On Monday (23 January 2023), NATO hosted its first Industry Symposium on Climate Change and Capabilities, which brought together over 150 representatives from NATO Allies and industry. The participants discussed how NATO’s ambitions on climate change a…
UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooding killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer
Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday. Read the full story, “UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-bloodi…
$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO
Two-and-a-half billion dollars: that’s how much funding the UN World Health Organization (WHO) will need across its operations this year, it said on Monday, to help a record number of people facing disease and starvation. Read the full story, “$2.54 bi…
Russia’s Lavrov defends naval drills with S Africa during visit – Al Jazeera English
Russia’s Lavrov defends naval drills with S Africa during visit Al Jazeera EnglishView Full Coverage on Google News
Brazil, Argentina Discuss Establishing A Common Currency Like The Euro
Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández (left) and Brazil’s new leader Lula. AP CNBC/Reuters: Brazil and Argentina to discuss common currency * Brazil and Argentina aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common…
Chair of the NATO Military Committee commends Portugal for its global security vision
From 20 to 23 January 2023, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer was in Portugal, at the invitation of the Portuguese Chief of Defence, Admiral António Silva Ribeiro. During the visit, Admiral Bauer attended a military cer…
NATO Secretary General accepts Honorary Award of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg accepted the Honorary Award of the Verkhovna Rada, the unicameral Parliament of Ukraine, in a ceremony at NATO Headquarters on Monday (23 January 2023). The Honorary Award is the highest award given by the Verkhovna R…
India’s Public Education App Exposed Millions of Students’ Data
A mandatory app exposed the personal information of students and teachers across the country for over a year.
Poland pushes for more tanks for Kyiv, will seek German OK
Poland needs the consent of Germany, which builds the tanks, to send them to a non-NATO country.
New 1994 ferry disaster report finds there was no collision and no explosion
A total of 852 people were killed when the M/S Estonia sank 29 years ago – one of Europe’s worst peacetime maritime disasters.