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The kingdom will also back a plan to feed hundreds of millions of people by providing clean cooking fuels, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in Riyadh on Monday at a forum attended by heads of state. By Vivian NereimBloomberg Published On 25 Oct 2021 Saudi Arabia said Middle Eastern economies will …

The weeks leading up to Monday’s coup in Sudan were fraught with tensions between the military and civilian leadership, which were battling to gain control of the nation’s future as a key deadline approached. The jubilant mood that reigned when Omar al-Bashir was ousted in 2019 after 30 years in …

To visualize the recent supply-chain gridlock, CNN used location data transmitted by each container ship and collected by MarineTraffic. When animated in a time-lapse video, dozens of vessels can be seen maneuvering in holding patterns 10 to 20 miles offshore. Another group of ships is moored closer to shore. Container …

SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson, confirmed the development to newsmen and stated that the inmates were arrested on Saturday night, adding that they would soon be transferred to the Police State Criminal Investigation Department. “God has helped the Command to re-arrest 13 escaped prisoners from Abologo Correctional Center Oyo, …

Israel has announced plans to build more residences for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, drawing immediate condemnation from Palestinians, peace activists and neighbouring Jordan. The announcement on Sunday from the Ministry of Construction and Housing in right-wing Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s government said tenders had been published for …

The countries with pavilions in the three districts of this year’s World Expo in Dubai — Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity — are each presenting their visions, combining elements of the past, the future and today. Singapore is sharing its green living principles by immersing visitors in a tropical landscape. Angola …

“In the space of six months of the COVID-19 crisis, cooperation among the world’s top scientists had developed vaccines and multilateralism had delivered a vehicle to ensure their distribution across the world – the COVAX facility”, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said at Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. “And yet today, …

The EMSC said the quake struck at a depth of some 60 kilometers, about 65 kilometers northeast of Hualien City on Taiwan’s northeastern coast. Tremors from the quake could be felt as far away as Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, according to a CNN producer there. There are so far no reports …

To mark UN Day this year, UN News is taking a snapshot of just one part of world – featuring the diverse contributions made by former staff members in Brazil. The UN Country Team in Brazil is celebrating the occasion by highlighting the contributions of four former staffers who’ve all …

Viktor Orban has accused foreign powers of backing the left-wing bloc that will seek to replace him after a decade in power. Prime Minister Viktor Orban has accused Brussels and Washington of trying to meddle in Hungarian politics in advance of a parliamentary election in April next year. Orban told …