“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in Juba and Upper Nile state,…
On the heels of recent news reports about Canada and the United States shooting down several flying objects, including an alleged Chinese ‘spy balloon’, inside their borders, WMO points out that weather balloons provide just a tiny fraction of the millions of observations gathered worldwide daily. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden made public remarks…
Since 9 February, 143 trucks have passed through the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salam border crossings, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “The movements continue today, they continue over the weekend and will continue every day for as long as the needs are there,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists in…
So far, the global financial system has failed to effectively cushion the impacts of current crises impacting the Global South the most: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing climate emergency. “Today’s poly-crises are compounding shocks on developing countries – in large part because of an unfair global financial system that is short-term, crisis-prone,…
Imran Khan’s Regime Change Allegation Again Rejected by America; Photo: File Washington: The US once again refused to be part of the ‘blame game’ of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the World News Agency, during the weekly press briefing, a journalist asked the spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ned…
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has formally given permission to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the alleged audio leak of former Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi. According to the sources, the FIA has started a formal investigation into the leaked audio as soon as permission is given. According to FIA sources, the investigation agency…
Pakistan’s cricket legend Javed Miandad was shifted to the hospital after his health worsened. According to family sources, Javed Miandad was shifted to a local hospital due to health problems. According to family sources, Javed Miandad fell due to sudden dizziness. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); },…
File photo George Soros, the well-known American billionaire investor who criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India, is in the news a lot these days. According to foreign media, George Soros recently raised questions on the criticism of Narendra Modi and the report on Gautam Adani. George Soros has said that Modi is silent on…
File photo US President Joe Biden asked for a break when a journalist asked a question. According to foreign media, the US President was talking about the alleged Chinese spy balloon and its downing. After the US President finished speaking, he was asked, ‘Has your ability to deal with China been affected by your family’s…
Photo, screen grab Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Maryam Nawaz has said that she will repeat her history of solving the problems of the country and the people. Maryam Nawaz was met by the former members of the Punjab Assembly, in which the preparation for the upcoming elections and the strategy for…
