Russia excludes Lavrov-Blinken meeting at UN MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will not meet his US counterpart Antony Blinken despite both... Published 20 Sep, 2024 03:03pm
World UN Security Council to meet Friday over Lebanon pager blasts UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday over the pager blasts in Lebanon targeting... Published 18 Sep, 2024 09:33pm
World Myanmar’s flooding death toll jumps to 74, state media reports Myanmar’s flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after... Published 15 Sep, 2024 10:22am
World Workers see dramatic fall in share of global income: UN GENEVA: Workers have seen their slice of the global income pie shrink significantly over the past two decades,... Published 04 Sep, 2024 05:34pm
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World UN begins polio vaccination in Gaza, as Israeli aggression continues Israel and Hamas agree to brief pauses in their 11-month conflict to allow the campaign to go ahead Updated 01 Sep, 2024 08:24pm
World UN’s Antonio Guterres says East Timor’s independence a gift to the world East Timor’s independence was a gift to the world because it showed conflict could be resolved through negotiation,... Published 30 Aug, 2024 10:23am
World In rare move, UAE accepts Taliban government ambassador DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials of an ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban... Updated 23 Aug, 2024 11:32pm
World UN team in Bangladesh to assess rights violations DHAKA: A United Nations team arrived in Bangladesh Thursday to assess whether to investigate alleged human rights... Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:17pm
World UN migration agency appeals for $18.5mn in assistance for mpox outbreak BERLIN: The United Nation’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM) appealed on Wednesday for $18.5 million... Published 21 Aug, 2024 02:09pm
World UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday condemned the “unacceptable” level of violence becoming commonplace... Published 19 Aug, 2024 12:11pm
World ‘Strong indications’ Bangladesh security forces used ‘unnecessary’ force: UN GENEVA: The United Nations said Friday there were strong indications that the Bangladeshi security forces used... Published 16 Aug, 2024 03:09pm
World 1.4mn girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO PARIS: At least 1.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban... Published 15 Aug, 2024 12:03pm
World World youth unemployment rate lowest for 15 years, but picture not same across regions: UN GENEVA: Global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years, the United Nations said Monday, though not... Published 12 Aug, 2024 11:54am
World Turkiye will bid to join ICJ genocide case against Israel, source says ISTANBUL: Turkiye will submit on Wednesday a declaration of intervention in South Africa’s genocide case against... Published 07 Aug, 2024 11:38am
World Bangladesh protests quelled but anger, discontent remain DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina imposed a nationwide curfew last week and used the army to quell... Published 26 Jul, 2024 12:34pm
World Israel issues evacuation orders in southern Gaza, kills 16 Palestinians CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli strikes killed at least 16 Palestinians in eastern areas of Khan Younis, Gaza... Updated 22 Jul, 2024 11:08pm
World Top UN court says Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory are illegal UN Security Council, General Assembly, and all states have obligation not to recognise Israeli occupation as legal and not to give aid or support toward maintaining it, International Court of Justice says Updated 19 Jul, 2024 08:30pm
World Niger floods toll increases, 53 dead, 18,000 affected: UN NIAMEY: Flooding caused by heavy rains lashing Niger since June has killed 53 people and impacted 18,000, as the... Published 18 Jul, 2024 11:11am
World UN says world population to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s NEW YORK: Earth’s population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level... Published 12 Jul, 2024 10:39pm
World Gaza authorities say 32 killed as Israel strikes across territory Israeli strikes killed another 32 people in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian... Published 12 Jul, 2024 03:30pm
World Russia under fire at UN over Ukraine strikes UNITED NATIONS: Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting “systemic attacks” on... Published 09 Jul, 2024 08:31pm
World UN ‘appalled’ by latest evacuation orders as Israel continues aggression in Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The United Nations (UN) protested on Tuesday over the latest mass evacuation orders issued by... Updated 09 Jul, 2024 07:13pm
World Israel weighs Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal CAIRO/GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet on... Updated 04 Jul, 2024 06:15pm
World 250,000 in southern Gaza hit by Israel’s new evacuation order: UN GENEVA: The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees estimated Tuesday that a quarter of a million people had been... Published 02 Jul, 2024 08:42pm
World 1.9 million now displaced in Gaza: UN humanitarian coordinator UNITED NATIONS: The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said Tuesday that 1.9 million people were now displaced in... Published 02 Jul, 2024 07:57pm
World UN unveils principles for fighting online disinformation UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Monday published principles for fighting online disinformation, including an... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
World Armenia too recognises Palestinian statehood YEREVAN: Armenia has officially recognised a Palestinian state, the Armenian foreign ministry said on Friday, the... Published 22 Jun, 2024 06:47am
World UN experts say firms sending arms to Israel could be complicit in abuses GENEVA: A group of United Nations experts on Thursday warned arms and ammunitions manufacturers against taking part... Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am
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Pakistan long-term partner, but policy is to deny support to its long-range ballistic missile programme: US