Ahead of a briefing to journalists in New York on Wednesday, Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, spoke to UN News from Aleppo, where women are clamouring for peace amid the rubble of the disaster and the ravages of war. “Without fault, in every group of women, individual or collective, their message was…
Launched by India’s mission to the UN, during the International Year of Millets, the exhibition showcases different kinds of millets grown in India, their nutritional value and various health benefits. Millets encompass a diverse group of nutritious cereals including pearl, proso, foxtail, barnyard, kodo, browntop, finger and Guinea millets, as well as fonio, sorghum and teff. Millet-based refreshments…
The security plan represents “an essential tool” paving the way for the coming local elections, UN mission spokesperson Vladimir Monteiro said. Voters will be casting ballots in local elections for the first time since 1988. The Government of CAR and the UN stabilization mission (MINUSCA) signed a new plan on Tuesday amid recent flaring tensions….
This is the first visit of an Iranian president to China after 20 years. Photo: AFP Beijing: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in China on a 3-day visit with a financial delegation, where he met with President Xi Jinping and discussed important global issues, including nuclear energy and the war in Ukraine. According to China’s…
Photo: Express News Rawalpindi: FIA Cyber Crime Circle Rawalpindi took action and arrested the accused involved in sexual harassment. According to FIA spokesperson, the accused Noman Atta shared objectionable photos and videos of the woman while the accused was also blackmailing the complainant. The accused was arrested from Rawalpindi and the mobile phone was recovered…
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi opposed immediate jailing of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. In a conversation with Geo News in Islamabad, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Imran Khan has done many wrong things, he himself admits his mistakes. He said that Imran Khan himself has spoken, which has no limit, I am…
Switzerland: Road close to Parliament closed. Swiss police have arrested a man who was carrying alleged explosives outside the parliament. After the incident, the parliament in the city of Bern was closed for several hours. The suspect was stopped by security officers yesterday afternoon, wearing a bulletproof vest and a pistol belt. The accused was…
The US Air Force ejected 4 Russian fighter jets from its airspace near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement on Twitter that on February 13, Russian aircraft were spotted, tracked and identified. These included Tu-95 Bear bombers and Su-35 fighter jets. Although the Russian planes were in the Alaska Air…
Police arrested girlfriend’s killer, Photo: Indian media New Delhi: In India, a 24-year-old boy strangled his girlfriend with a data cable and put her body in a freezer after refusing to marry another girl. According to Indian media, the body of a young girl was found in the freezer of a small hotel room in…
Photo: Social Media Quetta Gladiators fast bowler Naseem Shah’s 20th birthday was celebrated by Quetta Gladiators management at the hotel. Naseem Shah cut his birthday cake and thanked his team management. Quetta Gladiators Manager Azam Khan, Head Coach Moin Khan and Captain Sarfraz Ahmed attended the birthday celebration of young fast bowler Naseem Shah. Apart…
