Joe and Jill Biden En Route to London to attend Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral
The State funeral will be attended by almost 100 presidents and heads of government
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Blinken tests positive for COVID, to work remotely
Spokesman Ned Price said Blinken would no longer deliver a long-awaited speech on China policy scheduled for Thursday.
UN and US press South Sudan to prepare for elections
“As I have stated before, elections have the potential to be a nation-building moment, or a catastrophe,” the UN envoy for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom, told the Security Council.
UN to create world-first global treaty on plastic pollution
The amount of plastic trash entering the oceans is forecast to triple by 2040.
Five African Presidents Launch Global Fund’s US$18 Billion Campaign to Restore Progress Against AIDS, TB and Malaria Amid COVID-19 Disruption
“In the face of the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria, the choice is stark: We either increase funding, or we abandon hope of finally defeating these epidemics by 2030,” Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund.
Uganda appoints US-blacklisted spy to head police force
Major General Abel Kandiho was recalled late Tuesday from his posting as security envoy in South Sudan.
Media: Liberal US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer to retire
US President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman to the court in the event of a vacancy.
COVID-19 cases registered worldwide passes 300 million
WHO says Omicron should not be categorized as mild, as it “is hospitalizing people and it is killing people”.
Points of friction between the US and Russia
Russia and the United States holding talks in Geneva and expected to touch on disputes between them.
Ugandan government challenges court order for release of acclaimed author
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested at his home just days after Christmas.
