Author: Steven Sahiounie

Casualties of Israeli attacks in Palestine in the past four months are not “mere statistics” but “flesh and blood”, South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday. “That defiance by Israel has already led to the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians, including an estimated 30,000 killed in the past four months alone. These are not mere statistics Mr. President, they are flesh and blood of the Palestinian people,” Vusi Madonsela told the court during the public hearings. He recalled that the world has been witnessing in Gaza since Oct. 7 “an assault…

The United Nations has warned that spread of diseases and acute malnutrition could spark an “explosion” in preventable child deaths in the Gaza Strip amid the genocidal Israeli war. In a joint assessment published on Monday, the UN agencies for children, food and health said a “steep rise in malnutrition” among children, as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women, in Gaza poses grave threats to their health. They added that food and safe water have become “incredibly scarce” while diseases are “rife” in the besieged Palestinian territory. The report also indicated that more than 15 percent of children under the age of…

Nicolas Maduro stressed that the trend of the emergence of a new world and the consolidation of BRICS is irreversible Venezuela will join BRICS in the near future, the country’s President Nicolas Maduro said. The president pointed out that the “old colonial world with wars, interventions, genocide and a superiority complex” is being replaced by “a new world with BRICS.” According to him, “this world already exists and is irreversible.” “The trend of the emergence of a new world and the consolidation of BRICS is irreversible, and Venezuela will soon be part of BRICS,” Maduro said on the Venezolana de Television TV…

King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday praised authorities in the UAE for their diplomatic efforts to help achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, and for the humanitarian aid they have provided for the people of the besieged Palestinian territory. During a meeting in Amman with Saqr Ghobash, the speaker of the UAE’s Federal National Council, the king underscored the urgent need for a ceasefire and ongoing deliveries of humanitarian aid, and called for civilians there to be protected, the Jordan News Agency reported. He also emphasized the strength and longevity of the relationship between Jordan and the UAE, and expressed his…

According to the Russian Constitution, the president “addresses the Federal Assembly with an annual report on the situation in the country, on the main directions of the state’s domestic and foreign policy” The Kremlin has announced the date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Address to the Federal Assembly, the event will be held on February 29. “On February 29, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin will deliver his annual Address to the Federal Assembly,” the Kremlin press service said in a statement. According to the Russian Constitution, the president “addresses the Federal Assembly with an annual report on the situation in…

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MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Net profit of Unipro under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) amounted to 22.04 bln rubles ($240 mln) in 2023, up by 3.6% compared with 2022, the generating company reported.