Washington: A US official has revealed that Washington wants to boost ties with Beijing and that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns visited China last month for talks with Chinese counterparts. ThA According to the foreign news agency ‘Reuters’, last month Director Burns traveled to Beijing where he met with his Chinese counterparts and…
The country, commonly known as North Korea, attempted to fire off its first military reconnaissance satellite earlier that day but it crashed into the sea, according to media reports. The DPRK has reportedly pledged to conduct another launch after it learns what went wrong. The UN chief noted that any launch using ballistic missile technology…
Delivering his latest update, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi reported that the situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) – the largest in Europe – remains extremely fragile and dangerous. Military operations continue in the region “and may well increase very considerably in the near future,” he warned. Rolling the dice The Zaporizhzhya plant…
Mr. Guterres was speaking on the final day of the annual Africa Dialogue Series in New York, where the focus this year was on accelerating implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – set to be the largest in the world. Harness the potential He said the pandemic brought high food and energy…
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was delivering his report to the 76th World Health Assembly, the UN agency’s decision-making body, which is meeting this week. Threat still remains “The end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency is not the end of COVID-19 as a global health threat,” Tedros told Member States. “The threat of…
Secretary-General António Guterres was addressing the annual opening of the World Health Assembly, the decision making body of the WHO, and said that the agency was born out of a spirit of cooperation, leading to dramatic improvements in human health. “Global life expectancy – up over 50 percent; Infant mortality – down sixty percent in…
Washington: US police intelligence chief indicted for allegedly leaking secret police information to homosexuals. According to foreign media, a federal grand jury has indicted Lt. Shane Lemond, head of the police intelligence unit in Washington, on charges of providing classified information to homosexuals and making three false statements. Shane Lemond was arrested Friday on a…
File photo Chief Justice of the Indian Supreme Court DY Chandrachud read a poem from the poetry of a Pakistani poet. According to Indian media, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud expressed his views while addressing the farewell ceremony for Supreme Court Justice MR Shah. On this occasion, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud recited verses from the poetry…
Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that it was “imperative that we explore all options to reach civilians”, stressing that all parties to the fighting must allow and facilitate the “rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief”. “I urge the parties to strengthen facilitation efforts so we can reach all civilians in need”, he said. Cut…
In a statement released by his Spokesperson, António Guterres said that he condemned the civilian loss of life, that occurred during Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday aimed at the militant Islamic Jihad group, three of whose leaders were killed. In total, 13 Palestinians were killed during Tuesday’s early morning attacks, including five women and four children….
