US top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad resigns, Tom West to take over
Oct 19, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Washington/UNI: The US’ top envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has stepped down from his role, less than two months after the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Kabul.
‘Sexism and misogyny’ heightened; women’s freedoms suppressed
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:54 pm
New York: Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill or kill women’s freedom of expression, an independent UN human rights expert told the General Assembly on Monday.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ at reported air strikes on Tigray capital
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.
Positive momentum in Central African Republic must be maintained
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:35 pm
New York: The announcement last week of a unilateral ceasefire in the Central African Republic is among recent positive steps in the country, the top UN official there told the Security Council on Monday, urging continued support for peace and reconciliation efforts.
UNHCR chief urges better support for 13 million 'exhausted' and displaced Syrian
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:23 pm
New York: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has urged greater international support for the more than 13 million Syrians who’ve been displaced in the past 10 years.
North Korea fires unidentified projectile towards East Sea: Reports
Oct 19, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, media reports said.
Saudi airports lift COVID curbs, start operating at full capacity, says Aviation Body
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Riyadh/UNI/Sputnik: Airports in Saudi Arabia will operate at full capacity without any coronavirus-related restrictions starting Sunday, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said.
Eight killed, over 20 injured in traffic accident in Peru
Oct 17, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Lima/UNI/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and more than 20 others were injured after a bus collided with two vehicles on Saturday in the southern department of Arequipa, Peru, local media reported.
British MP killing: Police term incident as 'terrorist incident'
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:37 pm
London: Police have termed the killing of British Conservative MP David Amess as a 'terrorist incident'.
Displaced in northeast Nigeria ‘knocking on door of starvation’: WFP
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:15 pm
New York: Displaced families in Nigeria’s northeast are “knocking on the door of starvation”, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Rising poverty a ‘moral indictment of our times’: Guterres
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is on the rise, the UN chief said in his message released on Friday, marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, on 17 October.
International Day honours rural women’s critical role in feeding the world
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: Although rural women and girls have an essential role in food systems, they still do not have equal power with men, therefore earn less, and experience higher levels of food insecurity, according to UN Women, the agency supporting countries to reach gender equality.
Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:35 pm
New York: Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.
Conservative British MP Sir David Amess dies after being stabbed
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:44 am
London/UNI: British Conservative MP Sir David Amess died on Friday after being stabbed in his constituency surgery in Essex while he was holding a meeting with his constituents.
UK Lawmaker David Amess stabbed at constituency surgery in Essex: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 01:31 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed several times on Friday at his constituency surgery in the Belfairs Methodist Church in the town of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, Sky News reported.
LinkedIn to close ops in China over restrictive regulations
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Sunnyvale/Sputnik: Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn says it has decided to close the social network function of its platform in China due to tougher censorship regulations.
Queen Elizabeth II irritated at lack of action on climate change
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:44 pm
London/Sputnik: Queen Elizabeth II of England has been caught on camera apparently sharing her irritation at the lack of action from world leaders on climate change, the UK media reported on Friday.
56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Johannesburg/Xinhua: A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.
Colombians cling tenaciously to peace gains, Security Council hears
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New York: Five years after an historic Peace Agreement was reached in Colombia, the process continues to show the benefits of ending the conflict through negotiation and keeping victims at the heart of the discussion moving forward.
UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate end to violence in Lebanon following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding the on-going investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area.
Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:39 pm
New York: A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Paraguay violated indigenous rights, UN committee rules in landmark decision
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New York: Paraguay’s failure to prevent the toxic contamination of indigenous people’s traditional lands by commercial farming violates their rights and their sense of “home”, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a landmark ruling on Wednesday.
When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New York: Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods.
Lebanese army looking for people who attacked protesters in Beirut post explosions
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Beirut/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Lebanese military is looking for criminals who opened fire at protesters in Beirut on Thursday.
Taliban delegation departs for Ankara to meet senior Turkish officials
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A Taliban delegation led by senior leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has departed for Turkey.
Russia confirms record 31,299 COVID cases in past 24 hours: Response center
Oct 14, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia confirmed a record high of 31,299 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,717 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,892,980, the federal response center said on Thursday.
Seoul mulls compensation for owner of phone number shown in Netflix show Squid Game
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:54 am
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: South Korean government may provide compensation to the person whose real phone number was exposed in the Netflix hit series Squid Game, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing a senior government official.
Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New York: The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern” four UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:54 pm
Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and a steep increase in detentions.
Afghanistan: US,UK govts ask citizens to stay away from Serena hotel in Kabul
Oct 12, 2021, at 03:14 pm
London/Washington: The US and UK governments have issued advisories to its citizens where they have asked them to stay away from the Serena hotel in Kabul amid security threats.