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Friday, 05 October 2018 01:29
UN assembly: climate change a ‘global responsibility’
The foreign minister of Dominica, Francine Baron, addressing the UN General Assembly on climate change, stressed that it is a global responsibility. Ms Baron noted that the global community has neither implemented plans for the 2015…
Friday, 05 October 2018 01:27
Israel: 20,000 Palestinians protest along Gaza Strip
On 28 September, the IDF neutralised 100+ explosives thrown at them by over 20,000 people rioting at five locations along the Gaza Strip frontier. At the border fence protesters, encouraged by Hamas, burned dozens of tyres,…
Friday, 05 October 2018 01:25
Palestine: Gazans protest against Hamas
Virtually all media outlets are unaware of the protests in Gaza by opponents of Hamas. Palestinian media in the Strip do not dare to publicise the underground protests against the terrible injustice imposed on Palestinians by…
Friday, 05 October 2018 01:23
Caribbean: surge in Venezuelan asylum seekers
Until a week ago, Enrique Ceballos was a high court judge in Venezuela. Now, because of threats around his work as a judge, he is waiting on a plastic chair outside an NGO-run registration centre for…
Friday, 05 October 2018 01:19
USA: refugee numbers reduced again
A maximum of 30,000 refugees will be allowed to resettle in the United States in the next fiscal year. The new ceiling marks a dramatic decrease from this year’s 45,000-person cap, which had also been a…
Friday, 28 September 2018 00:36
Intercessor Focus: Iran
70% of Iranians are under 30 and are the most politically active in the 57 Islamic nations. Iranians are eligible to vote from age 15. President Rouhani promised to improve Western ties, revitalise the economy and…