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UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday and again called on foreign governments with strong security forces to help the struggling country fight a surge in gang violence.
The appeal was made after Guterres met…
Indian nurse who delivered more than 10,000 babies…
On a normal day, Kathija would handle just one or two births but she easily remembers her busiest day. “8 March 2000 was the most hectic day in my life.” It was International Women’s Day and people were greeting her as she walked into the…
Pakistan and IMF reach $3 billion staff-level agreement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion stand-by arrangement, the lender said, a decision long awaited by the South Asian nation which is teetering on the brink of default.
The…
US sanctions gold firms suspected of funding Wagner Group
The United States took aim at Russia’s Wagner Group and imposed sanctions on Tuesday on companies it accused of engaging in illicit gold dealings to fund the mercenary force.
The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it slapped…
White House ridiculed for defending Biden’s economic record as ‘incredibly…
Karine Jean-Pierre similarly claimed Monday that Americans 'feel better' about their finances under President Biden
South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional age system scrapped
South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect, replacing the country’s traditional method.
Under the age system most commonly…
Mercenary Group: A Look At 5 Big, Elite Private, Security Forces In The World
Following the Wagner row in Russia, we look at a few of the world’s most infamous private military contractors and elite mercenaries.
Hunger kills hundreds after US and UN pause food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, officials say
Hunger has killed at least 700 people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region in recent weeks after the United States and the United Nations paused food aid, local officials and researchers say.
The U.N. and the U.S. first suspended food…
Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin’s soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy
Yevgeny Prigozhin may have boasted he had the loyalty of all 25,000 members of his mercenary army, but it seems that may have shifted as quickly as the Wagner Group's rebellion petered out.
In online messages analysed by BBC…
Oil price gains evaporate after short-lived Wagner insurrection in Russia
Gains in oil prices evaporated on Monday after a brief and chaotic insurrection in Russia, with investors questioning whether the turmoil in Moscow could disrupt global energy supplies.
US WTI crude briefly climbed 1.3% during Asian…