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Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief
Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief
by  AFP

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday denied the Republicans' advance in US midterm elections would undermine Western military backing for Ukraine. Ukraine enjoys backing from much of the Republican base, although hard-right lawmakers close to former president Donald Trump have voiced criticism of the US support.

WHO urges 'immediate' food, medical aid for Tigray
WHO urges 'immediate' food, medical aid for Tigray
by  AFP

The WHO called Wednesday for a massive influx of food and medicines into Ethiopia's Tigray region following the ceasefire deal, saying desperately-needed aid had not yet been allowed in. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the breakthrough ceasefire agreement reached last Wednesday but warned it was already a week on "and nothing is moving in terms terms of food aid or medicines.

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study
Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study
by  AFP

Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday. It found that the thinning could add between 13.5 and 15.5 millimetres to sea levels by the end of this century -- equivalent to the entire Greenland ice sheet's contribution during the past 50 years.

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