New York: The United Nations honoured 129 military, police, and civilian personnel from 44 countries, including two Pakistani peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving in peacekeeping operations during 2020. The ceremony was conducted virtually given the present coronavirus situation. The ceremony, presided over by Secretary-General Antonio

Kupwara: At least 84 inmates at the district jail Kupwara have tested positive for the COVID virus in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). According to jail 20 cases were detected earlier, while 64 more inmates tested positive on Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) District

Noida: A group of farmers protesting against the central farm laws on Friday staged a demonstration at the Jewar toll plaza,  disrupting traffic movement on the Yamuna Expressway. The farmers belonging to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) had reached Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday

Maharashtra: India recorded 186,364 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in 44 days, as infections continued to decrease in the country. The daily death toll, however, remained over the 3,000-mark, with 3,660 deaths. India's total cases now stand at

Yangon: As violence continues to intensify in Myanmar, 828 people have been confirmed to be killed since the military takeover on February 1, according to Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). "As of 26 May, 828 people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup," said

Vatican City: Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Arthur Roche on Thursday as the prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Roche, the current secretary for the congregation, succeeds Cardinal Robert Sarah, who served as its prefect for six years until

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian police visited its office in New Delhi over its labelling of a tweet by a

Islamabad: President of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir on Thursday said that the UN's inaction on the issue of Palestine is hurting its credibility. Speaking at the National Defense University in Islamabad, Bozkir shed light on various issues, including

Juba: Sudan’s transitional government and the main rebel group have kicked off a new round of peace talks, officials have said, the latest effort to end a decades-long conflict in the East African country. South Sudan President Salva Kiir is hosting the talks between the Sudanese

United Nations: There is a 40% chance of the world temporarily hitting the 1.5C temperature rise threshold in one of the next five years, the UN weather agency warns in a new report issued on Thursday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said there was a 40%