Speaking to the Washington Post, Greta Thunberg has condemned President Biden for overseeing fossil fuel infrastructure expansion across the US despite having set ambitious climate goals that would see it hit net zero by 2050. The wide-ranging interview saw Thunberg address international efforts to tackle climate change in the wake …
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A court in Moscow has ordered the liquidation of a prominent NGO dedicated to preserving the memory of those who died under communist rule, after prosecutors said the group was seeking to rewrite the history of the Soviet Union. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, a judge decreed that Memorial, …
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Countries across Europe are imposing restrictions on social life during the holiday season in response to a growing number of Covid-19 cases. The authorities fear hospitals could be overwhelmed by Omicron-variant patients. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Monday a series of new measures aimed at curbing the spread …
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Belarus has unveiled its proposed new constitution, opening up the possibility of the country stationing nuclear weapons on its territory and potentially enabling veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko to stay in office until 2035. The changes, which were promised in the wake of the unrest that followed last year’s disputed presidential …
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A bank in Montenegro has been seized by a man claiming to be armed with explosives and accusing the financial organization of having stolen money from workers. The drama is unfolding in the coastal city of Bar, in the south of the country. Police have evacuated residents of nearby houses …
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Prisoner advocacy groups say female Palestinians face a wide range of human rights violations in Israeli jails. Earlier in December, three female Palestinian prisoners – Shorooq Douyat, Marah Bakir, and Muna Kaadan – were brutalized and thrown into solitary confinement, according to Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, an organization representing political prisoners. …
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Queensland’s PCR testing requirement for Covid-19 causes long lines and increased the risks of infection, yet its head stubbornly refuses to switch to self-administered rapid tests, the top NSW official lamented. Brad Hazzard, the Health Minister of New South Wales (NSW), accused Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk of demonstrating “passive aggressive …
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NATO’s goal is to fill a void left over from the fall of the USSR, Moscow’s top diplomat has claimed, hitting out at the US-led military bloc as Russia seeks to obtain guarantees that it will not advance closer to its borders. Speaking as part of an interview on Monday, …
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On December 25, China and Cuba signed a cooperation plan for joint promotion of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Although Havana was already part of the initiative on paper, the new agreement is significant, according to the Global Times, as it “clarified the key cooperation content and projects for China …
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