Sep 25, 2020, at 02:32 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Christian Association on Wednesday demonstrated close to the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka against Pakistan's blasphemy law.
Future of foreign judges in Hong Kong uncertain: SMCP column
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:19 am
Hong Kong: With the implementation of the national security law, the future of foreign jurists serving in Hong Kong is becoming uncertain, according to a report in South China Morning Post (SCMP).
USCIRF welcomes house passage of Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Sep 24, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Washington: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which bars imports of all goods mined, produced, or manufactured in Xinjiang, unless proven by clear and convincing evidence that the goods were not produced using forced labor.
Sep 23, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Milli Gato Saatonko Group, a national interests preservation body, has sent a letter to US politician Stephen F. Lynch and claimed that Taliban used 'Pakistan as a launching ground to attack the US, NATO and Afghan security forces'.
Bhutan issues first sovereign bond to meet increasing fiscal financing needs in fighting COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Thimphu:: The Royal Government of Bhutan has announced its first sovereign bond to support the economy in recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while diversifying financial sources. The new financing instrument supported by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is a monumental step in tapping into the domestic resources market and preparing Bhutan to enter the international capital market.
Sri Lankan President calls on WHO to facilitate ‘universal access’ to COVID vaccine
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:19 pm
New York: The President of Sri Lanka has highlighted the success of his country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of a well-coordinated approach, underpinned by robust local health care system, to contain the disease.
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:15 pm
New York: Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations needs to prove “multilateralism delivers”, the President of Indonesia has said, telling world leaders, gathered virtually “all of us bear the responsibility” to further strengthen the global Organization.
Chicago tech executive charged with illegally exporting computer equipment to Pakistan
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Washington: A Chicago-area resident who owns a Pakistani technology company has been indicted for allegedly illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a nuclear research agency of the Pakistani government.
As UN turns 75, multilateral milestones show successes and ‘how much remains to be done’ – Kagame
Sep 23, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New York: In a virtual address to the UN General Assembly’s annual general debate, the President of Rwanda on Tuesday noted that while milestones on gender, climate and development have demonstrated the achievements of multilateral action, they also serve to remind “how much remains to be done”.
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New York: Facing the coronavirus pandemic, the global community is at an inflection point, which should spur fresh thinking about broader international cooperation and way to ensure a sustainable and fair future for all, Iván Duque, the President of Colombia told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:23 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic requires cooperation between nations and should serve as an “electric shock” to wake up the United Nations, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Tuesday during the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, held virtually this year.
Afghan army defuses 4,776 improvised bombs, landmines in six months
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:19 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: The Afghan National Army (ANA) has during the past six months discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Medicines to cost higher, Remdesivir price reduced
Sep 23, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan government has decided to increase price of 94 lifesaving drugs while the cost of Remdesivir, an experimental drug used for the treatment of Covid-19 was reduced to Rs 8,244 from Rs 10,873, reports said on Wednesday.
Global Times Editorial: Taiwan responds to China's warning
Sep 23, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Taipei: Taiwan recently responded to China's threat to 'set off war' after Beijing was recently irked by the visit of a US State Department official to the region.
FATF meet: Pakistan record on 26/11 will be under scanner
Sep 23, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Islamabad: The deadline for Pakistan over the 'grey list' issue to be discussed in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting is drawing nearer and in such a scenario the country's actions against 26/11 attackers in India will be under the scanner as part of the 27-point action list it has been handed to complete, media reports said.
Sep 23, 2020, at 06:56 pm
Washington, Sep 23 (UNI) Democratic presidential candidate and US former vice-president Joe Biden has appreciated Indian-American community for its hard work and entrepreneurship for boosting the economic growth of the country and said that his administration would address the concerns regarding H-1B visa and the legal immigrants.
People protest against Pakistan Army in south Waziristan
Sep 23, 2020, at 06:49 pm
Wana: Protesting against the Pakistan Army and the re-emergence of terror groups, demonstrators participated in a Pashtun unity march in Wana region of south Waziristan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan making desperate attempts to misleadterror financing watchdog FATF as Oct deadline nears
Sep 23, 2020, at 06:39 pm
Pakistan seems to be racing against time as the October deadline set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to clean up its records on terror financing approaches, though Islamabad seems to be still trying to shield JuD chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba patron Hafiz Saeed.
Sign of the times: COVID-19 response and recovery must be accessible says Guterres
Sep 23, 2020, at 04:03 pm
New York: This year’s International Day of Sign Languages is being commemorated in the midst of a pandemic that has “disrupted and upended lives everywhere”, including those of the deaf community, the UN chief said on Wednesday.
Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:58 pm
New York: Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s President, Hassan Rouhani has said, stressing that the overall era of dominance and hegemony by a few world powers is “long over.”
Republic of Korea stresses support for developing nations during COVID-19
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The President of the Republic of Korea has signaled his country’s support to developing nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes ensuring they have equitable access to any vaccines against the deadly new coronavirus.
South African President warns pandemic has set back African development
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York: Despite the continent-wide approach taken by African countries to combat COVID-19, the pandemic has set back their development aspirations, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
‘Joint action’ indispensable in addressing global challenges: Emir of Qatar
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: As the world enters the threshold of the century’s third decade, it continues to face “emerging and unprecedented challenges”, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, told the opening session of the UN High-level General Debate on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Mounting child death toll during Rakhine village assaults must end, urges rights expert
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New York: The assaults by security forces in Myanmar on villages in Rakhine state “need to stop”, and a ceasefire should be declared immediately, said the UN independent rights expert on the situation across the country on Tuesday.
At UN General Assembly, Philippines’ Duterte denounces groups ‘weaponizing’ human rights
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: While every country has its own strategy to fight coronavirus, the world needs coordinated international efforts and a common purpose to end the crisis, the President of the Philippines said on Tuesday, underlining the importance of universal access to anti-COVID-19 technologies in the recovery from global pandemic.
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New York: The Chinese President Xi Jinping called for enhanced international solidarity to fight the coronavirus on Tuesday during his UN General Assembly address, declaring that his country would aim to become carbon neutral, in the wider battle against climate change, by 2060.
Look at both ‘full and empty parts’ of global glass, Turkey urges Member States
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:07 pm
New York: Speaking on the first day of the UN High-level General Debate, the President of Turkey stressed the need to “accurately and sincerely evaluate” what is happening in the world today.
Sep 23, 2020, at 03:03 pm
New York: Faced with a global pandemic that has infected millions, killed thousands, forced borders to close, upended economies, and drastically changed lives, the world today needs the United Nations today as much as it did 75 years ago, the President of Cuba underlined on Tuesday.
Brazilian President outlines action taken to address COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:58 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has highlighted social and economic measures his administration implemented, to address the COVID-19 pandemic and what he views as the politicization of the virus in South America’s largest country.
Renew ‘collective commitment to multilateralism’, urges Assembly President
Sep 23, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented world leaders coming to New York to address the General Assembly in person, but the president of the world body stressed on Tuesday that the need for deliberation, is “higher than ever”.