Russian forces targeted a five-story residential building in the city. According to the news agency, the Ukrainian…
Image courtesy: BBC. The aggression of the Israeli army in the Palestinian territories continues. In this regard, the Palestinian authorities say that the Israeli army killed 9 Palestinians by ground and air attack in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials further stated that more than 20 Palestinians were injured by the Israeli army’s ground attack…
Courtesy: Al Arabiya News. Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. According to the Saudi media from Riyadh, the Swedish ambassador was summoned to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to record the protest. The Saudi media further says that the Swedish ambassador was protested and asked to declare…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized for the Netherlands’ past involvement in the enslavement of humans. King William-Alexander was speaking at a ceremony to mark 160 years since the end of slavery in the Netherlands. He said that today we remember the Dutch history of slavery, I apologize for the atrocities against humanity. “Prejudice is…
Haiti The security situation in Haiti “is appalling,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, recalling his recent visit to the fragile nation. He called for swift action at a time when the humanitarian needs are “soaring”. And although “there is not yet the political solution in sight”, the UN chief expressed hope and optimism. “It is…
Local young people in the city of Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, are teaming up with the UPSHIFT programme, run by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to care for animals evacuated from dangerous regions. Over 300 young people have joined the initiative to house the abandoned pets, mainly cats and dogs, and which hopes to encourage people to…
“We must not leave this for our children to fix – no matter how inspiring their activism,” he told the Human Rights Council, advocating for a “just transition” to a green economy. “I ask every member of this Council to take this clear message out of the Palais des Nations and into every aspect of…
“While the reconnection of the back-up power line is positive, the plant’s external power situation remains highly vulnerable, underlining the precarious nuclear safety and security situation at the site,” Mr. Grossi said. Much needed back-up According to IAEA, the plant’s connection to the single remaining 330 kilovolt (kV) power line out of six that existed before…
“Humanity is in dangerous waters on climate,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message at the start of MPEC’s latest session. “Science tells us it is still possible to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 °C, but it requires an immense and immediate global effort, and shipping, which accounts for almost three per cent…
