In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said that using nuclear weapons was not the solution regarding the war in Ukraine. Russia has sent nuclear-capable missiles to Belarus, while Belarusian warplanes have been modified to carry nuclear weapons. Makei stressed the need […]
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Earlier this week, the United Nations General Assembly opened with a warning from the UN Secretary General that we are in a “suicidal war against nature”. The European Union’s leaders have made it clear that they want the bloc to be a champion for climate. But given these words by Antonio Guterres, we ask whether that is really the […]
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Britain’s new government on Friday unveiled a multi-billion-pound package to support households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades, cutting taxes as the nation heads for recession.
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In the week when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched referendums in Russian-held parts of Ukraine and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons against the West, Talking Europe speaks to the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell.
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Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Dozens of people were killed in Iran during an escalating series of protests following the death of a young Kurdish woman who was apprehended by Morality Police for allegedly violating the country’s strict headscarf laws. The protests began on 16 September, after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in a Tehran hospital following […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Iran blamed the EU and the US for the nuclear deal deadlock, with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressing that Tehran’s demands have not been met. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Raisi reminded that Iran wants guarantees that the US would not withdraw from the deal, according to Reuters reporting. […]
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Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission stressed the importance of implementation of cultural changes to strengthen the green push. The EC pointed out in a statement on Thursday that Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, welcomed plans to use culture to achieve EC’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Commission noted […]
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© Photo: UNODC Vienna (Austria), 23 September 2022 — From 21 to 22 September 2022, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held its thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration. This year’s discussions focused on the need for drug policies to be in line […]
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Micheál Martin, the head of the Irish Government, used his General Assembly speech on Thursday to express his frustration at the “Security Council’s failure to act” in tackling a range of peace and security issues.
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UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Friday called on Irish authorities to provide adequate redress for victims of racial discrimination and system racism in Irish childcare institutions, stretching over more than 50 years.
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