Courtesy: AP. US Secretary of State Anthony Blanken met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. After the meeting, Antony Blanken said while talking to the media that there was an important discussion with the Chinese President. The US foreign minister further said that the US and China have agreed on the need to strengthen bilateral…
Russian warship Admiral Gorshkov, file photo A Russian warship rescued 68 people from a boat in the Mediterranean Sea late at night. The Russian Defense Ministry said in its statement that the ship Admiral Gorshkov received a call for help from the boat Avalon. A Russian ship and a cargo boat carried out a successful…
A Sikh leader of the Khalistan movement in Canada was shot dead outside a gurdwara. According to media reports, Hardeep Singh Nagar was the president of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey city. He was also the chief of the Khalistan Tiger Force. According to the police, he was killed by two unknown persons in…
Image courtesy: Al Jazeera. The violent operations of the Israeli army in Palestine continue. In this regard, the Palestinian authorities say that the Israeli army attacked the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and martyred 4 Palestinians. According to the Palestinian authorities, 91 Palestinians were injured in the operation of the Israeli army on the…
Hamas delegation, courtesy of IRNA News Agency Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Tehran today along with a high-level delegation. The delegation includes Hamas leaders Sheikh Saleh al-Aruri, Khalil al-Hiya, Nazar Audullah and Muhammad Nasr. This delegation will meet Iran’s senior officials and discuss the issue of Palestine. The visit of the Hamas delegation took…
Addressing donors at a pledging event in Geneva convened by the UN with Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the European Union, Mr. Guterres said that some $3 billion was needed to assist people in Sudan and those who have fled to neighbouring countries. “The scale and speed of Sudan’s descent into death…
Mr. Kőrösi was speaking at an event to commemorate the 2nd International Day for Countering Hate Speech, which is officially observed on 18 June. “It would be my wish that we would not have to observe this day. It would be my wish that hate speech were a thing of the past,” he said. Rising violence Hate speech is most often…
Abdoulaye Bathily, briefed the Security Council and acknowledged the recent efforts of the so-called “6+6” Committee working towards new elections, as an important step forward, though insufficient to resolve the most contested issues. He said the lack of agreement over eligibility criteria for the presidential poll, the link between that and parliamentary elections, and the issue…
In his message marking the day, the Secretary-General condemned the use of sexual violence as a tactic of ‘war, torture, and repression’ in the conflicts that affect hundreds of millions of people around the world. “Harrowing reports from across the globe are a terrible reminder that this despicable crime persists despite international commitments to stamp…
The Human Impact Assessment (HIA) provides comprehensive insights into how the February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion has affected areas such as living conditions, health, access to education, livelihoods, food security and gender equality. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) led the joint initiative, which was implemented at the request of the Office of the President and…
