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Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in New York on June 26 to participate in a U.N. summit of police chiefs (UNCOPS-2024), said ministry spokesperson Irina Volk. The U.S. announced sanctions against Kolokoltsev and other top Russian officials on Feb. 25, 2022, the day after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev does not appear on the U.S. Treasury's list of individuals barred from entering the U.S. According to a U.N. press release, UNCOPS-2024, which runs from June 26 to 27, aims "to engage on strengthening international peace, secu...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in New York on June 26 to participate in a U.N. summit of police chiefs (UNCOPS-2024), said ministry spokesperson Irina Volk. The U.S. announced sanctions against Kolokoltsev and other top Russian officials on Feb. 25, 2022, the day after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev does not appear on the U.S. Treasury's list of individuals barred from entering the U.S. According to a U.N. press release, UNCOPS-2024, which runs from June 26 to 27, aims "to engage on strengthening international peace, secu...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in New York on June 26 to participate in a U.N. summit of police chiefs (UNCOPS-2024), said ministry spokesperson Irina Volk. The U.S. announced sanctions against Kolokoltsev and other top Russian officials on Feb. 25, 2022, the day after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Despite being sanctioned, Kolokoltsev does not appear on the U.S. Treasury's list of individuals barred from entering the U.S. According to a U.N. press release, UNCOPS-2024, which runs from June 26 to 27, aims "to engage on strengthening international peace, secu...
Kyiv Independent
The UN secretary general warned on Thursday that "the perils of weaponising digital technologies are growing by the year". "The misuse of digital technology is becoming more sophisticated and stealthy, malware, wipers and trojans are proliferating” and cyber operations enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) are multiplying the threat, António Guterres added. He also warned the UN Security Council that “quantum computing could break down entire systems with its ability to breach encryption". But Guterres said that digital technology advances are also "revolutionising" society, not only bringin...
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Around 80 per cent of Italians want their country to focus on protecting and restoring nature - yet the government was among a handful to vote against the EU's landmark Nature Restoration Law on Monday. That's just one small insight from the People’s Climate Vote, the biggest ever standalone public opinion survey on climate change, which was released today. Respondents from around the world echoed this call for governments to do more, with 80 per cent saying they want stronger action on climate change. An even higher number - 86 per cent - want their countries to set aside geopolitical differe...
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The Sudanese government on Tuesday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of fueling the 14-month war in the African country by providing weapons to a rival paramilitary force. The UAE dismissed the allegation as "ludicrous," calling it "a shameful abuse by one of the warring parties." The clash came during a UN Security Council meeting at which Assistant Secretary-General Martha Pobee warned that atrocities are being committed along ethnic lines in Sudan's western Darfur region. She urged an immediate cease-fire in the North Darfur capital, El Fasher, which is besieged by the paramilitary Rap...
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Families forced to burn plastic to cook food. Raw sewage spilling onto beaches, and over 107 kilograms of debris for every square metre. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s first assessment of the war in Gaza details the “unprecedented” environmental impacts of Israel’s onslaught over the past eight months. Published yesterday, the preliminary assessment responds to an official request from the State of Palestine in December last year. “Not only are the people of Gaza dealing with untold suffering from the ongoing war, the significant and growing environmental damage in Gaza risks locking it...
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The second and final day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin concluded with a pledge to support Ukraine's critical infrastructure ahead of a cold winter. During his speech and at a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the first day of the conference, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to his Western counterparts to help Ukraine rebuild and decentralise its energy infrastructure. Increased Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy networks and power plants have forced the government to introduce rolling blackouts in all major cities for several hours a day and...
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Eleven Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said on Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. But while gaining more attention internationally, ...
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At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen's Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said on Friday. The detentions come as the rebels are facing increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. The Houthis, who seized Yemen's capital nearly a decade ago and have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since shortly after, have been targeting shipping throughout the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. Regional officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the UN detentions. Those hel...
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