The sanctions on Russian diamonds are part of a G7 effort to develop an internationally coordinated diamond ban to deprive Russia of this revenue source.
Today, Pope Francis delivered his traditional urbi et orbi blessing to the faithful around the world, where traditionally took stock of world conflicts.
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on new rules to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses, trucks and trailers.
The Russian army is progressing with difficulty in places, but the bombardments continue unabated on several cities, and the ground fighting in the outskirts...
People in Afghanistan are today facing a food insecurity and malnutrition crisis of “unparalleled proportions”, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator said on Tuesday.
Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russia's main public television channel, had held up a sign in the middle of Russia's most-watched newscast, which read:...
In a report adopted on Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee identifies climate change as a new security challenge requiring adequate resources, together with hybrid...
UN political affairs chief warns of ‘utter devastation’ facing Ukraine cities by Russian forces
11 March 2022Peace and Security
With the war in Ukraine now in...
This article was published in The Conversation March 1, 2022
Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University
The daily life of ordinary Russians – not just the country’s political...
Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised the global spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic.
Previously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine has further weakened the world economy.
World trade is facing unprecedented disruptions in energy and...
A ceasefire had been announced this morning by Russia, and should start at 10 am. The evacuations are postponed, according to the city hall.
According...