The world should provide millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea, where "draconian" anti-pandemic measures are worsening an already-severe food crisis, a UN human rights expert said Wednesday.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells a UN meeting on Ukraine that the world is "facing a moment of peril" over the country's crisis with Russia.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said it's the White House's policy not to take advice from people who praise Putin after former President Trump praised the Russian president in a radio interview.
Baidoa (Somalia) (AFP) – Over the past decade, Baidoa has grown accustomed to large population influxes. The majority of its population are displaced. Desperate, hungry and thirsty, more and more people are flocking to the city from the countryside of southern Somalia, one of the regions hardest hit by the drought that is engulfing the Horn of Africa.
Baidoa (Somalia) (AFP) – Over the past decade, Baidoa has grown accustomed to large population influxes. The majority of its population are displaced. Desperate, hungry and thirsty, more and more people are flocking to the city from the countryside of southern Somalia, one of the regions hardest hit by the drought that is engulfing the Horn of Africa.
Copenhagen (AFP) – The Duchess of Cambridge walks with the Danish Crown Princess Mary on the second day of her solo trip to Copenhagen where she will go on to meet with with the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II.
Rostov-on-Don (Russia) (AFP) – IMAGES Russian equipment and vehicles seen in the Rostov region, a region that borders the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, which has recently been recognised by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Krasnogorivka (Ukraine) (AFP) – A family living near the Ukrainian frontline in the town of Krasnogorivka, adjacent to the separatist-held capital of Donetsk, was caught off guard by Russia's recognition of two breakaway republics due to electricity shortages and lack of internet.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the former ISIS leader killed in a US-led Syria raid, oversaw and participated in the enslavement and torture of Yazidi women. Speaking to CNN's Jomana Karadsheh, one woman recalls the atrocities and trauma under the horrendous rein of the former ISIS chief.
South Africa's finance minister forecasts the economy will grow by 4.8 percent, a revision to the 5.1 percent growth previously forecast. While presenting the country's 2022 budget to parliament, minister Enoch Godongwana says "Commodity prices… also, violent unrest in July; restrictions imposed to manage the third wave of Covid-19 further eroded the gains made in the first half of the year.
Cocoa prices are projected to hover around $2400 in the first quarter of this year, as arrivals from West Africa's major cocoa producers slow compared to last year.
Kenyan journalists report the highest level of harassment in the newsroom, a global media study finds. For VOA, Victoria Amunga has more from Nairobi. Video: Amos Wangwa
