Top UN Officials Resign Over The Organization’s Incapability To Protect Human Rights In Palestine
November 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc is recalling 26,681 vehicles in the United States because a software error may result in windshield defrosting problems, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday. Tesla told U.S. regulators the error may cause a valve in the heat pump to open[Read More…]
VATICAN CITY, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Wednesday that war in Ukraine would be “madness” and hoped that tensions between that country and Russia could be overcome through multi-lateral dialog. Speaking at his Wednesday general audience, Francis thanked those who took part in his Jan. 26 international day of prayer for peace in Ukraine. “Let[Read More…]
Feb 9 (Reuters) – Canadian authorities are scrambling to find ways to end the 13-day-long occupation of the national capital’s downtown, hoping a combination of criminal charges, traffic tickets and the prospect of losing access to fuel will end the blockades. The number of protesters in Ottawa against public health[Read More…]
MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) – A senior Russian official accused the West on Wednesday of ramping up political pressure on Moscow by supplying weapons and ammunition to support Ukraine during a standoff over a Russian military buildup. Moscow has massed troops near Ukraine, and is set to stage military drills[Read More…]
GENEVA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Ukraine are living in dire conditions, with poor access to basic services and under constant threat from shelling and landmines, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, amid escalating tensions between Kyiv and Moscow. With countries heavily focused just now on the massing of Russian troops along Ukraine’s borders, there is[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – U.S. soldiers who refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine will be immediately discharged, the U.S. Army said on Wednesday, saying the move was critical to maintain combat readiness The Army’s order applies to regular Army soldiers, active-duty Army reservists and cadets unless they have approved or pending exemptions, it said in a statement. The discharge order is the latest from a U.S.[Read More…]
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have found the bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death near Greece, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday, accusing Greek guards of sending them back across the border without shoes. Greece has long denied Turkish claims that its forces push migrants[Read More…]
AMSTERDAM, Feb 2 (Reuters) – The main umbrella group for Europe’s national Jewish communities urged HarperCollins to pull a book that suggests a Jewish notary betrayed Anne Frank, saying it had tarnished the teenage diarist’s memory and the dignity of Holocaust survivors. The U.S.-based publisher released the English language edition[Read More…]
KYIV, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Ukrainian police on Sunday detained a group of people suspected of preparing mass riots in the capital Kyiv and other cities to cause instability as tensions rise with neighboring Russia, Ukraine’s interior minister said on Monday. The United States and other Western countries have said[Read More…]
Jan 28 (Reuters) – Countries are scrambling to buy the antiviral pills developed by Merck and Pfizer for adult COVID-19 patients. The European Medicines Agency on Jan. 27 gave the green light to use Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pill for treating adults at risk of severe illness. The regulator expects to[Read More…]