China’s premier pushes back on EV, green industry concerns
China’s Premier Li Qiang pushed back Tuesday against criticism that Chinese firms enjoy unfair subsidies and on worries about the state of the world’s second largest economy. In an address at the opening of the “Summer Davos” World Economic Forum…
Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering
Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria, told council members that Syria’s dire situation needs political solutions in order for its issues to be sustainably addressed. ‘Climate of fear’ Deputy Special Envoy Rochdi said the security situation in Syria…
Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse
Rowena Cruz participated in the Strong Families programme run by the local government through the Anti-drug Abuse Council of Pasig (ADCOP) and backed by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Ahead of World Drug Day marked annually on…
New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food
According to the latest UN-partnered IPC report on hunger levels, 96 per cent of the population – some 2.15 million people – face acute food insecurity at “crisis” level or higher. That’s level three of the Integrated Food Security Phase…
Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on
Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, was briefing ambassadors during one of his regular briefings in the Security Council. “I reiterate that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have no…
Historic Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday carrying the first soil and rock samples taken from the far side of the moon. The Chang’e-6 probe landed Monday afternoon in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region, ending a historic mission that…
ICC issues arrest warrant for former Russian defense minister Shoigu
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for former Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the Russian military’s general staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov. The ICC said Tuesday there are “reasonable grounds to believe that the two…
2 years after Roe overturned, abortion decision reverberates
Monday marks two full years since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. In that time, access to the process across the United States has shifted dramatically, with large parts of the country effectively banning the procedure,…
US expected to announce $150M in new military aid for Ukraine
Pentagon — The U.S. is expected to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $150 million as soon as Tuesday, two U.S. officials tell VOA. The package is being provided to Kyiv under the presidential…
For Ukraine’s older workers, war opens hope for ending age discrimination
As in many countries, job seekers in Ukraine who are in their 50s and 60s have a harder time than younger workers. One organization is trying to change that by taking advantage of Ukraine’s wartime labor shortage. For VOA, Lesia…