Swedish Navy inspects Nord Stream pipeline leak site
Oct 27, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Stockholm/UNI: The Swedish Navy said that it had deployed two vessels to conduct further investigations into the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea.
Rishi Sunak slammed over picking Indian-origin Suella Braverman as home secretary
Oct 27, 2022, at 04:18 am
London/IBNS: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday defended the reappointment of Indian-origin Suella Braverman as the Home Secretary saying the latter will be focused to crack down on criminals and defend the country's borders.
Ukraine war: Russia launches ballistic missile as part of nuclear drills
Oct 27, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday surveyed drills carried out by his nuclear-capable forces as Moscow raised "unverified" claims to India and China that Ukraine was developing a "dirty bomb."
Iran: 'World's dirtiest man' Amou Haji dies
Oct 27, 2022, at 12:29 am
An Iranian hermit, who had not taken bath for half a century and was even dubbed by the media as the “world’s dirtiest man”, has died. He was 94.
UNDP to support refurbishment of damaged public buildings in Ukraine
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:52 pm
New York: A €2 million agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UNDP Development Programme (UNDP), announced on Tuesday, will help restore damaged public buildings in Ukraine and contribute to recovery and reconstruction that is green, resilient, and inclusive.
Sudan: Justice for protesters against coup, key to ending cycle of violence
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan.
Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: With peace in Syria still an elusive goal, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen appealed on Tuesday for the Security Council to support his efforts to move the parties closer towards a negotiated political solution to end the brutal 11-year conflict.
Malaysia’s forced return of Myanmar’s most vulnerable must stop: UNHCR
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: Malaysia’s forced return of asylum-seekers to Myanmar has meant that hundreds of Myanmar nationals have been “sent back against their will” to the troubled country in the last two months, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Rishi Sunak sacks several ministers of Liz Truss team, appoints Dominic Raab as Deputy PM
Oct 26, 2022, at 03:23 am
London/IBNS: New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commenced work within an hour of his meeting with King Charles II on Tuesday.
British PM Rishi Sunak sports Hindu thread as he enters 10 Downing Street
Oct 26, 2022, at 02:43 am
London/IBNS: Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician who has taken over as the next UK Prime Minister creating history after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down, was seen wearing the sacred red Hindu 'Kalawa' thread during his first speech at 10 Downing Street.
British PM Rishi Sunak determined to 'fix mistakes' made by his predecessor
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:29 pm
London: British PM Rishi Sunak on Tuesday met King Charles III and accepted his invitation to form the government of the country.
Libya: ‘Political deadlock persists with no clear end in sight’- UN envoy
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New York: The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security Council.
Oct 25, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: Shares of Chinese firms listed in the US have slumped on concerns that President Xi Jinping will continue with his ideology-driven approach at the cost of economic growth.
Making cities safer for women: UN report calls for radical rethink
Oct 25, 2022, at 04:49 pm
New York: Cities have an in-built bias against women, who overwhelmingly describe them as unsafe and unwelcoming. A UN report released on Monday, calls for a complete overhaul of city design, and for women to be more closely involved in urban planning.
Oct 25, 2022, at 04:04 am
London/IBNS: Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician who takes over as the next UK Prime Minister creating history after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down, said this was the 'greatest privilege' of his life.
Rishi Sunak: Indian-origin British politician, who lost out last time, on course to become UK PM
Oct 25, 2022, at 12:30 am
London: Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician, is all set to replace Liz Truss as the Prime Minister of the UK, adding a new dimension to the political scenario of the country.
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak set to become British PM after Penny Mordaunt pulls out of race
Oct 25, 2022, at 12:17 am
Rishi Sunak is all set to become the new Prime Minister of Britain after Penny Mordaunt pulled her name out of the race to contest to lead the Conservative Party.
In visit to Viet Nam, UN chief stresses critical need for solidarity to overcome climate crisis
Oct 25, 2022, at 12:04 am
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the importance of global solidarity to combat the climate emergency during his visit to Viet Nam, which concluded on Saturday.
I truly hope Boris Johnson continues to contribute to public life at home and abroad: Rishi Sunak
Oct 24, 2022, at 02:47 pm
London: Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, who is probably heading to become the PM of UK, has praised Boris Johnson's contribution during his tenure as the Prime Minister.
Russia: 2 pilots killed in Su-30 jet crash
Oct 24, 2022, at 03:52 am
Moscow: Two pilots died and no casualties occurred among civilians as a result of the crash of a Su-30 jet in the Russian city of Irkutsk, the ministry of emergency situations (EMERCOM) said on Sunday.
UK govt sued over forced labour import from China's Xinjiang
Oct 23, 2022, at 07:24 pm
London: A rights group has claimed in its report that Britain’s government will appear in court at the end of October to answer charges it has failed to block products made with forced labor in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang from entering the UK.
Explosion targets military ambulance in Yemen, 5 killed
Oct 23, 2022, at 04:06 pm
Aden, Yemen/UNI: An explosion struck an ambulance carrying a medic team of the southern pro-government Yemeni forces in southern Abyan province, killing five medics on board, a security official told Xinhua.
19 killed, 36,000 displaced in Sudan land ownership dispute: UN
Oct 22, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York/IBNS: Inter-communal violence in Sudan following a land ownership dispute has claimed at least 19 lives, a United Nations (UN) spokesman said.
Ukraine war: Path of further escalation ‘must be reversed’, Security Council hears
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:35 pm
New York: Russia’s military escalation in Ukraine will lead to more suffering worldwide and must be reversed, said the UN’s political affairs chief on Friday, adding that further talk of possible nuclear weapons use could lead to a “dangerous spiral”.
Millions at risk in flood-hit Nigeria; relief chief highlights hunger in Burkina Faso
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:26 pm
New York: More than 2.8 million people have been impacted by Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, with 1.3 million displaced and hundreds of lives lost, said the UN chief on Friday, expressing his sadness at the devastation.
Security Council approves sanctions package for Haiti to quell gang violence
Oct 22, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a sanctions regime for Haiti, targeting gang leaders and those who finance them, in the hope of easing months of violence and lawlessness which has fuelled a major humanitarian crisis.
Boris Johnson asks Rishi Sunak to step down in race for UK PM after Liz Truss resignation: Reports
Oct 22, 2022, at 03:51 am
London/IBNS: Rishi Sunak is currently the frontrunner to become the next UK Prime Minister, but Boris Johnson has urged him to stand down and let him take over the country's top post to replace Liz Struss, reports in British media say.
Slow progress for women helping forge peace, Security Council warned
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:42 pm
Protecting women’s rights and promoting greater inclusion is a proven strategy for peace and stability, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told the Security Council on Thursday.
TikTok denies tracking US citizens
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Washington/UNI: TikTok has denied a report that a China-based team at its parent company ByteDance planned to use the app to track the locations of US citizens.
Children in Africa five times less likely to learn basics: New report
Oct 21, 2022, at 09:32 pm
New York: African leaders gathered in Mauritius on Thursday, to mull solutions to the education gap highlighted by a new UN education agency report which shows children on the continent are five times less likely to learn the basics, than those living elsewhere.