Saudi Arabia has been chosen to lead a top United Nations (UN) women's rights group. Campaigners have since lashed out at the unopposed bid, pointing the finger at the UN for ignoring the nation's "abysmal" treatment of women.Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi Arabia's envoy to the UN, was named the chair of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Alwasil's claim to the women's rights chair was utterly unchallenged, with no objection from any members present at the annual meeting.Sources have also...
CAIRO (AP) — Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, an officer overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw something in one car – possibly a bag – that he thought was a weapon. Officials say the result was the series of Israeli drone strikes that killed []
The right against ‘adverse effects of climate change’ is part of constitutional guarantees, the court said.
At least 160 rights groups are calling on tech platforms to adopt greater election safeguards amid concerns over AI-powered disinformation.
The Swiss government has been found in violation of human rights over its insufficient actions against climate change.
The European Court of Human Rights's ruling is expected to resonate across Europe and beyond, and to embolden more communities to bring climate cases against governments.
Simon Stiell calls for reform at development banks to enable governments to provide more climate finance to developing world The World Bank must take a “quantum leap” to provide new finance to tackle the climate crisis or face “climate-driven economic catastrophe” that would bring all the world’s economies to a halt, the UN climate chief has said.Simon Stiell warned that there were just two years left to draw up an international plan for the climate that would cut greenhouse gas emissions in...
We have been expecting a shift from big-tech America to value stocks on both sides of the Atlantic. That seems to be happening at last.
Former President Donald Trump made the right call Monday when he declared that abortion will be left to the states if he’s elected this November.
Meta has started to roll out its WhatsApp generative AI tool to select
Leonel Moreno, 27, was seen in a recent video from Geauga County Jail. The Venezuelan migrant insisted that the US is 'persecuting' him and that the media is spreading 'misinformation'. He was arrested on March 29, about two years after him and his wife Vernonia Torres illegally crossed into the US
Curated by FG Contributor Samiha Hossain A transgender person performs at an arts festival in Central Java. Many Indonesian trans women work in occupations that rely on them being able to solicit clients outdoors. Photo: Shutterstock Trans women in Indonesia are among the most affected by extreme weather linked to climate change, as well as suffering disproportionately when disasters strike.