United Nations: A month after the two catastrophic earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria, more than 850,000 children remain displaced after being forced from their damaged or destroyed homes amid millions in dire need of aid, UN agencies said. Families forced from their homes by the
New Delhi: At around 11am on February 14, some 20 Indian tax officials and police burst into the BBC's offices in New Delhi, shouting at staff to step away from their computers and hand over their mobile phones, according to two people present. At the company's
Washington: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Chairman, ‘World Forum for Peace & Justice’, has deplored that currently the policy of the world powers, including the United States has led the Indian government to believe that all it needs is some political maneuvering to dissipate foreign concern
Berlin: Extreme weather caused by climate change could cost Germany up to 900 billion euros in cumulative economic damage by mid-century, a study showed on Monday, as Europe’s biggest economy seeks climate adaptation measures to cut the damages bill. The study, by economic research companies Prognos
London: Britain's Conservative government is expected to present on Tuesday a new bill providing for the detention and swift deportation of asylum seekers who illegally enter the country via small boats, according to media reports. Despite Brexit-related promises to tighten control of its borders, Britain has
Geneva: The Ministry of External Affairs summoned Switzerland’s Ambassador to India Ralf Heckner after some posters and banners accusing the Indian government of violence against minorities were put up outside the United Nations office in Geneva. In a brief statement, Ralf Heckner said he has conveyed
Dhaka: Bangladeshi authorities launched on Monday an investigation into a massive fire at Rohingya refugee camps that has left 12,000 people without shelter. The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in Cox’s Bazar, a southeastern coastal district and the world’s largest refugee settlement, which hosts about
London: The veteran private equity boss Guy Hands has said that Brexit has not only damaged the UK’s financial services industries but shattered the peace of Europe. In a hard-hitting op-ed, Hands says that: “The UK’s position as Europe’s leading financial services hub is at risk
Geneva: The Taliban's treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity, according to a UN report presented on Monday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Taliban seized power in August 2021, drastically curtailing women's freedoms and rights, including
Doha: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with "predatory" interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Guterres told a summit of the most deprived states on the planet that wealthy nations should