Turkish Foreign Office Building The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has again summoned the Minister of Affairs of Denmark over the desecration of the Holy Quran. The Turkish Foreign Ministry condemned these incidents and demanded strict measures to prevent them while protesting. On Monday too, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the diplomats of…
Gen. Sergei Sarvekin Not seen in public for two months General Sergei Sarvekin has been removed as the head of the Air Force by Russia and appointed as the new chief. According to Russia’s official news agency, the head of the Air and Space Forces, General Sergei Sarvekin, has been removed from his post. Chief…
Moon landing mission image released by Indian Space Research Organization Indian space mission Chandrayaan-3 lands on the moon, Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram has landed on the surface of the south pole of the moon. India became the first country in the world to reach the South Pole of the Moon and the fourth country in the…
That’s the message from the group of eight experts, including Ashwini K.P., the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, who urged Greece on Wednesday to investigate alleged violations against asylum-seekers. They said that they were “particularly concerned” by the failure of the country’s security personnel and coast guard to provide “prompt and effective” assistance…
In its new report, Wastewater: Turning problem to solution, UNEP warned that only 11 per cent of treated wastewater is reused while around half of the world’s untreated wastewater still enters rivers, lakes and seas. Furthermore, CO2 emissions from wastewater are substantial, hovering slightly below those from the global aviation industry. With the right…
Denise Brown issued a statement deploring this “new wave of massive Russian attacks”, and appealed for the violence to end. “Grain storage facilities, vital for the Ukrainian farmers and global food security, have been hit in the Danube area,” she said. “A school in the Sumy region was damaged, and teachers were killed and injured.” International media…
“It is time to abolish human exploitation once and for all, and to recognize the equal and unconditional dignity of each and every individual,” said Audrey Azoulay, Director General of UNESCO. “Today, let us remember the victims and freedom fighters of the past so that they may inspire future generations to build just societies.” The…
“It is deeply troubling that, for over a year, the intra-Syrian political process has been in deep freeze,” he said, speaking via videoconference. “A political process is the right of the Syrian people they are entitled to chart their own destiny.” Mr. Pedersen said Syrians both inside and outside the country continue to suffer severely…
Addressing the BRICS Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, Secretary-General António Guterres commended the Rainbow Nation’s “extraordinary path to unity through action and justice.” “That’s what our world needs: unity for action and unity for justice; we are confronting existential challenges,” he said, drawing attention to worsening impacts of climate change and rising poverty,…
An agreement to restore relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran was brokered by China; Photo: File Riyadh: The Cabinet of Saudi Arabia has jointly welcomed the restoration of relations with Iran and said that it is looking forward to the beginning of a new era of relations with Iran. According to the Saudi media, while…
