United Nations: The U.N. food agency has said that it urgently needs $800 million for the next six months to help Afghanistan, which is at the highest risk of famine in a quarter of a century. Aid agencies have been providing food, education and health care
Beijing: China firmly opposed a visit by India’s interior minister to Arunachal Pradesh and views his activities in the area as violating Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and it is not conducive to peace and tranquility in the border area. “Southern Tibet is China’s territory. The activities of
Geneva: Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said it had recorded 8,490 people
United Nations: A United Nations (UN) spokesperson has lauded the talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with officials from the Houthi movement in Yemen’s capital Sana’a over the weekend, saying the move was a “step towards the de-escalation in tensions.” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric was responding to
Manila: The Philippines and the United States launched their largest-ever joint military exercises on Tuesday, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Nearly 18,000 troops are taking part in the annual exercises dubbed Balikatan, or “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino,
Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed its “strong indignation” over India’s decision to hold a meeting of G20 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The Foreign Office’s statement came after the Narendra Modi government announced the holding of the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting
Dhaka: A cleric and three village elders in Bangladesh were arrested on charges they ordered a woman to be caned and stoned after she was accused of an extramarital affair. Police said Hamida Sultana was “caned 82 strokes” and “stoned 80 times” with small brick pieces
Chicago: The imam of a New Jersey Mosque was seriously injured during a knife attack early on Sunday morning by a suspect who joined some 200 worshippers for Fajr prayers. Paterson, New Jersey prosecutors said that the victim, Imam Sayed Elnakib, 65, of the Omar mosque,
New Delhi: Congress former chief Sonia Gandhi, in an apparent reference to recent anti-Muslim violence during Hindu Ram Navami processions in several Indian states has said that religious festivals seem to have become occasions to intimidate and bully others. Sonia Gandhi in an Op-Ed in “The
Riyadh: Saudi and Omani delegations held talks with Houthi officials in Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi-run media said, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in the country's long-running war. The visit indicates progress in the Oman-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa, which