Prince Harry, Meghan make a surprise visit to Queen
Prince Harry and Megan. Image credit: Facebook page CMEDIA: Queen Elizabeth was surprised by the first joint visit of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan at Windsor Castle at the …
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Canada will pursue justice for sexual violence victims in Ukraine, says Freeland
Calgary/CMEDIA: Canada is committed to seeking justice for Ukrainian women and children due to mounting allegations of sexual violence by Russian soldiers, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland reportedly said. When …
Read MoreCanada to deploy up to 150 Armed Forces members in Poland to help Ukrainian refugees resettlement
Ottawa/CMEDIA: Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand announced on Thursday at the Canadian Forces’ military base (CFB) in Trenton, Ont that Canada would deploy up to 150 Canadian Armed Forces members in …
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Protection of older persons’ rights needed now ‘more than ever’: Bachelet
New York/CMEDIA: The basic rights of older persons need to be protected today, more than ever before, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, but existing legal safeguards render …
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Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
New York: Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.” “It is …
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UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council. The resolution received a two-thirds majority of those voting, minus …
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Guterres unveils first recommendations of UN crisis group, set up in wake of Ukraine invasion
New York: António Guterres released the initial recommendations of his Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance (GCRG) on Tuesday, set up in response to the hunger crisis …
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Ukraine’s President calls on Security Council to act for peace, or ‘dissolve’ itself
New York: In an impassioned address to the Security Council that evoked the ashen destruction wrought during the Second World War, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday described in stark …
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Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, following the emergence this past …
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The Solomon Islands no to allow Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation
Honiara, Solomon Islands/CMEDIA: The Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plan to sign a security pact with Beijing …
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