UK: Two police officers stabbed in London
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
London: Two police officers were stabbed in central London on Friday and the incident is not being treated as terror related, said the Metropolitan Police (Met).
Fiji PM's son charged with domestic violence in Australia
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Sydney/UNI: The son of Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.
Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine, signs indicate some belong to soldiers
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after the city was re-taken from Russia.
In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New York: The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, citing the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the deepening climate crisis as challenges that extend beyond borders, and which have made the work of the United Nations more vital than ever.
UK MPs angry over invitation to China for Queen's funeral
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:31 pm
London: The Chinese government's invitation to the Queen's funeral should be withdrawn, some UK MPs and peers have said.
UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief observed that “across the world, democracy is backsliding”.
Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
Stampede at concert in Guatemala leaves nine dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Guatemala City: At least nine people were killed and about 20 others were injured after a stampede at the end of a concert celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day in the western city of Quetzaltenango, the local Red Cross confirmed.
German politician says Sri Lanka is the most glaring example of how BRI debt trap can ruin a nation
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 am
Berlin: German politician Jo Leinen, who is also a former Minister of Environment and Member of the European Parliament, has said Sri Lanka might be the most glaring example of how the BRI (China's Belt and Road Initiative) debt trap can totally ruin a country.
Volodymyr Zelensky escapes narrowly in car accident
Sep 15, 2022, at 07:34 pm
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed.
Missiles hit major Ukrainian dam
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:55 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Residents in a southern Ukrainian city are being urged to evacuate because of a risk of flooding, after missiles hit a major reservoir dam.
Swedish PM Andersson to resign today as right-wing bloc set to win
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Stockholm/UNI: Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she will stand down after her government was defeated by a thin margin in Sunday's election.
UAE ambassador resumes duties in Iran after six-year absence
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:27 am
Tehran/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Iran Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, who has returned to Tehran six years after ties were downgraded, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Thai court to decide Prayut's PM term limit on Sept. 30
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:23 am
Bangkok/IBNS: Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday that it is set to rule on the case of Prayut Chan-o-cha's term limit as Prime Minister on Sept. 30.
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:15 am
London: Princes William and Harry, today, once again, walked together beside each other behind their grandmother Queen Elizabeth's coffin as they had followed their mother Princess Diana's casket 25 years ago in their boyhood.
EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5pc
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Strasbourg: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.
UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New York: Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye are already being achieved, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, pointing to the steady decrease in international food prices and the increasing availability of badly needed grain from Ukraine as signs of early success.
Catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New York: Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
New UN General Assembly highlights ‘solidarity, sustainability and science’
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:37 pm
The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with its new president urging world leaders to respond to humanity’s most pressing challenges, including the war in Ukraine, by working together and building bridges across what are “deep divides”.
Humanitarian needs ‘growing exponentially’ across Sudan, mission chief warns Security Council
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Civilians are in increasing danger, while humanitarian needs across Sudan “are growing exponentially”, the head of the UN mission in Sudan told ambassadors in the Security Council on Tuesday.
Xi, Putin to discuss Ukraine at meeting: Kremlin
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other "international and regional topics" at their meeting during the SCO summit later this week, the Kremlin says.
Jordan: 5 killed in building collapse
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:25 pm
Amman: Five people killed after a four-story residential building collapsed in Jordan's capital Amman on Tuesday, the Public Security Department (PSD) said in a statement.
73k evacuated from war-torn Ukraine in August
Sep 13, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Kyiv/UNI: More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the past month, Ukraine's Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said.
Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine forces have retaken 6,000 sq km from Russia in September
Sep 13, 2022, at 02:41 pm
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country's forces have retaken more than 6,000 sq km (2,317 sq miles) from Russian control in September.
50 million people worldwide in modern slavery: ILO
Sep 12, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Geneva: Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery . Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage.
Turkey: Gunfight in Istanbul leaves six people injured
Sep 12, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Istanbul: A gunfight broke out at a shopping mall in Turkey;s capital Istanbul city and left six people hurt.
"Solutions lie in solidarity," says UN chief Antonio Gueteress
Sep 12, 2022, at 08:48 pm
United Nations/UNI: At a time of unprecedented challenges and upheaval, "solutions lie in solidarity," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday in a message commemorating the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation.
Blackout in Ukraine blamed on Russia
Sep 12, 2022, at 06:03 pm
Kyiv: Russia aims to "deprive people of light and heat" by causing power cuts across eastern Ukraine in revenge for a counter-offensive, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Antigua and Barbuda may vote to decide on King's role as head of state
Sep 12, 2022, at 02:07 am
Saint John's: The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, has said he might hold a referendum on becoming a republic nation within three years.
Greek PM announces more measures to tackle energy crisis, inflation
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:41 pm
Athens, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a package of measures including raising the minimum wage and pensions to further help households and businesses tackle the energy crisis and high inflation.