Matilda Bogner, Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), told journalists in Geneva that the civilian death toll in the southern city of Mariupol – besieged and bombarded by Russian missiles – had been particularly high. “My colleagues interviewed a former prisoner of war, and he was from Mariupol and he…
Commemorating the world’s languages – all 6,700 of them – since 1999, the Day aims at celebrating ways of showcasing the world’s linguistic tapestry, committing to the preservation of the diversity of languages as a common heritage, and working for quality education – in mother tongues – for all, said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the…
Special Representative Valentine Rugwabiza reported on recent progress by the Government, including in election preparations and security sector reform. Political engagement with the leaders of armed groups remains essential and is starting to yield modest results, she added, pointing to the dissolution of four armed groups who were signatories to the February 2019 Peace Agreement. …
“This makes this clearly the largest earthquake disaster in Türkiye’s history and perhaps the largest natural disaster the country has ever faced,” said Louisa Vinton, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Türkiye Resident Representative. Two further earthquakes measuring 6.4 and 5.8 on the Richter Scale killed six more on the Türkiye-Syria border on Monday, with “another 294…
King Charles Swim met with Ukrainian soldiers training in the UK yesterday. Last week, the British Army announced that they had achieved their goal of training 10,000 Ukrainian military personnel in 6 months. King Charles visited a training site in Wiltshire, central England, where 200 personnel have completed five weeks of basic combat training under…
Roman Rais – Photo: Social Media Islamabad United fast bowler Roman Raees has said that he is enjoying cricket after a long injury. Speaking exclusively to Geo News, Roman said that last year he played for Multan, Kashmir Premier League (KPL) but missed the domestic due to injury. Roman Rais said that I am trying…
Minister of Communications Balochistan Abdul Rehman Khatiran rejected the allegations of murder of 3 people, private prison. Speaking to Geo News, Abdul Rahman Khetran demanded the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the incident. The provincial minister refused to resign and said he was ready to appear for investigation, would approach the…
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi—File photo The Accountability Court of Islamabad canceled the arrest warrants of former Prime Minister, PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Uzma Adil in the LNG reference. A request was filed in the accountability court of Judge Nasir Javed Rana to cancel the arrest warrant on behalf of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s lawyer, Barrister…
Right actress Helen Mirren, left former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir British award-winning actress Helen Mirren says that playing the role of Israel’s only female prime minister, Golda Meir, was just like playing the British Queen years ago. The film called ‘Golda’ was presented at the Berlin Film Festival yesterday, in which Prime Minister Golda…
File photo During the session of the Sindh Assembly, a question and answer session was held regarding the Department of Labor and Manpower. Minister of Labor and Manpower Sindh Saeed Ghani answered the questions of the members. Speaking on this occasion, PTI Member of Sindh Assembly Khurram Sher Zaman has said that the minister was…
