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Australian soldier and her husband accused of spying for Russia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian soldier and her husband have been accused of spying for Russia, the first charges brought under the Australian government. far-reaching espionage laws announced in 2018. The Russian-born couple are Australian citizens with Russian passports and are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday, each charged with preparing […]

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Old clip wrongly presented as ‘collapsing road in Indian city of Ayodhya in 2024’

When reports emerged that parts of a newly constructed road in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya had collapsed due to heavy rains in June 2024, an old video surfaced in social media posts that wrongly depicted it as the destroyed road. However, the video had previously circulated online in posts about a collapsed footpath

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General Assembly demands immediate end to Russian aggression in Ukraine — Global Issues

The Assembly also called for an immediate end to attacks on Ukraine’s critical energy infrastructure, after weeks of escalation. The resolution entitled Safety and security of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, including the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant was accepted with 99 countries for and nine against (Belarus, Burundi, Cuba, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali,

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Insecurity biggest obstacle to realizing Colombian peace deal, Security Council hears — Global Issues

The 2016 agreement between national authorities and the armed group FARC-EP effectively ended more than five decades of conflict, but violence continues. Hundreds of signatories killed UN Special Representative Carlos Ruiz Massieu told ambassadors that “Uncertainty is clearly the biggest obstacle to reintegration and the success of the peace agreement”. According to him, 421 signatories

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Concerns grow over El Fasher’s fate, calls for consensus on South Sudan elections and indigenous rights in Brazil — Global Issues

Residential areas, markets, hospitals and shelters for displaced people are all affected, he told reporters at the daily briefing in New York. According to the UN migration agency, as many as 329,000 people have been displaced from the last government-controlled city in Darfur in the past three months (IOM). Mr Dujarric said civilians must be

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Mothers warn future generations, call for ‘never again’ — Global Issues

The incident was the largest massacre in Europe since the Holocaust during World War II. It left deep emotional scars on the survivors, families of victims and the society of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole, after the wars and ethnic cleansing that marked the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, which began in 1992. One

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UN chief calls for ‘drastic shift’ to transform education globally — Global Issues

António Guterres took part in a Special event on transforming education – part of the ongoing High Level Political Forum (HLPF) and looking forward to the coming Top of the future in september. The event was a call to action, with the UN chief urging all countries to make collective efforts to create real learning

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Growing or Shrinking? What the Latest Trends Tell Us About Global Population — Global Issues

It will then fall to about 10.2 billion, which is 700 million lower than expected a decade ago.That’s just one of the key findings revealed in Thursday’s report. World Population Forecasts 2024 report published by the UN on Thursday. However, global population change is uneven and the demographic landscape is changing, with rapid population growth

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WHO chief highlights health risks of latest evacuation orders — Global Issues

WHO Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists that the Al-Ahli and Patient Friendly Hospitals in northern Gaza are the last institutions unable to function due to fighting nearby. He said patients from Al-Ahli have been evacuated to the Indonesian hospital, which is now three times its capacity. Thousands await evacuation “More than 10,000 patients still

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Stoltenberg criticizes China for approaching NATO

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg On Thursday, the stakes against China’s cooperation with Russia were raised, with Beijing criticized for “oppressing its own people” and threatening Taiwan. At the closing press conference after the NATO summit, Stoltenberg reiterated NATO’s recent labeling of China as a “decisive accomplice” in Russia’s war against Ukraine, which NATO leaders reiterated

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