Despite tariffs, Chinese EV makers still make inroads
Chinese electric vehicle behemoth BYD announced a new partnership this week with Uber that aims to bring 100,000 new EVs to the ride-sharing app globally. The international collaboration, which starts in Europe and Latin America, will expand to the Middle…
Ukraine in her heart, world-record high jumper goes for Paris gold
SAINT-DENIS, France — The best high jumper in Ukraine, and maybe the world, hasn’t spent much time at home the last few years. Home for Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Dnipro, a city of 1 million located only about 100 kilometers (62…
War forces switch to alternative power sources in energy-rich Ukraine
Solar panels, battery stations and generators have become allies for Ukrainian homeowners as they start getting ready for another winter of Russian attacks on their nation’s power grid. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv. (Camera: Vladyslav Smilianets) Source: voanews.com
US-Russia prisoner swap ‘an unprecedented diplomatic act’, rights expert says
More than 20 people were released, including journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents. Among them were American Evan Gershkovich, a reporter with the Wall Street Journal; Alsu Kurmasheva a Radio Liberty journalist who holds US citizenship, and recent Pulitzer Prize…
Guinea: Senior UN officials welcome verdict in 2009 stadium massacre trial
On Wednesday, a court in Conakry found former President Moussa Dadis Camara and several other military leaders guilty of crimes against humanity. Four other men were acquitted. Those convicted were also ordered to provide reparations to the victims and their…
Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan
The 15-month-long escalating conflict between warring militias “has severely impeded humanitarian access and pushed parts of North Darfur into famine, notably in the Zamzam camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs)”, stated the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Food Security…
Gaza: UNRWA programme aims to get children ‘back to learning’
“This first step in a much longer road focuses on activities that will give children a refuge from the horrors they continue to live through,” Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He…
In call to Iranian Foreign Minister, Guterres underlines need for de-escalation in the Middle East
Mr. Guterres spoke that morning with the country’s acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri. Concern for the region “During the conversation, the Secretary-General expressed his deep concern regarding the ongoing situation in the region,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric during his…
Humanitarian efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war
Andrea De Domenico was speaking from Jerusalem in his final briefing to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York as the Israeli authorities have not renewed his visa. Reflecting on his time in the region, Mr. De Domenico recalled that…
Ukrainian air defenses destroy 7 Russian drones
Ukraine said Thursday its air defenses shot down seven Russian aerial drones that targeted areas in central and eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian air force said the intercepts took place over the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson and Poltava regions. In the Kharkiv…