McCain represents a seemingly bygone era of American bipartisanship as both a close political ally of Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and the widow of U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee.
The United Nations has chosen Cindy McCain to serve as its next leader for the World Food Program in Rome, marking the sixth time in a row that an American has been picked for the job over the past three decades.
The accolades for McCain, who has served as the U.S. ambassador to WFP, the Food and Agriculture Organization and other U.N. agencies in Rome since Nov. 2021, poured in Thursday for her humanitarian work.
More than a third of the funds will support aid efforts for people in Yemen (US$20 million) and Ethiopia (US$15 million).
As the U.N. honored the Geneva Conventions, the Red Cross chief said non-compliance is a 'serious problem.'
The U.N.'s chief says it will work with Sudanese authorities to use a 'simplified system' for humanitarian aid deliveries.
The four international treaties, which form the rules of war, have been ratified or acceded to by virtually all nations.
The E.U.'s top court sided with a transgender man who sued Romania for refusing to accept his gender changes in the U.K.
The five-year partnership aims to help ski federations, venues and race organizers better manage natural and artificial snow.
For disabled kids and their families, navigating forced displacements amid the rubble is a life-or-death challenge.
Some 1.9% of electricity globally was consumed by 148 digital companies, including 10 big users in Asia and the U.S.
