Security Council hears of ‘unimaginable suffering’ of Ukrainian people, 18 months into war

Security Council hears of ‘unimaginable suffering’ of Ukrainian people, 18 months into war

Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was briefing a meeting of the Security Council, which also coincided with the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. “I would like to congratulate the Ukrainian people today and take this occasion to stress, once again, that the UN’s commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity…

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Russian drone attack on Ukrainian school, 4 people killed

Russian drone attack on Ukrainian school, 4 people killed

India cannot achieve its place in the world without ending the tension with Pakistan, Mani Shankar Iyer Mani Shankar Iyer, leader of the opposition Congress party in India, says that India will not be able to achieve its place in the world as long as its relations with Pakistan are strained. 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)};…

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Türk calls on Israeli Government to ‘heed the calls of the people’ over judicial reform

Türk calls on Israeli Government to ‘heed the calls of the people’ over judicial reform

Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in effect strips the Supreme Court of its power to block Government decisions. Opposition parties boycotted the vote which came after seven months of protests which…

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