Trump declares major disaster in seven states
US President Donald Trump declared late Wednesday a major disaster in seven states due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as a...
Brazil is back at the United Nations Security Council
By Francisco Mauro Brasil de Holanda
Ambassador of Brazil
With an overwhelming majority of 181 votes, including the invaluable support of Kuwait and most Arab countries,...
Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, dies aged 99
Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth and a leading figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99,...
Devastating glacial flood grapples Alaska’s capital
Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had receded Monday in Alaska’s capital city after an...
Ukraine storm death toll rises to 10, thousands rescued in the south
Ten people have died in Ukraine as icy storms of snow and rain swept in from the Black Sea, crippling infrastructure, blocking roads and...
Ensuring human rights while countering terrorism
Fight against terrorism and regional cooperation
The international conference "Regional Cooperation in Central Asia in the Framework of the Joint Action Plan for the Implementation...
Turkey reconverts Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque
Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared Istanbul's Hagia Sophia open to Muslim worship after a top court ruled that the building's conversion to...
Israel and the UAE establish ‘full normalization of relations,’ Trump says
Israel says it will "suspend" plans to annex the West Bank, as part of a new peace deal with the United Arab Emirates. The deal...
Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, jury finds, awarding her $5 million
Former US president Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar,...
Lufthansa cancels 1,300 flights due to strike
Lufthansa announced Thursday canceling around 1,300 flights due to a planned 48-hour strike by Cabin crew union UFO. The action will affect about 180,000...
