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The United Nations has reported that over half of Yemeni households are not getting enough food due to severe economic conditions and a months-long halt in food assistance to millions in the north of the country. On Monday, the World…

Nakamitsu Izumi, the UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, has highlighted the importance of a declaration unanimously adopted by a panel on the illegal trade of small arms and light weapons. In a press release on Tuesday, Izumi…

Spain’s Ministry of the Interior revealed that hate crimes increased by 21.3% in 2023 compared to 2022. The Ministry’s data showed that security forces investigated 2,268 hate crimes. According to the data, 4 out of every 10 hate crimes involved…

The two-day meeting of the United Nations and representatives of 25 countries and 5 international organizations on Afghanistan has ended with concerns about exclusion of representatives of women, ethnic groups and religions The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will resolve their border disputes peacefully, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. During a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Guterres praised Kyrgyzstan’s successful border delimitation with Uzbekistan and expressed confidence that…

A joint report by the OECD and the UN’s food agency has found that cutting global food waste in half could have major environmental and humanitarian benefits, Arab News reported yesterday. Around a third of all food produced is currently…

Turkish Geological engineer, Osman Bektaş, has warned of the dire impact of global climate change on the Black Sea, Daily Sabah reported yesterday. Bektaş notes that the continuous warming of the Black Sea is causing significant changes, including a weakening…

No Uyghurs from China’s Xinjiang region participated in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Radio Free Asia reported yesterday. This comes as a result of China’s restrictions on religious practices among Uyghurs. Over 1.8 million people participated in the Hajj this year,…

The local government in Holy Karbala has announced that a piece of land measuring 1,000 dunams (100 hectares) has been designated for constructing the largest industrial city in the province, aiming to create thousands of job opportunities and boost economic…

Voice actors in Australia are facing an existential threat as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning technology begins to replace their roles in corporate and radio settings, The Guardian reported. The Australian Association of Voice Actors (AAVA) has…