• US emphasizes UN special envoy appointment for Afghanistan

    A day after the Taliban rejected the UN’s appointment of a special envoy, the US State Department said that it continues to support the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan. The US State Department said that the members of the UN Security Council requested the appointment. Hamdullah Fetrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, responded […]

  • UN Special Envoy for Yemen holds meetings in Washington DC [EN/AR] - Yemen

    News and Press Release in Arabic on Yemen about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 16 Mar 2024 by OSESGY

  • Topeka contemplates city manager in special meeting

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - The city council had another special session to again discuss the two finalists for the vacant city manager position. The choice is down to Alan Howze of Kansas City, Kansas and Robert Perez of Dallas, Texas. Both candidates have over 20 years of experience working in leadership positions for local governments. At []

  • Pepperell special Town Meeting approves override

    PEPPERELL — Special Town Meeting voters took the first step to passing a nearly $3 million override of tax limits imposed by Proposition 2½ on April 8.

  • Special meeting being held to discuss lease for Project NePTWNE

    Erie County Council has announced a special meeting this upcoming Thursday afternoon to address Gannon University's lease at the Blasco Memorial Library for Project NePTWNE. Council rescinded an ordinance initially approving the lease a few weeks ago by a vote of four to three, but Erie County Executive Brenton Davis vetoed council's decision. This Thursday, []

  • Special city council meeting takes place in Carthage

    CARTHAGE, Mo. — As expected, things — at times — got heated during a special city council meeting Thursday night in Carthage. The meeting was put on the calendar during Tuesday night's regular city council meeting, to address a number of issues. One of which being the employment of City Administrator, Greg Dagnan. Thursday night []

  • Biden meets with AOC in wake of her vote against military aid for Israel

    US President Joe Biden meets with US Representative Alexandria

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    Tensions flare at Sunday’s Meridian Twp. special meeting

    The meeting at 10 a.m. centered around the now-former Township Manager Frank Walsh, and how staff members and elected officials are looking to move forward.

  • US aid shows Ukraine will not be 'second Afghanistan': Zelensky

    The decision by the US House of Representatives to earmark $61 billion in long-delayed aid for Ukraine shows the country will not become “a second Afghanistan,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday. The House on Saturday approved the latest massive package of military and economic assistance for Ukraine as it struggles to hold off Russian forces […]

  • MTG mocked by fellow lawmaker calling her 'Putin's Special Envoy'

    Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat representing Florida's 23rd congressional district, has openly mocked Marjorie Taylor Greene by saying he submitted an amendment appointing her as "Putin's Special Envoy to the United States Congress."Just submitted an amendment to Bill drafting appointing MTG as Putin’s Special Envoy to the United States Congress. https://t.co/Gn8Dd3lZwjMoskowitz submitted the proposal in response to Greene's amendments to the Ukraine aid bill.One of Greene's amendments called for...

  • How the New UN Special Envoy to Myanmar Should Approach Her Impossible Mission

    New United Nations Special Envoy for Myanmar Julie Bishop faces what seems to be an impossible mission. Even setting aside the long history of failed U.N. envoys to the country, the current situation is not at all welcoming to a would-be foreign peacemaker. The Myanmar military, in addition to being xenophobic, misogynistic, dishonest, and brutal, is by nature uncompromising and absolutely committed to maintaining political power. This is true even in the face of significant resistance gains, a...

  • Los Vecinos Community Center hosting meeting on proposed upgrades

    BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is considering upgrades to Los Vecinos Community Center. The public can weigh in on the ideas at a meeting on Wednesday, March 17. Bernalillo County's Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Department is looking for community feedback for a plan developed by consultants. The plan entails changes to the community []