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A Negotiation Basis for Peace & Ceasefire Between Russia & Ukraine the 2022 Istanbul Agreements

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov took part in an interview with Tucker Carlson, an American independent journalist, a few days ago. Lavrov explained that in March 2022, Moscow and Kyiv held a series of talks…

Niger Resists in the Crosshairs of Sanctions and Climate Catastrophe

In the aftermath of the devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of several relief measures instituted by the government to drastically cut prices of essential commodities and…

Plastics Treaty Negotiations Extended: Plastic Production Cuts Still on the Table

Majority of Member States on the Side of Ambition Busan, South Korea  – As time ran out for negotiators to clinch a strong plastics treaty in Busan, the Chair and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) announced that they will be…

User Language Distorts ChatGPT Information on Armed Conflicts

When asked in Arabic about the number of civilian casualties killed in the Middle East conflict, ChatGPT gives significantly higher casualty numbers than when the prompt was written in Hebrew, as a new study by the Universities of Zurich and…

EcoWaste Coalition Backs Recall of Mini Toy Sets with Toxic Resins

FDA Announces Recall of Specific Miniverse Toys Due to Health-damaging Acrylates 30 November 2024, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a thumbs up for issuing a toy safety advisory that will…

India: Avoidable By-polls, a Burden on Taxpayers

India’s billion-plus population is watching an initiative under the ‘one nation, one election’ policy by the Union government in New Delhi proposing simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and local government bodies across the country to reduce the…

Escalation in Syria: Islamists Loyal to Turkey Launch Attack on Kurdish Areas

Following the outbreak of the heaviest fighting in Syria in several years, Kurdish areas are now under acute threat from attacks by jihadist groups cooperating with Turkey. While the Islamist group Haiat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda…

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned About A 100k-Strong NATO Intervention In Ukraine

NATO might be willing to test Putin’s patience by crossing yet another of Russia’s perceived red lines in spite of its updated nuclear doctrine and new Oreshniks. The NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine might be on the brink of an…

COP29 Climate Summit Ends With $300B Pledge That UN Chief Calls ‘Base to Build on’

In an agreement struck during overtime at the United Nations COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, the world’s wealthiest nations agreed to a combined annual contribution of at least $300 billion to assist developing nations with tackling the impacts of…

Gaza under heavy rainfall – protest asking for immediate ceasefire to save life

For the last 13 months pro-palestinian groups organizes protest very couple of weeks in Montreal. They are asking for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to save life. Saturday they marched downtown Montreal.  Meanwhile, according to reports from the Office for…

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