United Nations: United Nations (UN) deputy chief Amina Mohammed said on return from a visit to Afghanistan that during her intense meetings with Taliban authorities she pushed hard to try to reverse their recent actions limiting the rights of women and girls to education and
Paris: The United Nations inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list. The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in danger, the first because of the conflict raging in
New York: Natural disasters, many driven by climate change, caused global economic losses of $313 billion in 2022, insurance broker Aon (AON.N) estimated, of which less than half was insured. Losses from natural catastrophes covered by the insurance sector amounted to $132 billion, 57% above the
Casablanca: Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of a better life in Europe, but today he inhabits a daily purgatory of hunger, cold and police violence in Morocco. "Just surviving every day is a battle," said the 25-year-old. "It’s exhausting not eating
United Nations: The UN special envoy for Haiti said Thursday she heard “caution” from the United States and Canada about possibly leading an international armed force to help Haiti combat gangs but not “a definite `No.’” Helen La Lime expressed hope that the United Nations Security
London: The second (and final) episode of BBC documentary series India: The Modi Question was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two last night. It says it is investigating the troubled relationship between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s Muslim minority, after Modi was
Washington DC: The United States Department of State has said that it continues to highlight the importance of free press around the world when asked to share its view on the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. The documentary, India: The Modi Question, alleged that
Srinagar: In an embarrassment to India, Pakistani intelligence agencies have thwarted a possible Indian false flag operation in Indian illegally occupied Kashmir on the country’s Republic Day on January 26, today. The operation was planned in Poonch district, which would have been executed through the Indian
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has contradicted the findings and observations of the committee formed by the Indian government to probe the deaths of 70 children in the Gambia which were linked to syrups made by an Indian firm, Maiden Pharmaceuticals. On January 24,
Srinagar: The Indian nation is celebrating Republic Day, while the oppressed Kashmiris are observing Black Day on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world. India’s 74th Republic Day is being marked on 26 January when Indian Constitution came into effect in 1950,