Wellington: The death toll from the devastating Cyclone Gabriel in New Zealand has reached 8 while many people are injured. According to the report of the international news organization, emergency was imposed throughout the country on the destructive storm in the history of New Zealand, the army also participated in the relief work. Hurricane Gabriel’s…
File photo In an attempt to fulfill his wife’s dream in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, the husband hacked the passport system. The wife of a civil engineer named Babu Shaj wanted to work abroad but the passport verification could not be done, for which the accused resorted to illegal means. He wanted to…
Attempts by the Modi government to distort the history of the subcontinent are continuing and the religious identity of Muslims in India is under threat. In this regard, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sangam Lal Gupta has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adyanath, Amit Shah and Narendra Modi. In this letter,…
The Israeli Foreign Minister has arrived on a visit to Ukraine, Photo: AFP Cafe: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a meeting with the Israeli Foreign Minister that “Iran” is a common enemy of Ukraine and Israel. According to the World News Agency, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrived on a visit to Ukraine and…
More than 5,000 people died in protests over Mehsa Amini’s death in police custody in Iran; Photo: File Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister canceled his visit to India after being angered by a picture of anti-government protests in Iran being shown in an advertising video. According to the international news agency, the image of the protest…
Since 9 February, 143 trucks have passed through the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salam border crossings, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “The movements continue today, they continue over the weekend and will continue every day for as long as the needs are there,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists in…
“What is urgently needed is the political will to break the protracted political stalemate and achieve progress on multiple fronts,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at the latest meeting of the High-level Committee on Libya, taking place in Addis Ababa. Progress is sorely needed towards holding elections and advancing gains in security, national reconciliation and…
So far, the global financial system has failed to effectively cushion the impacts of current crises impacting the Global South the most: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the ongoing climate emergency. “Today’s poly-crises are compounding shocks on developing countries – in large part because of an unfair global financial system that is short-term, crisis-prone,…
“Peace is not just about signing an agreement,” said Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas, who briefed members during a meeting requested by the Russian Federation – as the one-year mark nears, since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Jenča stressed that turning words on paper into action…
“The suffering across the country remains immense,” Commissioner Barney Afako said at a press conference in Juba, the capital. “South Sudanese women and girls continue to face unspeakable sexual violence.” On the penultimate day of a five-day visit, the Commission took stock of reports from civil society and stakeholders in Juba and Upper Nile state,…
