Global peace
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Palestine cause and Israeli escalation in occupied territories. During the meeting held on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly session in New York, the Palestinian leader “reiterated the need for the UN to fulfill its duties toward the Palestinian…
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The United Nations (UN) has drummed support for collective actions to promote sustainable peace in Nigeria. Kimaris Toogood, Peace and Development Advisor of the UN in Nigeria, made the call during the International Day of Peace ceremony organised by the UN Information Centre (UNIC) on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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How sad ARE you, Vlad? Russian president Putin has expressed sympathy over the death of Mikhail Gorbachev aged 91 – despite claiming the end of the Soviet Union was ‘the greatest catastrophe’ and being accused of destroying his legacy of peace. Vladimir Putin’s spin doctors claimed that the Russian tyrant expressed ‘sympathies’ over the death of…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction deals with the United States and partnerships with Western powers to remove the Iron Curtain…
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Microsoft Corp is substantially cutting its business in Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Earlier in March, Microsoft said it was suspending new sales of its products and services in Russia. “More than 400 employees will be affected”, said a company spokesperson. Several major companies, including Apple Inc, Nike and Dell Technologies, have severed connections with…
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Russian leaders are discussing the declaration of a “full-fledged war” on Ukraine on May 9, the day Russia celebrates its defeat of Nazi Germany, according to Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “According to partner intelligence services, Russia has such intentions — to declare a full-fledged war on May 9. Such talk, we understand that there…
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A new Cabinet has been announced in crisis-hit Lebanon, breaking a months-long impasse amid ongoing mass protests against the country’s ruling elite, ITV reports. University professor Hassan Diab has been chosen to head a Cabinet of 20 members, three months after former prime minister Saad Hariri resigned The country is buckling under a crippling economic and financial crisis…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself prayed over the caskets of late Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani and others slain in the US-led drone attack. Khamenei, who had a close relationship with Soleimani, wept at one point during the traditional Muslim prayers for the dead. The crowd wailed. Soleimani’s successor, Esmail Ghaani stood…
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