How the UN Plans to Protect Human Rights
At the opening of the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, senior UN officials emphasized the link between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the right…
Vladimir Putin Presents Presidential Prize to Young Scientists
In a ceremony at the Kremlin’s Catherine Hall on Wednesday, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin presented the Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists. The prize was…
Ash Carter Meets NATO Defense Leaders to Defeat ISIS
The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is in Brussels to attend a NATO defense ministers meeting and to meet for the first time with defense ministers of countries that are…
NATO Condemns North Korea’s Rocket Launch
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday he strongly condemns the launch by North Korea of a rocket using ballistic missile technology, which follows the North Korean nuclear weapons test…
Intra-Syrian Talks Officially Start in Geneva
The delayed intra-Syrian talks to end five years of bloody warfare officially started in Geneva on Monday with two hours of talks between the United Nations mediator and the opposition…
NATO Warns Russia on Turkish Air Space Violation
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that a Russian combat aircraft violated Turkish airspace on Friday, despite repeated warnings by the Turkish authorities. Previous incidents have shown how dangerous…