In a Changing World
The UN Security Council unanimously supported a resolution to allow humanitarian aid to reach Afghanistan while preventing funds falling into the hands of the Taliban.
President Biden signed legislation banning imports from Xinjiang, a Chinese region where Uyghurs and other minorities are detained in gulags.
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in support of the country’s military. More than 2.1m Tigrayan residents have been displaced by the conflict.
A state of emergency was declared in Kazakhstan in response to mass anti-government protests.
South Korea and North Korea agreed in principle to formally end the Korean war, which ground to a stalemate in 1953.
Negotiators approved a global minimum 15% corporate-tax rate with taxing rights to be reallocated in favour of countries where firms do business.
Myanmar massacre was the most egregious recent example of the army resorting to slaughtering civilians. Former UN experts warn that millions of Burmese people are on the brink of starvation
Typhoon Rai made landfall in the Philippines. Some 400,000 people were forced to flee their homes.
Poland’s prime minister came under attack in the European Parliament as he defended a court ruling that the country’s laws take precedence over those of the bloc.
Russia met with representatives from the United States, NATO and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe in an effort to ease Ukraine tensions.
Sudan’s prime minister resigned after failing to garner support for democratic reforms. Aid and loans have been suspended while armed forces are in charge.
More than a hundred world leaders met at the UN’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow.
The World Health Organisation endorsed use of the first malaria vaccine for children at risk of infection.
