After taking power in Afghanistan, the militant Islamist Taliban applied to the UN to officially represent the country on the UN stage – both with a speech at the general debate and with the nomination of a dedicated ambassador to replace Isaczai. The decision on this now lies with the responsible UN Accreditation Committee. So … Read more
António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, speaks during the 76th General Debate of the UN General Assembly. Photo: Eaeduardo Munoz / Pool Reuters / AP / dpa Photo: dpa – — Anyone speaking at the UN general debate almost always represents a country. Now the Taliban want to speak before the general assembly. … Read more
21.09.2021 05:00 (Akt. 21.09.2021 05:00) – – – On the sidelines of the UN general debate in New York, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (both ÖVP) are holding a round table on Afghanistan on Tuesday afternoon (local time). At the meeting in the Permanent Representation of Austria to the United Nations, the … Read more
14.09.2021 22:58 (Akt. 14.09.2021 22:58) – – – UN Secretary General Guterres: War on planets must stop ©APA/AFP/POOL – – – One week before the high-level general debate, the UN General Assembly officially ushered in its 76th session. “We come together at a time of great challenges and divisions,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres … Read more
Northern Ireland Protocol Brussels / London (dpa) – The dispute over the Brexit special rules for Northern Ireland is escalating. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made it clear to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that the EU is ruling out any change to the agreed rules. “We will not renegotiate,” she … Read more
Dispute over Northern Ireland London (dpa) – A little more than six months after the full entry into force, the British government wants to renegotiate parts of the Brexit agreement. The British Brexit representative David Frost said on Wednesday in London. “Significant changes” are needed to the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, said the cabinet member … Read more
In Kiev on Kontraktova Square on the night of Sunday, June 20, there was a conflict between several companies with shooting and stabbing. About it informs “Kiev operational”. Witnesses said that several companies were resting and suddenly there was a conflict between them. “Someone started shooting, someone took out a knife. As a result, one … Read more
“We condemn the attack on our employees in the strongest possible way,” said the Halo Trust statement. They did humanitarian work to save lives. The focus is now on looking after the injured and supporting the families affected. In the past, Halo Trust employees in Afghanistan had been abducted for short periods several times by … Read more
Worrying results from the 15 largest cities in Germany: Opponents of Corona measures are becoming increasingly loud and violent during controls, they complain. Employees of public order offices and the police complain of increasingly aggressive behavior on the part of citizens when checking Corona measures. This was the result of a survey by “Welt am … Read more
After a Ryanair plane was forced to land in Minsk, the EU and USA reacted with sanctions against Belarus. Russia supports the authoritarian-led state with a loan of millions. Moscow · Russia wants to support the authoritarian-led Belarus with a loan of 500 million US dollars in the coming weeks. At a meeting between Belarusian … Read more