As world leaders congratulated China on its Oct. 1 National Day, protesters gathered in cities around the world to protest against the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents
Reporters are briefed on climate change by Secretary-General António Guterres (left at podium), who also urged world leaders to attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt
The staggering damage and death toll from Hurricane Ian, which is wreaking havoc in Florida, reveal just how devastating it was. Residents of Lee County, which was severely damaged by the hurricane, describe its horrors
A new chapter in the evolution of life on Earth is being revealed by scientists. It resembles the growth of a brand-new Galapagos Island in the Pacific. This one, though, is constructed of plastics
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, which borders Afghanistan, there is a growing anti-Taliban sentiment as many fear that the Pakistani Taliban could make a comeback. The talks between the militants and the Pakistani army have drawn criticism from residents who claim that they jeopardise the region’s ten-year-old peace
Bangladesh’s new police chief is a U.S.-sanctioned former head of the elite security unit Rapid Action Battalion, which Washington also sanctioned last December saying it was responsible for serious human rights abuses
The Democratic Republic of the Congo situation is discussed during a Security Council meeting by Zephyrin Maniratanga, the Republic of Burundi’s Permanent Representative to the UN
After six months of Russian occupation, Izium’s residents say they are determined to rebuilding their lives. After being subjected to nearly 500 airstrikes, according to Ukrainian officials, 90% of the city has been destroyed
Gao Yan, a dancer and student at Shandong University of Arts, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, in an undated photo.Photo:Weibo via RFA
The Security Council meeting on maintaining international peace and security is presided over by Nicolas de Rivière, France’s Permanent Representative to the UN and President of the Security Council for the month of September