In an era of perpetual military engagements, from drone strikes in distant deserts to naval confrontations in contested seas, one glaring absence
Following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti Saturday, American Airlines is partnering with Team Rubicon to offer assistance to the country.
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Cote d’Ivoire has launched Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations, including health workers and first responders in Abidjan, where an Ebola outbreak was declared on 14 August.
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New funding from the European Union (EU) will help the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners accelerate assisted voluntary return and reintegration of vulnerable and stranded migrants in the Horn of Africa, a region with some of the world’s busiest and most perilous migration routes.
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The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today USD 27 million is urgently needed to continue providing emergency shelter and other assistance for those internally displaced in Tigray.
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Nearly 20 years after the United States intervened in Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power, and in the wake of President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops, the Taliban’s stunningly rapid reconquest of the country reached its denouement Sunday, August 15 as its fighters entered Kabul and President Ashraf Ghani left the country.
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The number of political prisoners in Russia has increased to at least 410, the Moscow-based Memorial Human Rights Center said.
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Taliban representatives have announced a general “amnesty” for all in Afghanistan as military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians fearing the militants resumed from Kabul's international airport, a day after chaotic scenes at the facility interrupted evacuation operations.
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India has become the latest country to evacuate its embassy in Kabul, reportedly leaving only three embassies operating in the Afghan capital -- Russia, China, and Pakistan -- as the top U.S. diplomat in Kabul dismissed reports that he had left the country.
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Fifty years ago, the world changed. On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window,” suspending dollar convertibility.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting small businesses and green investments in Egypt with a US$ 50 million loan to QNB ALAHLI, one of Egypt’s largest commercial banks.
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