COP25 focus: travel and tourism must transform to survive and thrive
The travel and tourism sector, with its significant economic and social benefits, has no choice but to transform to survive and thrive in the face of climate
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Lawyer Ben Emmerson: ‘Spain is acting like a rogue State’
The lawyer for the Catalan pro-independence leaders taking their case to the United Nations, Ben Emmerson, has refuted the Spanish government’s accusations of a ‘conflict
Spain asks UN to disqualify 2 members of panel
The Spanish government is to formally ask the United Nations to disqualify two of the five members of the UN panel responsible for writing a
Spain doubts ‘impartiality’ of UN report on jailed leaders
The Spanish Government has cast doubt on the ‘impartiality’ and ‘independence’ of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention report made public on Wednesday, which
UN Working Group demands immediate release of Catalan leaders
Note: This original report was published on 29 May. The UN Working Group then later called for the immediate release of four more jailed Catalan
Pressure mounts after deadly Venezuela border clashes
International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to ‘take action’ after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the
Spain, UK now also recognise Guaido as Venezuela leader
Spain, Britain and France, alongside other EU nations, have now also recognised Venezuela’s opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s interim leader, after President Nicolas Maduro defiantly rejected an
Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American
UK outraged at EU’s Gibraltar ‘colony’ reference
Britain and Gibraltar reacted with fury to a European Council document published today that described the British overseas territory as a colony. The document, laying out
EU nations give ultimatum to Venezuela’s Maduro
Spain, France, the UK and Germany put embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on notice ahead of an UN Security Council meeting on Saturday, saying they would