UNGA president urges Security Council reform to avoid paralysis
In a world shadowed by the turmoil in Ukraine and Gaza, the urgency for reforming the UN Security Council has…
San Francisco welcomes APEC gathering
The 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting will be held from Wednesday to Friday in San Francisco, the…
COP28 must set stage for immediate climate action, says UN report
A new report from UN Climate Change (the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat) says that national climate…
EU military aid for Ukraine reaches 27 bln euros
The European Union (EU) military aid for Ukraine has reached 27 billion euros (about 28.8 billion U.S. dollars) since the…
Slovakian gov’t rejects military aid package for Ukraine
The Slovakian government on Wednesday rejected a 14th package of military aid for Ukraine worth 40.3 million euros (43.1 million…
Japan detects above-limit radioactive cesium in locally grown mushroom
Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, government report showed on Tuesday.…
Japan starts 3rd release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into ocean despite opposition
Japan on Thursday started the third round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant…
Russia to react if U.S., Finland sign defense pact
Russia will react if the United States and Finland make a deal on joint defense, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria…
Putin warns of intensification of sanctions against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he expects Western sanctions against Russia to be intensified, and that his…
