[ad_1] A health worker in Gaza continues with an inoculation campaign. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition has called for international action to end violence against or obstruction of health care in conflicts. Credit: UNWRA/Twitter by Ed Holt (bratislava) Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, May 22 (IPS) – Governments and international agencies must […]

[ad_1] Norway, Ireland and Spain announce they will recognise an independent Palestinian state. Until now, most Western countries have maintained they will formally recognise Palestinian statehood only at the end of a peace process with Israel. After more than seven months of Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, Norway, Spain and the Republic of Ireland say […]

[ad_1] Crowds packed the streets of Tehran and Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, performed funeral prayers on Wednesday for the country’s president, with senior officials from the Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah joining the commemorations. The presence of leaders from Hamas and Hezbollah — two key Iranian proxies in the Middle East — […]

[ad_1] Families of children killed and injured in the 2022 Uvalde, Texas mass shooting have announced a $2m (£1.57m) settlement with the city, days before the anniversary of the massacre. Nineteen children and two teachers were shot when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School, with police taking more than an hour to […]

[ad_1] Picture credit: AFP. …the prospect of a successful coup in the DRC is inconceivable, as it would exacerbate the country’s insecurity and further destabilise the region. African peace, security, and democratic stakeholders must remain vigilant with regard to any ‘breaking news’ of attempted or successful military coups on the continent.  In the early hours […]

[ad_1] 2 hours ago “I am now on antidepressants and being here alone, I have nobody to talk to. For over two months, I’ve barely eaten or slept and I don’t understand why this is being meted out to us; we didn’t do anything wrong,” the BBC quoted Nigerian student in the UK, Esther Obigwe, […]

[ad_1] Libyan Youth Minister, Hon. Fathallah Aabd Allatif Alzuni, accompanied by the Libyan Ambassador H.E. Muhammed Naweel Haseeb in The Gambia, recently paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth and Sports, Bakary Y. Badjie, at his office in Banjul. The visit aimed at strengthening the bilateral relationship between Libya and The Gambia, focusing […]

[ad_1] A United States spokesperson has revealed that the US government did not fund Kenyan President Ruto’s trip to the country. Ruto, who began his four-day trip to the US on Monday, had chartered a $1.5 million private jet for himself and his entourage, which had over 30 people. When news broke about the jet’s […]

[ad_1] Dong Dong the chimpanzee has a reputation at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China for being polite and intelligent Newsflare Dong Dong the chimpanzee throwing a shoe out of his zoo enclosure Dong Dong the chimpanzee doesn’t believe in the adage “finders, keepers.” The compassionate chimpanzee resides at Shendiao Mountain Wildlife Park in China’s Shandong […]

[ad_1] Opinion by Achim Steiner, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez (united nations) Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (IPS) – Small island developing states (SIDS) are scattered across the globe, dotting the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, the west and east coasts of Africa and the Indian Ocean. These low-lying highly indebted countries are […]