Eighteen of the 27 Member States of the European Union have implemented both the IIR and the QDMTT in 2024, while nine have not.
Five EU Member States can opt for a six-year deferral of Pillar Two implementation, and all of them have done so,…
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Ukrainian troops engaged with North Korean units for first time in Russia, official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine’s defense minister said Tuesday.
Another Kyiv…
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Putting Aside the Emotions, the Secretary-General Allegedly Violated the UN-ICC Relationship Agreement – EJIL: Talk!
On the 24th of October, while the President of the ICC expressed their “high appreciation” for the strong cooperative relations with the UN, commemorating the “UN Day”, something even more telling about UN-ICC relationships happened 3000 km from The Hague in Kazan, Russia. The UN…
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Ukraine braces for U.S. election, especially near front line in Russia war : NPR
A woman fills bottles with water from a public spigot in front of a bombed out student dormitory in Dobropillya, Ukraine,…
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‘Rockets from Russia to Poltava, 30 seconds’ – life as a female footballer in Ukraine
It is the heart you notice first. Specifically, the way it is so clearly broken. And yet, the red marker ink does not bleed into the shirt’s white fabric.
Next, the letters, black and bold: Poltava.
Finally, the date, written by hand in block…
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The DPRK as a Principal or as an Accomplice? – EJIL: Talk!
Reporting over the past few weeks has confirmed the presence of thousands of North Korean troops in the theatre of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, and their imminent deployment on the battlefield. Estimates vary, but the North Korean regime has apparently provided more than ten thousand troops to…
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Are Mobile Phones Really 10 Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats? » ScienceABC
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Research shows that phones are some of the dirtiest objects we interact with each day. They carry more bacteria than many other surfaces, and are probably dirtier than your toilet seat, especially if you clean your toilet seat more often…
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When danger sprang from the screen to real life, a Ukrainian game studio battled back
They’d been on edge for months. As winter wore on and Russian troops amassed on Ukraine’s border, they prepared a fleet of well-stocked buses, whose drivers stood by around the clock just outside the company’s headquarters.
When the…
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Grappling with how clearings may support rainforest animal life — Harvard Gazette
“Tropical rainforest” conjures images of close-packed trees, dense humidity, a home for plenteous and diverse animal life.
But rainforests in the Congo Basin of west-central Africa also host lesser-known clearings called bais. Some stretch the length of 40 football fields; others only a…
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Amid Hurricane Milton’s devastation, a sliver of good news — Harvard Gazette
Earlier this month Hurricane Milton caused an estimated $50 billion in damage and claimed the lives of at least 14 people, yet didn’t deliver the scale of destruction some had feared.
Preparedness seems to have played a role in Milton’s relatively low death toll, according to a panel…
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