Three people were killed and one person was injured in a shooting and knife attack in Nakano, Japan. According to Japanese media from Tokyo, a woman and two policemen are among the dead. According to Japanese media, there are reports of the attacker hiding in a house. Japanese media say that the police have cordoned…
France has condemned Iran’s recent long-range missile test, calling it a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolution. The French Foreign Ministry says that such activities by Iran are disturbing in the context of the continuous increase in the Iranian nuclear program. Iran has today unveiled the Khyber ballistic missile capable of carrying 1,500…
Trafalgar Square London During the year 2022, the number of people who migrated to the UK was 666 thousand, this is a new record. Jay Linzop, director of the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), said international migration to the UK reached record levels during 2022 due to extraordinary global events and the lifting of…
Dubai’s Jebel Ali beach is planned to become a public beach. According to the information received from Dubai, a briefing was given to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the ruler of Dubai. Development initiatives along the Jebel Ali coast are part of the Dubai Urban Plan 2040. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said that 400 public beaches…
Russian Embassy in Saint Petersburg Russia has indicated to close the Swedish diplomatic mission in St. Petersburg by expelling 5 Swedish diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Swedish Ambassador Malena Mard has been summoned and informed of the countermeasures taken by her country for taking a confrontational path with Russia. The Ministry of…
“Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,” said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. The representative spoke of how she was “deeply troubled”…
Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the regular noon briefing that the opportunity to provide services and support to the millions of Sudanese who are suffering due to the six weeks of fighting between national army forces and their powerful rival militia, the RSF, was only feasible in areas where the ceasefire holds. Relative calm has…
Fulgence Kayishema is alleged to have orchestrated the killing of approximately 2,000 Tutsi refugees at Nyange Catholic Church during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said in a statement. He was arrested in South Africa on Wednesday in a joint operation between the IRMCT Office of the Prosecutor and the…
He said the men and women that serve, from 125 countries, across 12 operations, were working to support security, stability and the rule of law. “They represent the beating heart of the United Nations’ commitment to peace”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “By bringing peacekeepers together from around the world, peacekeeping has also become an inspiring symbol of multilateralism in…
Briefing ambassadors on Africa Day, Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo presented the latest UN report on securing predictable, sustainable and flexible resources for AU-led peace support operations mandated by the Council. The changing nature of conflict in Africa has forced the partners to adapt their operations in response to new and evolving challenges. Secure funding stream “The…
