War-torn Syria and neighbouring Türkiye were rocked by twin earthquakes on 6 February, which killed more than 56,000 people and caused widespread destruction, displacing millions. “The situation today is so unprecedented that it calls for leadership, bold ideas and a cooperative spirit,” said Mr. Pedersen, speaking via videoconference from Geneva. “A political solution is…
Briefing correspondents in Geneva at his regular weekly press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It’s fake news.” Countries will decide He made clear that countries themselves will decide the wording and scope of any global agreement on how to tackle the next…
“Haiti can’t wait,” said Jean-Martin Bauer, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director for the country. “We cannot wait for the scale of the problem to be expressed in deaths before the world responds, but that is where we are heading.” Half the population – 4.9 million people – are now struggling to access food, according…
Iran and Saudi Foreign Ministers had a telephonic conversation; Photo: File Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan telephoned his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdullahian and congratulated him on the arrival of Ramadan, while the two leaders also agreed to meet soon. According to Saudi media, Foreign Minister Faisal Bin Farhan called the Iranian…
A court in the Indian state of Gujarat convicted Rahul Gandhi in the Modi defamation case and sentenced him to 2 years in prison. According to Indian media, the court has given the Congress leader 30 days to file an appeal including bail. Rahul Gandhi gave a statement after the court order saying that my…
—File photo On the occasion of Pakistan Day, a prestigious flag hoisting ceremony was organized at the Pakistani Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Pakistani Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi hoisted the green crescent flag at the Pakistani Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan Day was also celebrated at the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai and Consul General…
The court also granted bail to Rahul Gandhi for 30 days New Delhi: A court in India has sentenced opposition leader and Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi to two years in prison after finding him guilty in a defamation case. According to Indian media, a defamation case was heard against Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi…
Photo: Courtesy of Foreign Media The Chinese military has alleged that the US warship illegally entered the South China Sea, which was driven away after being warned by Chinese forces. According to a foreign news agency, the Chinese military said a US guided missile destroyer had entered China’s territorial waters, undermining peace and stability in…
A grand flag-hoisting ceremony was organized on the occasion of Pakistan Day at the Pakistani Embassy in Tokyo, in which Pakistan’s ambassador Raza Bashir Tarar hoisted the Pakistani flag along with the national anthem. A large number of community members including the officials of the Embassy of Pakistan were also present on this occasion. After…
Trump indictment: Grand jury postponed today The meeting of the grand jury of the New York court to indict former US President Trump has been postponed today, according to law enforcement sources, the grand jury meeting may take place on Thursday. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); },…
