International issues

This Friday 8th December, the organisation World Without Wars and Violence (MsG) began preparations for the 3rd World March for Peace and Nonviolence. March for Peace and Nonviolence will take place from October 2, 2024, to January 5, 2025. “In…

The Third World March for Peace and Non-violence Who wouldn’t dream and hope for wars to end? For nuclear weapons to be finally abolished and eliminated? For conflicts to be resolved without resorting to wars, killings, acts of terror, and…

Brazil and Colombia have blown up 19 illegal gold mining operations in the Amazon rainforest. Colombia’s armed forces said the mines were producing about $1.5 million worth of the rare metal every month and polluting the rainforest’s rivers with mercury, reported the BBC and Reuters. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The unlawful…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressuring European diplomats to cease any talks about Ukraine joining NATO, according to a member of Rada (the Ukrainian parliament), Oleksiy Goncharenko. This is no minor politician. The son of a former Odessa…

by: Assaf Levy, BioDB Step into the lush landscapes of tropical rainforests or the wide-open spaces of savannas, and you might witness a captivating show unfolding high in the treetops – the world of monkeys. These clever creatures, distant relatives…

COP28, the UN Conference of the Parties in oil-rich Dubai, currently underway, will not resolve the issue of oil and gas companies agreeing to slow down oil production. On the contrary, all signals point to an increase according to formal…

Whereas Israel’s stated goal from the onset of its war in Gaza was and still justifiably is the destruction of Hamas, Israel has not offered as yet any clear exit strategy. Even though Hamas cannot be defeated completely, Israel, with…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday [3 December 2023] sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis. As the…

The ICC is a “puppet institution”. What’s needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here’s how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. By Sam Husseini Some of the greatest successes in…

Hypocrisy ran rampant at COP28 even before the doors swung open to 70,000 delegates on Thursday, November 30th. This is the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties (“COP”) held at Expo City, Dubai. It’s the big…