Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 on Thursday september 8th, ending her seven-decade rule over the U.K. and its commonwealth realms. She was Britain’s longest-serving monarch, becoming the first to…
World Humanitarian Day 2022: the global humanitarian community celebration
World Humanitarian Day falls annually on 19th August worldwide and it is a UN recognized event. This day is dedicated to recognize and pay respect to all of the human aid…
UN Security Council Meets in Emmergency over Gaza-Israel Violence
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Gaza, with several members raising concerns despite the tenuous truce between Islamic Jihad militants and Israel…
UN peacekeepers open fire in DR Congo, causing death toll
At least two people have been killed and 15 wounded when members of the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) opened fire at…
After ‘historical’ US climate bill, scientists urge global action
Scientists on Monday welcomed US President Joe Biden’s passage of a “historic” climate bill while calling on other major emitters – namely the European Union – to follow suit and…
Macron to face Le Pen in French election runoff
French leader Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen qualified for what promises to be a very tightly fought presidential election runoff on April 24, pitting a pro-European economic liberal against…
China Plane Crashes With 132 On Board, No Sign Of Survivors
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China on a domestic flight on Monday following a sudden descent from cruising altitude….
UN to vote on scope in Afghanistan amid hopes Russia doesn’t veto
The Security Council is set to vote on a resolution to secure the United Nations’ presence in Afghanistan into the future – unless Russia, which has stymied negotiations this week,…
Virgil Abloh, Louis Vuitton Artistic Director and Founder of Off-White, Dead at 41
Trailblazing Black fashion designer Virgil Abloh died Sunday in Chicago after battling a rare cancer called cardiac angiosarcoma for two years. He was 41. Abloh was the first Black artistic director of…
Sierra Leone explosion: Scores dead after Freetown oil tanker collision
A fuel tanker has exploded following a collision in the capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown causing numerous casualties, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government has not yet…
