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UN talks seek to fix ‘broken’ global food system
A three-day United Nations summit yesterday opened in Rome aimed at tackling a "broken" global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering.
The food systems summit comes…
Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang removed from office
China's foreign minister Qin Gang was removed from office on Tuesday, state media reported, after not being seen in the public eye for a month.
"China's top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister... as it convened a…
More than 40 nations keen to join BRICS: S Africa
More than 40 countries have expressed their interest in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.
Anil Sooklal and officials from the department of foreign…
Biden nominates first woman to head US Navy
President Joe Biden has chosen Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the US Navy, a senior administration official said on Friday.
She would be the first woman to head the Navy and the first to be a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
She…
North Korea fires ‘several cruise missiles’ into sea
North Korea fired "several cruise missiles" into the Yellow Sea between China and the Korean peninsula on Saturday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Pyongyang's latest provocation comes as concern grows over the whereabouts and…
Rahul Gandhi moves Indian SC over conviction
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court ruling refusing to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his remark "why all thieves have Modi surname".
Rahul's conviction…
Pita to withdraw if loses next vote
The liberal frontrunner to become Thailand's next prime minister said yesterday he would withdraw his candidacy if parliament did not endorse him next week, after military-appointed lawmakers foiled his first attempt.
The…
‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe
Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities yesterday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in the coming days.
On the Spanish island of La Parma, meanwhile, at least 4,000…
Ukraine not ready for Nato membership
US President Joe Biden told CNN in an exclusive interview that Ukraine is not yet ready for Nato membership, saying that Russia's war in Ukraine needs to end before the alliance can consider adding Kyiv to its ranks.
Biden told CNN's…
Zelenskiy to meet NATO leaders after membership timeline rebuff
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets NATO leaders on Wednesday after they declared his country's future lay inside the alliance but rebuffed his call for a timeline to membership.
Zelenskiy will join the NATO leaders on the…