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Brit cyclist lost in jungle with no food...

Brit cyclist lost in jungle with no food or water after crucial mistake

Brit cyclist lost in jungle with no food or water after crucial mistake **British Cyclist Recounts Harrowing Jungle Ordeal in Northern Thailand** Chiang Mai, Thailand – A 63-year-old British cyclist, Gordon Dewar, experienced a terrifying ordeal after becoming lost in the dense jungle terrain of... read more »

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against U...

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacceptable, un...

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacceptable, unjustifiable and must stop, says UN **Title: Security Council Convenes Emergency Session to Address Escalating Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians** The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session in New York... read more »

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer m...

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability **Rethinking Progress: Experts Advocate for Holistic Economic Metrics at UN Geneva** **Geneva, Switzerland** – A gathering of leading economists and financial specialists convened at the United Nations in Geneva this... read more »

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refu...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine ci...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine civilian casualties update **Global Humanitarian Crisis Demands End to Conflict-Driven Famine** The international community faces a stark challenge: addressing the escalating global food crisis exacerbated by conflict and... read more »

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Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Russia denies contacts with Taliban

Moscow – The Russian foreign ministry Wednesday denied media reports that a diplomat has held talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban movement over the release of a Russian held captive since... read more »

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – A committee under the Japanese lower house Wednesday passed a bill on establishing a US-style National Security Council (NSC) to make... read more »

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

UN, India push for presidential re-vote in Maldives

Male – A senior UN official began a two-day mission to the Maldives Wednesday along with Indian diplomats to push for free and fair presidential... read more »

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after all ballots... read more »

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

Israeli settlements are illegitimate, Kerry says

US Secretary of State John Kerry has called settlements constructed by the Israeli regime on occupied Palestinian lands “illegitimate”. Kerry made... read more »

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Results expected 5 January after landmark elections in Central African Republic

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