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The European Parliament (EP) urged European Union states on Thursday to adopt asset freeze sanctions and a travel ban on Russian mercenary company, Wagner Group. In a resolution adopted 585-40 with 43 abstentions, EU lawmakers condemned in “the strongest terms the heinous

Countries all over the world rushed Friday to raise the alarm regarding a new coronavirus variant that was detected in South Africa and is considered by scientists to be the most significant one yet found. Scientists are now racing to understand

Awoman or girl is being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes in the world, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Ghada Waly said Thursday. “In 2020, 47,000 women and girls worldwide died at

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday said it was alarmed by the attack on a court ahead of an appeal by the son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi against the rejection of his presidential election candidacy. On

Provisional results from Cape Verde indicate that the main opposition candidate, José Maria Neves, has won the first round of the presidential election. Seven candidates are bidding to replace President Jorge Carlo Fonseca, who is not allowed to serve more than