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- UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areason May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The bi-annual UN forum on entrepreneurship and innovation wrapped up its work in Bahrain on Thursday focusing on women entrepreneurs from conflict zones, who stressed the importance of investing in their activities as a means of building peace, security, and stability in their communities.
- At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unityon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his longstanding call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held in the enclave, and unimpeded access for aid delivery, in remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Bahrain on Thursday.
- Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindleon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
- UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggleson May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
- World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobiaon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine condemned air strikes in Kherson city on Thursday, which injured dozens of civilians, including two children, and damaged homes and an education facility.
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- At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unityon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his longstanding call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held in the enclave, and unimpeded access for aid delivery, in remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Bahrain on Thursday.
- Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindleon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
- World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobiaon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine condemned air strikes in Kherson city on Thursday, which injured dozens of civilians, including two children, and damaged homes and an education facility.
- UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggleson May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
- Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursionon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Thursday stemming from South Africa’s recent request for emergency provisional measures to immediately halt Israeli operations under way in Rafah, in southern Gaza, where more than one million Palestinians were sheltering during the seven-month-long war in the besieged enclave.
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- Eurovision 2024 Song Conteston March 30, 2024 at 2:56 pm
Get ready for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, just a few weeks away. While Israel’s initial song was disqualified for being too political, their second entry has also been painstakingly scrutinized despite many of the songs in the competition carrying similar hidden political messages.
- Current Members of the U.S. House of Representativeson March 18, 2024 at 4:33 pm
This is a list of individuals currently serving in the United States House of Representatives as of the 117th Congress
- U.S. Senate Seats up for Reelectionon March 6, 2024 at 2:26 pm
It’s never too early for reelection vision time. The time to start organizing is now.
- Mayors of the 30 Largest Cities in the U.S.on February 19, 2024 at 4:01 pm
The person you elect as mayor affects your day-to-day life more than the politicians you send to Washington, D.C., yet turnout is meager in mayoral races.
- Pro-Palestinian Protestors Are Being Paid to Proteston January 19, 2024 at 12:29 pm
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- UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areason May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The bi-annual UN forum on entrepreneurship and innovation wrapped up its work in Bahrain on Thursday focusing on women entrepreneurs from conflict zones, who stressed the importance of investing in their activities as a means of building peace, security, and stability in their communities.
- At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unityon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his longstanding call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held in the enclave, and unimpeded access for aid delivery, in remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Bahrain on Thursday.
- Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindleon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
- UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggleson May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.
- World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobiaon May 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine condemned air strikes in Kherson city on Thursday, which injured dozens of civilians, including two children, and damaged homes and an education facility.
