34 dead and 157 injured as Russian attacks hits military training facility near Lviv
The governor of Ukraine’s Lviv region has said a Russian air strike on a military range killed 34 people and injured 157 in Russia’s...
Former Japanese Prime Minister shot dead
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.
Abe, 67,...
New UN ‘roadmap’ shows how to drastically slash plastic pollution
Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies use existing technologies to make significant policy shifts and...
Cocoa industry relies on forced labour and exploits women workers, research shows
Workers in the cocoa industry’s global supply chains experience forced labour and widespread exploitation, according to new research.
Experts at the Sheffield Political Economy Research...
Oxfam launches a home and gift rainbow range to send a message of hope...
Oxfam has launched a new home and gift rainbow range to raise funds for its coronavirus emergency appeal and give hope to people fighting...
Get COVID-19 vaccinations for ‘high-risk’ populations underway within 100 days worldwide, Tedros urges
There needs to be a “collective commitment” to get vaccinations underway worldwide for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching...
Amidst turmoil, displacement and plunging economy, Afghanistan’s future ‘very difficult…to see’
A crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan as conflict, combined with drought and COVID-19, is pushing Afghans into a humanitarian catastrophe, the...
Johnson in Kyiv for talks with Zelensky
Boris Johnson has with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv today in what appears to be an unannounced visit.
President Zelensky called Johnson “a friend” and...
Sunak flies to Kyiv to meet Zelensky
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made his first visit to Ukraine to meet President Zelensky in Kyiv today
In a joint news conference Sunak said...
COP28 draft calls for transition from fossils fuels but not to phase them out
A new draft final agreement at UN climate summit calls on countries to transition away from fossil fuels but not phase them out, as...