More than 40 people died in the attack of militants in Congo

More than 40 people died in the attack of militants in Congo

More than 40 people were killed in an attack by militants in the African country Democratic Republic of Congo. Militants attacked the eastern village of Mukondi last night. According to officials, women, children and the elderly are also among those killed in the attack. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’);…

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Former Prime Minister of Malaysia arrested on corruption charges

Former Prime Minister of Malaysia arrested on corruption charges

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been accused of corruption, Photo: File Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was arrested on charges of extorting money from contractors for party funds in exchange for development projects. According to the international news organization, the country’s anti-corruption agency, which arrested the former prime minister, said…

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LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

LDC5: World leaders back ‘blueprint for recovery, renewal, resilience’ in least developed countries

The Doha Political Declaration was adopted to a round of applause in the plenary hall of the Qatar National Convention Centre, where LDC5 has been under way since 5 March.  Ushering in new era of solidarity, and enormous socio-economic benefits for world’s 46 least developed countries, today’s action comes nearly one year after the DPoA…

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USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights

USA: Sanctions against individuals abroad violates due process rights

UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said the practice raises concerns about rights violations, including the right to due process, as enshrined under a decades-old international treaty.  Longstanding practice  “The United States has for years been imposing sanctions on individuals and entities without national criminal jurisdiction and in the absence of universal jurisdiction,” she said.  …

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Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

Ukraine: IAEA chief slams ‘complacency’ over stricken Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant

This is the first time the site has lost all power since November 2022 – but the sixth time that all off-site power has been cut since the Russian invasion last February – IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said, in a statement to agency directors. The agency said late on Thursday that power had been restored after 11 tense…

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The LDC graduation pathway must not disrupt overall sustainable development, says UN deputy chief

The LDC graduation pathway must not disrupt overall sustainable development, says UN deputy chief

She was speaking during the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), in Doha, Qatar, where other participants stressed that graduation from LDC category must be sustainable and irreversible.  Speakers argued that the appeal for continued and innovative financing and support measures “has fallen on deaf ears”, as the LDC5 held the last…

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