Michael Gaffey, Ireland’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva and president of the governing board of the UN Compensation Commission, whose fund decided on the claims, told the council after the vote that the body’s work was historic “for the United Nations and for effective multilateralism.” Source: UN ends Iraq’s requirement to pay victims of […]
China says Taiwan is ‘not Ukraine’ as island raises alert level Yahoo News China says Taiwan is ‘not Ukraine’ Reuters China’s leaders may be watching Ukraine with an eye on Taiwan CNN Some in Taiwan See Parallels to Ukraine The New York Times Taiwan casts wary eye at China amid Ukraine crisis, but no immediate alarm Reuters View Full Coverage […]
President Joe Biden on Tuesday rolled out the first of what the US says could be an ever-fiercer, ever-broader cascade of financial sanctions and penalties over Russia’s moves against Ukraine.Tuesday’s first installment of sanctions hit members of Putin’s inner circle and their families and two banks that the US considers especially crucial to the Kremlin […]