US blocks Palestinian President from attending UN meeting in New York
Palestinian president and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly in New York next month. According to the US State Department, Mahmoud and 80 other Palestinian officials have had their visas revoked, per the BBC. US Secretary Marco Rubio has criticised […]
7 months ago
Archie Battersbee dies aged 12 as life support is withdrawn
A series of last-minute appeals were rejected this week. Archie Battersbee has passed away after multiple attempts to postpone the withdrawal of his life support were rejected this week. His family had been spending their final hours with the 12-year-old after being told his life support would be removed on Saturday morning (6 August). His […]
3 years ago
Ukraine civilians had tongues cut out by Russian troops, Zelensky tells UN
Volodymyr Zelensky revealed horrifying details of savagery and suffering. Warning: This article contains descriptions some readers may find distressing. Russian troops “cut out the tongues of civilians”, Ukraine’s president told the United Nations on Tuesday (5 April), where he also pointed out that the savagery was being inflicted by “a member of the United Nations […]
4 years ago
New report ranks Ireland as one of the happiest countries in the world
The happiest country has held the top spot for five years. An annual UN-sponsored index has ranked Ireland as the 13th happiest country in the world. After launching ten years ago, the World Happiness Report’s findings are based on people’s evaluation of their happiness, along with economic and social data. For the fifth year in […]
4 years ago
Almost 120,000 have fled Ukraine following Russian invasion, UN says
The majority appear to have fled to Poland. Nearly 120,000 people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on Thursday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The figures come as almost 200 Ukrainians, including three children, have been killed due to “Russian aggression”, according to Ukraine’s Health Minister. The death toll […]
4 years ago
UN chief warns of “worst war since beginning of the century”
“President Putin, in the name of humanity; bring your troops back to Russia.” Secretary-General for the United Nations António Guterres has issued an impassioned plea to Russian president Vladimir Putin to call his troops back home “in the name of humanity”. Speaking following dramatic escalation in the Russia/Ukraine conflict on Thursday morning, Guterres expressed his […]
4 years ago