After agreeing a plea deal with US prosecutors over espionage charges, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,arrived in his native Australia on Wednesday. An extraordinary 14-year legal odyssey comes to an end with the deal. Although Assange’s supporters welcomed his release,but say the prosecution sets a dangerous precedent for press freedom.
Millions of people in New Delhi, the capital of India, which has been coping with a searing heat wave for the past few weeks, are severely affected by water shortages. It is one of several cities in India experiencing a water shortage.
Ban Ki-Moon, Former United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Chair of the Elders, briefs the Security Council meeting on children and armed conflict on the theme “How to advance our collective norms towards protecting children and ending all grave violations.”
Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question,June
The horrific act of a policewoman fatally setting her husband ablaze over his alleged online gambling debts has shocked Indonesia, fueling a national conversation about the devastating consequences of addiction.
In Ukraine, as in many other countries, job seekers in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers.By taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage,one organization is trying to change that by taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage.
James Swan, Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia.
Some critics of the Israel invasion have called for the Jewisstate to be banned from the international soccer governing body, FIFA.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the press on escalation of blue line tensions between Israel and Hezbollah on the border of Lebanon.
Former schoolteacher Zarghona Hamidi is teaching young Afghan refugee women in Peshawar, Pakistan, how to make fashion jewelry so they can support their families.