UN: Russia consolidates control over occupied Ukraine with “climate of fear”
Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), said Russia is illegally consolidating control over occupied Ukrainian territory…
Category: World
UN publishes World Happiness Report with list of world’s happiest countries
Finland is declared the world’s happiest country for the seventh consecutive year, according to UN’s annual World Happiness Report. Other Nordic countries are…
Meta offers to lower ad-free subscription fees on Facebook and Instagram in light of EU scrutiny
Meta is offering to cut its monthly subscription fees for Facebook and Instagram from 9.99 euros to 5.99 euros, a senior Meta executive…
UN rights office: Israel’s restrictions on Gaza aid may be a war crime
The chief of the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, the 19th of March, that Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid in the…
While the West condemns Putin’s “election” win, China and India pledge closer ties
Western governments on Monday, the 18th of March, condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide re-election as unfair and undemocratic, while China, India and…
Trump: Putin “probably” involved in Navalny’s death
Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the 17th of March, that Putin was “probably” involved in the death…
Inflation in Latvia below average in EU and Eurozone in February
In February 2024 inflation in Latvia was below the average in the European Union and Eurozone, according to the latest data published by…
VIDEO | Putin wins “elections” without serious competition
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, the 17th of March, won the record-breaking victory in Russia’s post-Soviet history, consolidating his power in an “election”…
VIDEO | Ukrainian official: Belgorod and Kursk are now active combat zones
Andriy Yusov, a Ukrainian intelligence official, said on Thursday, the 14th of March, that armed groups he described as Russians opposed to the…
