Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys

More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from two dams which burst, sweeping away whole neighbourhoods of the port city.  “Search and rescue operations are actively underway, led by national agencies, military, the Libyan Red Crescent and local volunteers”, said a statement…

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Pakistan Shaheens have proved that they can compete with any team in the world, Zaka Ashraf

Pakistan Shaheens have proved that they can compete with any team in the world, Zaka Ashraf

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf has congratulated Pakistan Shaheens for winning the Emerging Asia Cup 2023. Zaka Ashraf said that Pakistan Shaheens outclassed India A in every field of the game in the final, all the players showed their full potential, young players are the future of Pakistan cricket. Chairman Management…

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Sudden death of 54 people in Uttar Pradesh hospital, heat wave not the reason, investigation team

Sudden death of 54 people in Uttar Pradesh hospital, heat wave not the reason, investigation team

There has been an increase in sudden deaths in a hospital in Ballia in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is reported that patients were brought to the hospital with fever, difficulty in breathing and other problems and 54 people died within 72 hours, after which the hospital administration alerted the staff. Officials say…

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ISIL terror threat still high and increasing in conflict zones, Security Council hears

UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use

Senior officials with the UN Investigative Team promoting accountability for ISIL crimes, UNITAD, presented some of their findings to Member States meeting at UN Headquarters in New York.  For the past five years, UNITAD has been gathering evidence of crimes committed during ISIL’s self-proclaimed caliphate from June 2014 to December 2017, which could be used…

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Another British footballer ready to represent Pakistan football team

Another British footballer ready to represent Pakistan football team

Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has hired another British footballer for this year’s major events. Grimsby Town’s Otis Khan, who emerged from Manchester United’s academy, has been cleared to represent Pakistan. 27-year-old attacking midfielder Otis Khan has been declared eligible to represent Pakistan on the basis of his grandfather being Pakistani. Attempts were made to feed…

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