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An international commission of inquiry mandated by the United Nations on Monday accused Israel of committing crimes against humanity against Palestinians in the West Bank, including extermination, torture and persecution, while maintaining its accusations of genocide in Gaza.
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have filed a lawsuit against Dollar General, claiming the retailer has charged customers more than advertised prices.
A coalition of students, farmers and civil society groups has joined calls for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over India's voter roll revision exercise.
Today, the Africa Regional Certification Commission certified the WHO African Region as wild polio-free after four years without a case. With this historic milestone, five of the six WHO regions – representing over 90% of the world’s population – are now free of the wild poliovirus, moving the world closer to achieving global polio eradication. Only two countries worldwide continue to see wild poliovirus transmission: Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) congratulates the national governments of the 47 countries in the WHO African Region for today’s achievem
At the EU-WHO Strategic Dialogue on Health between the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, the European Commission (EC) and WHO agreed to enhance strategic cooperation in global health security and architecture.
The 27 member states of the European Union agreed in July 2020 on a €750 billion post-Covid recovery plan called NextGenerationEU. Its main instrument is the Recovery and Resilience Facility, through which the European Commission has already disbursed €450 billion. The programme is due to come to an end in a few months, and countries must claim and account for the remaining funds.
The Indian government has made numerous arrests on Saturday, including the head of the "cafard" movement, the spearhead of the student revolt in India, to prevent the demonstration in New Delhi demanding the resignation of the President of the Electoral Commission. The UN High Commission for Human Rights called for the "immediate" release of all persons detained "arbitrarily".
The leader of the "cafards" movement, the spearhead of the student revolt in India, was arrested Saturday in New Delhi by the police before the unauthorized demonstration he called to demand the resignation of the President of the Electoral Commission, according to his party.
The leader of the "cafard" movement, the spearhead of the student revolt in India, was arrested Saturday in New Delhi by the police before the unauthorized protest he called to demand the resignation of the President of the Electoral Commission.
The Indian capital New Delhi has been turned into a fortress with train and metro cancelations, barricades and heavy police presence ahead of Saturday's planned protests against the chief of India's electoral body.
The European Commission is proposing earlier access to EU markets for candidate countries, new voting rules to reduce vetoes and extra safeguards for a bigger bloc. But is the reform fair — or even feasible?
Rape and "systematic" sexual violence, according to a report by the Israeli Civil Commission. On stage, Céline Bardet, a lawyer and international investigator, looks back at the investigations into the crimes committed during the October 7 attacks.
According to the European Commission, real estate prices have risen by 60% since 2013. On Tuesday, MEPs decided to discuss ways to make housing more affordable, especially since the 27 are far from equal in this area. The most expensive cities are not necessarily those with the highest housing pressure.
India's polling monitor is facing yet another crisis of credibility with fresh allegations against its chief.
The Commission's president has argued that Budapest is strengthening the rule of law with Viktor Orban finally out of office. Funds had been blocked over corruption allegations under Hungary's former government.
Emmanuel Macron has written to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, calling on Brussels to take immediate action to lower energy prices. They have been on the rise as the conflict in the Middle East spreads, and as Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel refineries continue.
The Nigerian government has established an independent commission to investigate the death in custody of 37 alleged illegal oremen. Thirty-seven young men were found dead on Thursday 17 September in Minna, central Nigeria, while detained by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Families demand explanations and justice.
The proposal for a comprehensive law against gender-based and sexual violence enters into the midst of its parliamentary process on Monday, with the beginning of its consideration by a special commission of the National Assembly. The government hopes that the text will be promulgated before the end of Emmanuel Macron's quinquennium, but the associations fear that the parliamentary shuttle will not succeed.
All eyes and ears were turned to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 16 September during the traditional speech on the State of the Union by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. A river talk – the sixth of its kind – on the broad guidelines of its European policy for the coming year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission renewed their longstanding strategic partnership today with the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. This renewed agreement reaffirms the joint commitment to advancing health security, universal health coverage, and sustainable development across the African continent at a time of unprecedented financial challenges in the global health landscape. It further underscores the African Union’s leadership in fostering collective action, inclusive
