Cabrini film lead and Gomorrah star Cristiana Dell’Anna travelled to Geneva on Friday to highlight the age-old dangers confronting migrants – and the astonishing Italian missionary who travelled to New York city’ slums at the turn of the last century, determined to protect them.
Hopes are rising that, with the support of the United Nations, the architects of the brutal former regime of Bashar al Assad in Syria will eventually be held accountable for their crimes.
Reuters was first to report that Meta has warned it may have to “roll back or pause” some features in India due to an antitrust directive which banned WhatsApp from sharing user data for advertising purposes. A non-public court filing seen by Reuters detailed how unnerved Meta is with the antitrust ruling, and also revealed how Meta has taken a critical position on the functioning of the watchdog by saying it doesn’t “have the necessary technical expertise and knowledge” to understand its own decision. Why it matters Pausing Meta features in India could be significant for the U.S. company given the country’s significance. India is the biggest market for Meta where it has more than 350 million Facebook users and over 500 million people using WhatsApp. The post Meta warns India antitrust ruling could force roll back of features, hurt business appeared first on Reuters News Agency. Source: Reuters News Agency
As Donald Trump takes office on January 20, concerns over ‘bond vigilantes’ in the United States have resurfaced Like Bill Clinton before him, Trump now faces the prospect of ‘bond vigilantes’ – so-called because they punish governments’ profligacy – becoming a potent check on his policy agenda. The post How bond vigilantes could check Trump’s power appeared first on Reuters News Agency. Source: Reuters News Agency
Two senior UN peacekeeping officials briefed the Security Council on Friday on recent developments in Lebanon and the occupied Syrian Golan, and the challenges facing “blue helmets” serving there.
Continuing his high profile visit to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday underscored the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers and reiterated the organization’s commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces.
The UN launched a new Action Plan on Friday that will enhance monitoring and response to antisemitism.
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) on Friday welcomed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, pledging to scale up aid delivery across the stricken enclave once it comes into effect.
The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed cautious optimism on Friday over the potentially major boost to aid relief in the devastated enclave.
The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday.
The recent holiday and New Year season brought no respite in Ukraine, but rather an escalation and even expansion of the fighting, consistent with developments in 2024, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday.