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UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged restraint and dialogue after deadly protests in Madagascar left 22 dead, as youth-led demonstrations over power cuts spread nationwide.
Six years after the fire, Notre-Dame Cathedral’s spire will reopen on Sept. 20, allowing visitors to ascend 420 steps and view Paris from above.
German Chancellor Merz warns the EU may retaliate against U.S. tech firms if trade talks fail, signaling deepening tensions with Trump’s tariff threats.
Elon Musk launches the “American Party” to challenge Trump, but experts warn of six key obstacles to his third-party gamble in U.S. politics.
FedEx founder Fred Smith, hailed as a logistics visionary, passed away at 80. He transformed global delivery with his revolutionary hub-and-spoke model and enduring leadership.
Tian Fengyin, from 1991 to the present day, has traveled thousands of miles, from Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west, sketching and creating over 800 Great Wall-themed oil paintings. She has visited 23 countries, including France and Norway, and held 47 solo exhibitions with the Great Wall as the main theme.
The Secretary-General made a call for a reformed, inclusive, networked multilateralism to manage the complexity of a multipolar world. He emphasized the need for strong multilateral institutions and frameworks to prevent further fragmentation.
Some 2.2 million people in Gaza are in crisis, or worse, levels of acute food insecurity in Gaza, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, known as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, officially withdrew from the 2024 U.S. presidential race on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported 162 Palestinian deaths and 296 injuries in this period, contributing to a total of 22,600 Palestinian deaths since October 7. Approximately 70% of these casualties are women and children, and 57,910 Palestinians have been injured.
The surge in the BRICS’ GDP is a testament to their strategic economic policies, heavy investments in technology and infrastructure, and a united push towards sustainable growth.
The UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects report for 2024 projects a slowdown in global growth from an estimated 2.7 percent in 2023 to 2.4 percent in 2024.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ripe to help resolve certain major problems in Africa, from farming to the health sector, but Senegalese expert Seydina Moussa Ndiaye is warning of a new “colonization” of the continent by this new technology if foreign companies continue to feed on African data without involving local actors.
In the serene world of Guan Jingyi, every stroke of the brush tells a story of beauty and kindness. Born into the illustrious Guan family, known for its deep roots in Chinese art and literature, Guan Jingyi was destined for a life steeped in artistic splendor.
The United Nations concluded its decade-long peacekeeping operation in Mali on Sunday, following a directive from Mali’s military leaders.
Addressing the mounting challenges faced by the international community, as highlighted in the Secretary-General’s New Year message for 2024, requires a multifaceted and collaborative approach.
A United Nations Security Council veto today (Dec. 8, 2023) by the U.S. government about the Hamas-Israel ceasefire illustrates the horrific failure of the UN to prevent war—which is the primary responsibility of the organization according to its charter, says a University of Michigan researcher, Israeli peace activist and survivor of an earlier attack by Hamas.
The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that the UN weather chief said on Tuesday is “unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.”
The protection of civilians in conflict zones, such as the current situation in Gaza, is of paramount importance and represents a fundamental principle of international humanitarian law
Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
