Liz Truss – Eugene Hoshiko/AP Liz Truss will not support Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal if it falls short of the changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol that she championed while…
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‘Shockingly dangerous’: WHO raises alarm on pregnancy risks | Health News
The World Health Organization (WHO) says one woman dies every two minutes during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest data, with too few countries in the world managing to…
Ukraine first lady cites rights violations, urges tribunal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska gave a video tour of human rights violations in the country following Russia’s invasion almost a year ago, telling a UN…
Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan | Taliban News
A new report by Crisis Group warns against international donors cutting aid to Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban’s curbs on women’s education and ability to work at NGOsinstead…
Biden Calls Putin’s Treaty Suspension a Mistake
(Bloomberg) — Joe Biden said Vladimir Putin had made a “big mistake” in suspending a landmark nuclear treaty as the US president met in Warsaw with eastern European leaders who…
Wang Yi meets Putin in sign of deepening China-Russia ties | Russia-Ukraine war News
The warmth of Russia’s and China’s relationship has been on display in the Kremlin as President Vladimir Putin held talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi and hailed the importance…
One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: UN
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in 20 years, the United Nations said Thursday. Rates fell…
A year into the war, Ukrainians are plugging Japan’s tech talent gap Business and Economy
Tokyo, Japan – When Leonid Riznyk arrived in Japan from war-torn Ukraine in April 2022, he knew that getting a job in Tokyo would be difficult. Riznyk, who fled the…
Asylum claims for 12,000 to be considered without face-to-face interview
Welcome to the UK border blue sign Some 12,000 asylum seekers to the UK are to be considered for refugee status without face-to-face interviews. A 10-page Home Office questionnaire will…
Putin-Xi Meeting Threatens Chinese Curveball in Russia’s War
Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool/Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to soon meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, even as Putin continues to wage a war in Ukraine that…