Foes Azerbaijan and Armenia agree ‘historic’ return of villages
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters Armenia has agreed to return several villages to Azerbaijan in what both sides said on Friday was an important milestone as they edge towards a peace deal after fighting two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada posted on X that Armenia would return four […]
Israeli settlements expand by record amount, UN rights chief says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibly of a Palestinian state, the UN human rights chief said on Friday. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that the growth of Israeli settlements amounted to the transfer […]
Settlements locked down as Fiji endures deadly coronavirus wave
Suva, Fiji/Sydney, AustraliaReuters At the Qauia settlement, a community of more than 2,000 near Fiji’s capital of Suva, police stand guard to ensure no one other than health workers comes in – or out – of an area that has become a hotspot of COVID-19 infections. After keeping the coronavirus at bay last year, Fiji, […]