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A profile of Sam Bankman-Fried’s psychiatrist Dr. George Lerner, hired as a coach at FTX in early 2022, as prosecutors seek his communications with executives — Hired as a coach at the Bahamas-based company, Geo…
Russian Patriarch Kirill spied in Switzerland for KGB in 70s: media
The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a strong supporter of President Vladimir Putin, worked for Soviet intelligence while living in Switzerland in the 1970s, Swiss newspapers reported, citing declassified archives.According to the Sonntagszeitung an…
China: Tibetan children forced to assimilate, independent rights experts fear
Roughly one million Tibetan minority children in China have been separated from their families and placed into Government-run boarding schools, forcing their assimilation into the dominant culture, three independent UN human rights experts said on Mond…
UN human rights chief calls on Mali to reverse ‘regrettable’ expulsion order
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Monday called on Malian authorities to rescind their expulsion order for his top representative in the country.
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‘Put people first’ in drive to realize Sustainable Development Goals
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‘Act decisively before it is too late’, Guterres warns countries, laying out his priorities for 2023
Time is running out as the world inches closer to meltdown and countries must change course before it is too late, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, presenting his priorities for the year. Read the full story, “‘Act decisively bef…
UN relief chief tells Security Council ‘we can do better’ in Ukraine
The UN’s humanitarian affairs chief warned the Security Council on Monday that efforts must improve to reach nearly 18 million in need in war-torn Ukraine, since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.Read the full story, “UN relief chief tells Securit…
Around 4.2 million girls at risk for Female Genital Mutilation says Guterres, stressing men must also speak out
Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN Secretary-General on Monday, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance against the scourge, which remains a threat for a staggering 4.2 million…
China Fires Its Top Meteorologist On Sunday While doubling Down That Their Balloon Was Blown Off Course While Monitoring The Weather
Zhuang Guotai, the head of the China Meteorological Administration, has been removed from his position, it emerged on Sunday. China insists the ‘spy balloon’ was nothing more than a weather balloon that blew off course Daily Mail: China FIRES it…
NATO and Kuwait hold talks with partners on climate change and security
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our times, and NATO has been actively engaging experts, civil society, and other groups to discuss the nexus between climate change and security. On Monday (30 January), the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation …