Human Rights Watch said Friday that a truce reached by Ethiopia and Tigrayan authorities earlier in the week “provides a crucial opportunity for immediate and rigorous international monitoring to avert further atrocities and a humanitarian catastrophe.” The cessation of hostilities agreement ... Read More

Christine Akuol — not her real name — is just 15 years old but already is the mother of two children. Three years ago, her impoverished family married her off in exchange for food. Unfortunately, the man she was married to delivered ... Read More

Climate change diplomacy between China and the United States cannot be separated from broader political tensions between the two sides, and Washington must take responsibility for the breakdown in talks, China’s foreign ministry said. Nearly 200 countries are about to gather ... Read More

Twitter says it will inform its staff on Friday about whether they will be laid off following the firm's takeover by Elon Musk. In an internal email, the social media company said the cuts are "an effort to place Twitter on ... Read More

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Kremlin of resorting to "energy terrorism" as Russian troops make few gains on the battlefield. Mr Zelensky said 4.5 million people were without power following Russian attacks on its energy network. In recent weeks, Russia ... Read More

President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has dropped one of his strongest hints yet that he may run for the White House again. He told a crowd in Sioux City, Iowa, that he will "very, very, very probably do it again" ... Read More

USAID in partnership with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Tuesday, launched ‘Phase two’ of the ‘SERVIR’, a satellite imagery technology, to empower regional and national actors to use earth observation and earth science for development gains. SERVIR-West Africa, hosted by ... Read More

President Joe Biden US President Joe Biden has accused his predecessor Donald Trump and his supporters of undermining democracy, ahead of next week's midterm elections. "Make no mistake, democracy is on the ballot for all of us," Mr Biden, a Democrat, ... Read More

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that Ebola's arrival in the Ugandan capital highlighted the high risk of further spread of the deadly virus, calling on neighboring countries to boost their preparedness. Since Uganda's health ministry first declared the outbreak on ... Read More

Redwan Hussien Rameto (L) from the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (R), who represents Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), shook hands on the deal. A surprise deal has been reached in the Ethiopian civil war with both sides agreeing to halt ... Read More