Facebook is ‘actively suppressing posts from conservative media sources’, whistle-blower claims
A Facebook insider claims the company is actively demoting some posts She claims in an interview conservative media and people are being targeted Software manipulation turns off notifications, shares and visibility to posts The social media firm has pushed back at the allegations and called it a ‘stunt’ An ex-Facebook employee claims the social media […]
Guterres: Two States ‘side-by-side’ is the ‘peaceful and just solution’ for Israel-Palestine conflict
A “peaceful and just solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict can “only be achieved” through two States “living side-by-side in peace and security”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated on Friday In his address to the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which was established by the UN General Assembly in 1975, […]
Israel pushes for UN to declare Hezbollah as a terror organization
Senior IDF officials are expected to brief the members of the UN Security Council on the Iran-backed group’s activity in Lebanon, voicing their concerns over its further strengthening in the country and its entrenchment in Syria. In a bid to persuade the members of the United Nations Security Council to dub Hezbollah as a terrorist […]
UN Secretary-General Outlines UN Priorities for 2019
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged Member States to do their best to make September 2019 a defining moment for stopping runaway climate change, achieving the SDGs and building a fair globalization. Addressing the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in a briefing at the start of 2019, Guterres reflected on the UN’s achievements in 2018, and outlined […]
UN chief Guterres wins Charlemagne Prize
Former Portuguese prime minister to be honored for being ‘an outstanding advocate for the European model of society.’ U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will receive the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his services to European values. The award’s board of directors announced the winner Tuesday, saying it is recognition of Guterres’ “dedication to a revitalization and consolidation of multilateral […]
Russia-Turkey-Iran summit on Syria
The Russian, Turkish and Iranian presidents are scheduled to meet on Syria in February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. “An agreement has been preliminarily reached and there is a basic understanding of holding the next summit next month,” Lavrov said at a joint press conference with his Kazakh counterpart Beibut Atamkulov. He did […]
Majority of World Population Supports Globalism, Survey Finds
Maybe populist political movements don’t have as much support as often presumed. The global public favors cooperation between nations, thinks immigration is a good thing and believes climate scientists, according to a poll of 10,000 people in every region of the world. The poll was commissioned by the World Economic Forum and will be discussed […]
What to watch for at this year’s World Economic Forum
World leaders converge to discuss climate change, co-operation and globalisation Global leaders, corporate titans, academics and thinkers are gathering in the Swiss ski resort of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum, which begins on Tuesday morning. Some 3,000 participants have converged on the Alpine town for the meeting of the global elite that this […]
UN chief backs 2-state solution
The United Nations says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and stressed again that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the only path to peace. Guterres’ strong backing for an independent Palestinian state came ahead of the release of a long-awaited U.S. plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace and Israeli elections […]