Ursula von der Leyen in the running to be chief of NATO after EU top role | World | News

[ad_1] President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen is in the running to be the next head of NATO. Although her term as president doesn’t end until 2024, there are reports some member states have suggested she could take over as early as October. Despite reports the former German Defence Minister could take the reins of NATO, some say her appointment could outrage Eurosceptics, reports the Sun. Current Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is…

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A refuge from terror in Niger, as UN Chief pledges to be voice for the displaced

This is Ouallam district one of the hottest places in Niger, in one of the hottest countries in Africa, where rain falls rarely and sparingly but where shattered communities can find a refuge from the increasing acts of violence and terrorist activity which have struck the region. Ouallam and two other neighbouring districts in northern Niger currently shelter some 28,000 people who have fled their homes because of violence, including terrorist acts, in the volatile…

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A Battle Between a UN Chief & US Envoy Ends in a Decisive Blow with an American Veto — Global Issues

[ad_1] UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. by Thalif Deen (united nations) Friday, April 01, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Apr 01 (IPS) – When Madeleine Albright was nominated to be the first female US Secretary of State back in 1997, some apparently questioned whether “a woman could go toe-to-toe with world leaders”. “Madeleine quickly quashed those misguided doubts,” says Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a tribute to Albright, who passed away last week at the…

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