St. Lucia, Prime Minister, Philip J. Pierre this week signed the landmark Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (referred to as the BBNJ Agreement). The signing took place at  in the margins of the […]

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The Governor of the Uruguayan department (province) of Artigas spoke casually about child labor Thursday in a TV interview, prompting a swift reaction from the national government reminding that Uruguay does have laws forbidding children under 15 from working. When asked about child labor in Artigas on Telemundo (Channel 12), Governor Pablo Caram said it was “normal” […]

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Kenyan President William Ruto yesterday urged the United Nations to move quickly to authorize an international security mission to Haiti, which it has agreed to lead, as the impoverished Caribbean nation suffers from devastating gang violence. “Haiti is the ultimate test of international solidarity and collective action,” Ruto told the UN General Assembly. “The international […]

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky worked to shore up US support for his country on a quick visit to Washington on Thursday, delivering an upbeat message on the war’s progress while facing new questions about how he is spending the flow of American dollars that for 19 months have helped keep his troops in the fight […]

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By Sir Ronald Sanders Recent findings by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) ring alarm bells for the global community: democratic governance is under threat, with an increasing number of people subjected to authoritarian regimes that bluntly infringe on human rights and freedoms. While authoritarian regimes are emerging, detaining opposition figures, muzzling […]

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US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he turned down a request from Volodymyr Zelensky to address a joint session of Congress, NBC reported on Thursday. McCarthy explained his refusal by the lack of free time for a joint address amid a busy legislative week, adding that Zelensky had previously had an opportunity to speak […]

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Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the chairman of Fox Corp and News Corp, ending a more than seven-decade career during which the Oxford-educated Australian, who later became a US citizen, created a huge media empire spanning from Australia to the United States. Murdoch’s son Lachlan will become the sole chairman of News Corp and continue […]

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The Biden administration said Wednesday night that it will grant work permits and temporary relief from deportation to nearly half a million Venezuelans who are already in the U.S. The announcement follows calls from Democrats to help newly arrived migrants work legally. Venezuelans who were in the U.S. as of July 31 can sign up […]

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Venezuela says its government has regained control of a notorious inmate-run luxury prison, which had for several years been under the control of the powerful Tren de Aragua criminal gang. Some 11,000 security personnel arrived with armored vehicles outside the walls of Tocorón prison, which had been run by inmates for years. Prisoners were able […]

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India has stopped accepting visa applications from Canadian visitors, a notable escalation in the diplomatic conflict that has followed Canada’s claim that Indian government agents were responsible for the assassination of a Sikh activist in Canada. Arindam Bagchi, the Indian foreign ministry spokesman, described the move as a technical and security issue, saying on Thursday […]

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