New York: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the United Nations (UN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance the use of host-country generated renewable energy in peacekeeping missions. Under the agreement, IRENA and the UN will seek opportunities to work with countries that
Islamabad: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi has addressed a letter to the President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the United Nations Secretary General sharing with them Pakistan's concern that India may be contemplating further illegal action in occupied Kashmir after
Brussels: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed a new joint mission, which will also involve Pakistan and Hungary, to protect and run Kabul's international airport following the withdrawal of other NATO troops. Talking to reporters during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Brussels,
Tokyo: Kimiko Hirata has spent nearly half her life fighting to wean Japan off its dependence on coal, and now isn’t the time to slow down, the award-winning activist warns. "I m hopeful, but we have no time to waste," said Hirata, the international director of
Toronto: Just days after the horrific murder of a Muslim family in Ontario, another Islamophobic incident has been reported in which two people attempted to break into a mosque. “Two people were arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to enter a mosque in Scarborough and threatening building
Gaza: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza on Wednesday after incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave in the first such attacks since the end of 11 days of bombardment of Gaza in May by Israel. The overnight airstrikes gave way to calm by
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that Indian Delta variant of the corona virus could cause thousands more deaths across the country. The spread of the Indian Delta variant of corona virus in the UK is increasing day by day, which has led to
New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s plan to conquer the Indian market with a locally assembled Google-powered smartphone is facing headwinds, with supply-chain disruptions and rising component prices suppressing production volumes, people familiar with the matter said. Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. originally envisioned sales in the hundreds
New Delhi: The farmers’ agitation completed 200 days of protest June 7, 2021 at the borders of the national capital, making it unprecedented in the history of post-Independence India when farmers assembled and mobilised on such a large scale on a singular agenda of compelling
Washington: Big Tech critic Lina Khan has been picked by US President Joe Biden to chair the Federal Trade Commission. Khan was sworn in on June 15 as the FTC chair for a term that expires September 25, 2024, Khan was born to Pakistani parents on