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The United Nations recognizes the need to counter discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech. Hate speech incites violence and undermines social cohesion and tolerance. Therefore, 18 June was ...

World Sustainable Transport Day was declared to recognize the important role of safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all in supporting sustainable economic growth ...

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in the war in Gaza and aid access, after the United States vetoed a ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled ...

The United States vetoed another United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of hostages and the unrestricted flow of aid, despite the council ...

World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of ...

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Keir Starmer is facing humiliation on the international stage after experts at the United Nations (UN) called for his controversial deal with Mauritius on the Chagos Islands to be suspended. UN ...

Three events made Monday, June 16, 2025, a sobering moment for me. On that day, back in 1976, news filtered that the killer Apartheid security forces which had been terrorising African countries ...