Warsaw is pushing Brussels to penalise Belarus in a similar manner as Russia, told Andrzej Sados, the Polish ambassador to the EU. "Poland raised the issue of Belarus, the need to immediately impose sanctions on Belarus, at today's meeting of the General Affairs Council," he said. "We informed about the government decisions that were taken yesterday concerning the imposition of sanctions on 365...

Republicans in Congress and the White House have come to a provisional deal to raise the US debt ceiling. According to the White House website, US President Joe Biden and speaker of the United States House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy have agreed to lift the debt ceiling. When describing the agreement, Biden said that "not everyone will get what they want" and added that it was a...

According to the press office of the international organization, the Council of the European Union (EU) has extended the halt on all taxes and quotas on exports of commodities from Ukraine. In addition to helping Kiev maintain its economy in the midst of the crisis with Russia, Brussels notes that the step will assist in keeping stable economic relations between the EU and Ukraine. According to...

The U.S. has levied penalties against four North Korean entities and one individual due to their participation in unlawful cyber activities. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, they are viewed as aiding Kim Jong Un's government. The Technical Intelligence Bureau, the 110th Research Center, Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation (also known as Jinryong IT Cooperation Company), and Kim...

According to UN Secretary General António Guterres at the G7 conference, the International Monetary Fund has allotted $650 billion in special drawing rights, of which $34 billion went to Africa and $280 billion went to the G7 nations. "During the pandemic, the IMF distributed $650 billion in special drawing rights, or SDRs, basically printing money out of thin air. G7 nations receiving $280...

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) predicts that global warming will have surpassed the 1.5°C threshold by 2027. Global temperatures may surpass the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming threshold over the course of the next five years and reach historic highs, reports the Wall Street Journal referring to information from scientists at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a department...

Nicolas Maduro, the president of Venezuela, declared that his nation intends to de-dollarize its economy. The Venezuelan president declared in his television program Con Maduro+, "We have to get there (in the effort of getting rid of the dollar), this is our path, the way of the new economy of freedom, where currencies are not used to punish countries and impose sanctions." Several Latin...

According to the FT, EU nations backed adoption of a restriction on the disposal of unsold and worn-out clothing. A specific restriction on the destruction of "clothing and accessories" was backed by EU nations, according to the Financial Times, which cited sources and the draft plan that the publication had access to. According to the FT, the EU wants to lower textile waste, which now makes up...

Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the end of the health emergency that had been in place since August 2022 as a result of a monkeypox outbreak. "Last night, the emergency committee convened its fifth meeting and made a recommendation: stop the public health emergency of global significance. I accepted that suggestion." Monkeypox is no longer a...