Ambassador Dennis Francis – who has had a nearly 40-year-career – will take the helm of the UN’s main policy-making body, starting in September. He was elected by acclamation during a ceremony in the iconic General Assembly Hall at UN Headquarters in New York. Promoting meaningful dialogue The General Assembly consists of all 193 UN…
Russian attacks overnight, killed three people – including the girl’s mother – and wounded 11 others, according to news reports. It followed a reported 17 strikes on the capital during May, and the fourth this week. More than 1,500 killed, injured Ms. Brown expressed her sympathy to the families of “over 1,500 children killed and…
The number fleeing violence in Sudan since fighting between rival militaries began in mid-April in Khartoum, quickly destabilizing the entire country, has now topped 100,000. The majority of arrivals in eastern Chad – particularly Ouaddaï, Sila, and Wadi Fira provinces – are from the Darfur region, which has been deeply impacted by violence for decades,…
A 2021 audio recording of former US President Donald Trump has emerged in which he admitted to having a classified Pentagon document on a possible attack on Iran after he left the White House. According to the American media, this recording is with the federal prosecutor, although the American TV channel CNN has not heard…
Accused practices magic and black knowledge, police Lahore: A black-hearted person who practiced magic and black knowledge killed his own 11-year-old son by slitting his throat. The Gwalmandi police registered a case of abduction of 11-year-old Azaan’s son on the complaint of the mother, who stated that she sent her son to school to study…
Islamabad: Summer vacations have been announced in federal government educational institutions. According to the notification of the federal system of education, the educational institutions will be closed from June 10 to July 31, the heads of the institutions will be able to call the necessary staff. Stock check of institutions, furniture and buildings should be…
File photo In the UK, Labor MP Geraint Davies was suspended by the party. The Labor Party says Geraint Davies has been suspended for unacceptable behaviour. According to British media, the MP has been accused of sexually attracting younger colleagues, which he has denied. 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’);…
File photo Punishment was announced for Chand’s false testimony. Apart from the official Sighting of the Crescent Committee, private committees were banned from sighting the moon. Giving false testimony to Chand will be punishable with 3 years imprisonment or 50,000 fine or both. Moon sighting will not be reported on electronic media before the official…
There were two military pilots in the crashed Indian Air Force plane; Photo: Twitter New Delhi: An Indian Air Force plane crashed in the Chamarajnagar district of the Indian state of Karnataka in which two pilots were present. According to Indian media, the Indian Air Force plane ‘Kiran’ was on a routine training flight which…
File photo NAB once again issued a summons notice to former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Usman Buzdar has been summoned by NAB Lahore for the tenth time on June 5 in the asset inquiry. Usman Buzdar appeared only 2 times when summoned by NAB. NAB summons notices have been sent to Usman Buzdar’s residence…
