Day: February 26, 2025
The real reason Trump wants Ukraine’s minerals – and why it is all about China
Both sides will benefit after agreeing for the US to jointly develop Ukraine’s mineral resources
Is the US-Ukraine mineral deal a win-win agreement?
Ukraine agrees to grant the US access to its mineral wealth.
US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’
Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global falloutThe Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency, w…
This new text-to-speech AI model understands what it’s saying – how to try it for free
I tested Hume’s new Octave model and was impressed with the results. Now you can try it, too.
New report flags severity of US funding cuts to global AIDS response
Shuttered clinics and health workers laid off around the world reflect the widespread, negative toll the United States funding freeze is taking on the global AIDS response, according to a new situation report released on Wednesday by the UN agency char…
Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries as regional fighting continues
UN humanitarians on Wednesday reported a scaling up of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria, even as hostilities continue to impact civilians and limit access in different parts of the country.Read the full story, “Syria: UN scales up aid deliveries a…
Human Rights Council: Gaza ceasefire must hold, Türk insists
UN human rights chief Volker Türk issued a strong appeal on Wednesday for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza to hold, amid delays to talks between Hamas and Israel on extending the truce into the second phase.Read the full story, “Human Rights Council: Gaza…
Greatest threat to UN Peacekeeping is divisions between nations, says UN Peace Operations Chief
Peacekeeping efforts by the United Nations are being challenged by growing disunity between Member States, the UN head of Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said in an interview with UN News, during the Conference for Women Peacekeepers in New Delhi…
Sudan war: Any peace deal must respect national sovereignty, UN envoy says
As the war in Sudan approaches a second year, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the country has emphasized the need to re-double and coordinate efforts towards a peace agreement that respects national sovereignty, independence and territori…