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…
A man fishes with seine nets in Quang Ngai province, Viet Nam. The goal is to improve “ocean literacy”, according to the UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS), who organized the event. Coupled with information on ocean health and the Sustainable Development Goals…
Bangladesh faces worst heat wave since 1971; Photo: File Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing its worst heatwave in decades, during which prolonged power load-shedding has made life miserable for citizens. According to the World News Agency, the temperature in Bangladesh reached 40 degrees Celsius. Citizens trying to avoid the scorching sun have no shelter while…
The World Bank has announced that it will provide reconstruction support after the destruction of a large hydroelectric dam in Ukraine. According to the details, during the fighting between the forces of Russia and Ukraine, a large hydroelectric team of Ukraine was completely destroyed. In this regard, the World Bank says that it will provide…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media India has successfully test-fired the New Generation Ballistic Missile Agni Prime. According to Indian media, Agni Prime was tested last evening from Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha state. According to reports, top military officials and other senior officials witnessed the successful flight test. According to Indian media, this successful flight…
The Prophet’s Mosque, file photo Hajj pilgrims from all over the world continue to arrive in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims from many countries are also reaching Madinah directly. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that until Wednesday, 434,980 thousand Hajj pilgrims arrived in Madinah where they visited the Prophet’s Mosque and the Prophet’s…
File photo The forest fires in the Canadian province of Quebec have gone out of control, burning an area of about 3.8 million hectares. According to foreign media, around 11,400 people have been evacuated to a safe place while another 4,000 people are still being evacuated. According to reports, the air of Ontario, Ottawa and…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media Another case of murder and dismemberment of the body has come to light in India. According to the Indian media, the woman was killed by the person who lived with her in a flat in Mumbai and her body was cut into several pieces. According to reports, 32-year-old Saraswati’s body…
US President Joe Biden. File photo US President Joe Biden has offered Canada help in fighting forest fires. According to a foreign news agency, the White House has said that US President Joe Biden has telephoned Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to the White House, President Joe Biden has offered the Prime Minister of…
File photo Geetanjali Iyer, senior news anchor of India’s state TV Doordarshan, has died at the age of 71. According to Indian media, she was suffering from a mental illness which was being treated with medication. She also won the best anchor award 4 times during her career. According to Indian media, Geetanjali Iyer also…
