Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has alleged that cyber security firms backed by Chinese authorities stole passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022.
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing to plead guilty to criminal charge
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
Aircraft manufacturing major Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud conspiracy charge after the United States found the company to be violating a deal which meant to reform it, following two major crashes by its 737 Max planes.
Libya: Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in the nation, warns UN’s Türk
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights chief Volker Türk urged the international community to consider halting cooperation on asylum seekers and migration.
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.
Russian missiles strike Kyiv children's hospital, other cities to leave 37 dead
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
At least 37 people, including three children, died and 170 others were hurt after Russian missiles struck Kyiv and other cities on Monday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
French political leader Napoleon Bonaparte's two pistols sold during auction for USD1.8m
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:38 pm
French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte's two pistols were sold during the auction for €1.69m (US$1.8m), media reports said.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Meitham Mustafa Altaar, a key operative in Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit, has been eliminated.
Gaza: Israeli air strike on school leaves 16 people dead
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
At least 16 people died in an Israeli aerial strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Sunday.
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian clinches Iran's Presidential polls
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Reformist Massoud Pezeshkian has been elected the new President of Iran by beating his hardline close competitor Saeed Jalili, media reports said.
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa: UNHCR data
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they attempt to leave the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them.
UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year.
China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows.
Security forces or extremist allies? A disturbing trend in Calgary, Canada
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Canadians take pride in their diverse and inclusive society. Their values are rooted in peace, democracy, and respect for all.
Rishi Sunak resigns as British PM following Labour Party's landslide victory in polls
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Rishi Sunak on Friday met the King in Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation as the Prime Minister of the UK, just hours after his party registered a landslide defeat in the general polls.
Lebanon-backed Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel amid killing of top commander
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched 200 rockets at Israeli military sites in reply to the killing of one of its senior commanders, media reports said.
Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years since widespread public protests took place surrounding the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, a UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
British PM Rishi Sunak on Friday (July 5, 2024) conceded defeat in the general polls with trends showing the opposition Labour Party marching ahead to form the next government in the country, ending the 14-year rule of the Conservative Party.
Keir Starmer: Who is the Labour leader heading to become British PM?
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
In 2020, right after Britain's Labour Party suffered a major loss in the general polls, the outfit decided to hand over the political party's leadership to Keir Starmer to alter the fate in 2024.
UK polls: Rishi Sunak bracing for major loss, Labour Party marching ahead
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:39 pm
The opposition Labour Party is ahead in the UK general polls with the counting of votes currently underway on Friday.
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
In a bid to prevent the formation of the country's first far-right government, France's left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, media reports said.
Air Europa plane hit by severe turbulence, passenger stuck inside overhead bin
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
As many as thirty passengers were injured after a flight belonging to Spanish airline Air Europa, which was travelling from Madrid to Uruguay, was hit by a 'strong turbulence'.
Tens of thousands displaced in fresh violence in DR Congo
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Millions of displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are suffering amid one of the world’s most neglected crises, the UN International Organization of Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
Gaza: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
“Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to be impacted by new Israeli military evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
UNICEF report finds violence displaces one child every minute in Haiti
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
Continued violence and instability in Haiti has resulted in the displacement of over 300,000 children, with an estimated one child being displaced every minute since March, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
UN launches new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety, 1,000 cities to be reached
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
The United Nations on Monday launched a new global road safety campaign to improve traffic safety and create inclusive, safe and sustainable streets.
Nine die after car ploughs into pedestrian in Seoul
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
At least nine people died and four others were injured after a car ploughed into pedestrians in South Korea's Seoul city on Monday, media reports said.
Three Hezbollah forces die during cross-border clashes with Israeli
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
At least three Hezbollah forces were killed during cross-border clashes with Israeli forces, media reports said.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, Seoul claims one of them probably failed
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction Monday, media reports said.
Acid attack in Germany's Bochum city leaves several injured
Sep 21, 2024, at 03:40 pm
An acid attack at a cafe in West Germany's Bochum city has left several people injured.