The countdown to the highly anticipated FIFA World Cup 2026 has officially begun. Football fans around the world are preparing for what is expected to become the biggest tournament in football history. However, despite the growing excitement, the FIFA Worldcup is facing an unexpected broadcasting crisis in some of the world’s largest markets, including India…
Pakistan Global Diplomacy is rapidly emerging as a defining force in international relations, particularly in times of global uncertainty and conflict. The latest developments surrounding the Iran war have once again placed Pakistan at the center of global attention, as Islamabad prepares to host crucial talks between the United States and Iran. Pakistan has expressed…
Dubai (PNP) Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) successfully completed their player acquisitions at the first-ever player auction of the DP World International League T20 (ILT20) Season 4, held in Dubai on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. With a sharp strategy in place, ADKR built a competitive and well-rounded squad, retaining their trademark mix of flamboyant…
Islamabad (PNP) Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, met with Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) members and Pakistan Muslim League (Q) representatives Mrs. Bukhari and H. Kamran. During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on the government’s ongoing initiatives to equip the country’s workforce with skills and promote…
Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Our blogger-in-chief this morning is Nick Herd, an activist, actor and talk show host with Down syndrome…
“We now have five million people in Haiti that are acutely food insecure, of which 1.6 million are classified as facing emergency food insecurity conditions,” said WFP Country Director Jean-Martin Bauer, speaking via videolink to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. “These are the highest numbers on record. These are the highest numbers we’ve…
The annual AI for Good Summit has been described as the leading UN platform promoting this technology to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. Frederic Werner, Head of Strategic Engagement at the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) underscored the need to develop standards to combat misinformation and deepfakes. “You…
The updated World Employment and Social Outlook report predicts that the global unemployment rate will be 4.9 per cent in 2024, slightly down from 5.0 per cent in 2023. This represents a revision from the previous projection in January of 5.2 per cent for this year, which is expected to flatten in 2025, with unemployment…
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021 – the early years of the global health emergency – life expectancy around the world dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years, which is the 2012 level. Responding to the findings, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the fragility of global health advances when confronted with…
The world economy is forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent in 2024, up from 2.4 per cent projected at the start of the year. Growth will reach 2.8 per cent in 2025, representing a slight increase. These changes are mainly due to better-than-expected performance in some large developed and emerging countries, notably Brazil, India,…
