The U.N. Security Council passed a new resolution that calls for speeding up humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza, but without the original insistence on an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The United States and Russia abstained from Friday’s vote, which was delayed for days as diplomats sought to avoid a veto by … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The U.N. Security Council failed again Tuesday to come up with a resolution calling for a stop to fighting in Gaza — at least for long enough to allow more humanitarian aid into the enclave — that would not be vetoed by the United States. A morning … Read more
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Susan Zhuang, a Democrat who will soon represent the 43rd Council District in Brooklyn, New York, admitted to using AI when answering questions from a local news publication, according to a report by the New York Post. In a text message sent to the Post, Zhuang wrote that she uses “AI as a tool to … Read more
HONG KONG — Residents went to the polls on Sunday in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing’s guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates. Turnout is expected to be much lower than in the last elections, held at the height of the … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end the war and word that an emergency sale of $106 million worth of tank ammunition had been approved by Washington. Unable to leave … Read more
An employee puts gold bullions into a safe deposit box at Degussa shop in Singapore Edgar Su | Reuters Gold prices hit another record high this week after a roaring 2023, and a combination of geopolitical tensions and continued central bank buying should see demand remain resilient next year, according to the World Gold Council. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Back in October, the 36-member Porto Alegre city council unanimously voted to pass a bill that lightened the load on taxpayers, sparing the Brazilian city’s residents the expense of replacing stolen water meters. After being vetted by several of the council’s committees, the law went into effect … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave In its first unified statement on the ongoing war in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a resolution calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in fighting, unhindered humanitarian assistance to civilians and the unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The U.N. Security Council failed again Wednesday to adopt a unified position on stopping the carnage in the Middle East, with the United States and Russia vetoing each others’ resolutions. In charges and countercharges reminiscent of Cold War debates and more recent discord over Ukraine, Moscow and … Read more
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin heaped praise on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and backed India’s inclusion in a reformed United Nations Security Council, in a grievance-filled speech at an annual discussion forum. Putin’s comments come as the war in Ukraine remains stalemated and the Russian leader casts the conflict as a struggle against Western hegemony … Read more