Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
In a new report on the situation in Gaza for May 2024, the authors cited testimonies “from medics and whistleblowers” that injured detainees have been held at a field hospital…
Polio campaign postponed due to security concerns
—File photo Anti-polio campaign in 3 tehsils of Bajaur has been postponed due to security concerns. Anti-polio campaign in Navgai, Loi Mamond and Wada Mamond has been postponed. On Tuesday,…
Dengue spike fuels concerns of public health threat in previously untouched countries: WHO
The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing journalists at the UN in Geneva, Dr. Diana…
World News in Brief: Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, Guatemala ‘coup’ concerns, ‘enduring menace’ of genocide
Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid distribution…
AI reveals world’s top 3 universal concerns
“It is important that we understand the issues of concern to Member States not only at the global level, but also regionally, noting the differences in priority and emphasis,” said…
Caretaker Health Minister of Sindh expressed concerns about robotic surgery in Jinnah Hospital
Caretaker Health Minister Sindh Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz has expressed reservations about robotic surgery at Jinnah Hospital. Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz says that robotic gallbladder surgery is a waste of…
Russia: Latest Navalny sentence raises serious concerns, UN rights chief says
Volker Türk said the 19-year sentence was based on vague and overly broad charges of “extremism” and followed a closed trial on the premises of the prison where Mr. Navalny…
Ukraine: Concerns mount over influx of weapons and growing civilian casualties
Since her last briefing in May, said Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, reports from open sources indicate an influx in the transfer of heavy conventional weapons, including…
Indian Parliament, ‘United India’ map on the wall, Nepali politician expressing concerns
Former Nepali Prime Minister Babu Ram Battaroy is among the objectors. The ambitions of the Modi government were made clear by the map of ‘Akhand Bharat’ on the wall of…
India blocks 14 mobile phone apps over security concerns
India has blocked 14 mobile phone applications due to security concerns. According to Indian authorities, the blocked mobile apps were mostly being used in Jammu and Kashmir. According to Indian…