GENEVA: The United Nations human rights chief highlighted allegations of serious rights violations in the Israel-Hamas war that he said needed "full accountability". Volker Turk said "extremely serious allegations of multiple and profound breaches of international humanitarian law, whoever commits them, demand rigorous investigation and full
KHARTOUM: The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven million people displaced over seven months, is spreading to new regions of the nation, the UN said, warning of a mounting "humanitarian calamity." The deadly unrest includes outbreaks of interethnic violence and attacks against
UNITED NATIONS: A key committee of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution renewing the global commitment to the principle of “self-determination for people still subjected to colonial, foreign and alien occupation.” Co-sponsored by 64 countries, the resolution, submitted by Pakistan Ambassador Munir Akram, was
NEW YORK: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that children living in South Asian countries are at risk due to worsening water scarcity in the region. The majority of the most affected children reside in South, South East Asia, Central Asia, and some sub-Saharan
WOODSIDE, CALIFORNIA: Following their first face-to-face talks after a year, US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to open a presidential hotline, resume military-to-military communications and work to curb fentanyl production. Biden and Xi met for about four hours on the outskirts of
BRUSSELS: Developed nations may have achieved their overdue promise of $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change in 2022, the OECD said on Thursday, an estimate that may muster some political goodwill on the eve of the COP28 climate summit. In 2009, developed
LONDON: British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer was under pressure after 56 of his lawmakers, including several of his policy team, voted with another opposition party to demand the government call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The so-called amendment - a proposed addition to
NEW DELHI: India has not ruled out an investigation into the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar and has asked Canada for evidence to supporg its allegations about New Delhi’s involvement in the case, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Jaishankar made
LONDON: The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was unlawful, dealing a massive blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s major election pledge on immigration before a vote expected next year. The court unanimously rejected the government’s
SINGAPORE: The world is losing almost 1 million square kilometres (386,000 square miles) of productive land a year to sand and dust storms made worse by human activities, the United Nations body in charge of fighting desertification warned on Wednesday. The United Nations Convention to Combat