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Qatar on Sunday opened the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup before global leaders and football fans who have poured into the small, energy-rich nation. With American actor Morgan Freeman’s dulcet voice and an Arabian theme with camels, the opening ceremony began with a promise of “everyone is welcome.” Dancers perform during the opening ceremony […]

Early on Sunday morning negotiators managed to agree on what’s called a loss and damage fund. It will compensate poor countries that suffer from extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and heatwaves that have been made worse by the carbon emissions of rich countries. Sameh Shoukry, president of the COP27 climate summit, receives a […]

In a file photo from October 2010, al-Shabab fighters display weapons as they conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia [File: Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP Photo] The United Nations Security Council has voted to maintain an arms embargo on Somalia over strong objections from its government, saying al-Shabab still seriously threatens peace and stability in the […]

Units of the Ukrainian defense forces on November 19 repelled Russian attacks outside the settlements of Bilohorivka in the Luhansk region and Spirne, Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Opytne and Klishchiivka in the Donetsk region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. According to the report, the […]

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday vowed his country would stand by Kyiv’s side “until Ukraine has won” during a visit to the Ukrainian capital. Photo credit: Presidential Office. “I am here today to say that the UK will continue to stand with you… until Ukraine has won the peace and security it needs […]

1. Moscow carries out ‘fortification work’ in Crimea The Russian government says it was carrying out “fortification work” in Crimea, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. This photo taken on November 15, 2022 by Ukrainian Emergency Service, shows rescuers putting out a fire on critical infrastructure after missile strike to the Kyiv region.   –   Copyright  UKRAINIAN EMERGENCY […]

Belarus is planning to establish the production of component parts for 152-mm and 122-mm artillery shells and to eventually switch to a closed cycle of ammunition production. A Ukrainian soldier of an artillery unit fires towards Russian positions outside Bakhmut on November 8, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Photo by AFP On Nov. 17, […]

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Friday called for a strengthened defense posture and tough economic sanctions on North Korea after the country launched another intercontinental ballistic missile. m President Yoon Suk-yeol (2nd from R) attends a National Security Council meeting at the presidential office in Seoul on Nov. 18, 2022, in this photo provided […]

Residents of Kyiv region are being urged to prepare for prolonged power outages that may last for days. On Nov. 17, Dmytro Sakharuk, executive officer of Ukraine’s biggest energy company DTEK, stated during a TV marathon that the power supply situation in the Kyiv region is “difficult.” Residents have been told to prepare for prolonged […]

The Somali government said it plans to reopen schools in territories recently recovered from militant group al-Shabab. Education Minister Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir says his ministry has a plan to take education to the areas seized by the government and local forces. FILE – A teacher conducts a lesson at Banadir zone school in Mogadishu, Somalia, […]