Security Council unanimously agrees to extend Syria cross-border aid lifeline
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: Trucks transporting food, medicine and other desperately needed aid into northwestern Syria from Türkiye, will continue their lifesaving journeys for another six months following a vote in the UN Security Council on Monday.
Japan to cull about 100,000 chickens following new bird flu outbreak: Ministry
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Tokyo: About 100,000 chickens will be culled in Japan due to a new outbreak of bird flu, registered in Miyazaki Prefecture on Tuesday, the Agriculture Ministry said.
US struggles to supply effective counter drone systems to war-hit Ukraine
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Washington/UNI: The United States struggles to supply the Ukrainian troops with effective counter drone systems to address the modern aerial threat, the Wall Street Journal said in a report, citing Western officials and analysts.
UK Foreign office 'supporting' families of two missing British nationals
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
London/UNI: The UK Foreign Office provides support to the families of two British nationals missing near the city of Soledar in Donbas, where clashes are under way, The Guardian reported citing a Foreign Office spokesperson.
Peruvian PM Alberto Otarola says riots in Puno were planned
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Mexico City/UNI: Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola called the attack on the airport in the city of Juliaca in the Puno Region, where, according to the latest reports, 17 anti-government protesters died, a planned action and called on the prosecutor's office to find and punish those planning a coup.
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida to visit Italy
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Tokyo/Rome/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will pay an official visit to Italy on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations and international issues, including Ukraine.
Ukraine crisis: Air raid warnings issued in Kharkiv Region
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Kiev: Air raid warnings have been issued in Ukraine's Kharkiv Region and the Kiev-controlled part of Russia's Zaporizhzhia Region, according to the online air raid alert map of the Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation.
South Korea: Fire breaks out from parking tower
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Seoul: A fire broke out on Monday morning from a parking tower in southeastern South Korea, with no casualty reported, according to Yonhap news agency.
Nigeria: 31 taken hostage after train station attack
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Lagos: Thirty-one passengers were taken hostage after gunmen attacked a train station in south Nigeria's Edo state, a spokesperson for the state government said.
Bangladesh: Two Rohingya leaders killed in refugee camp
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Cox's Bazar: Two Rohingya leaders have been killed in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area, media reports said on Monday.
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm key government buildings
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Brasília:Police have arrested at least 400 people after supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed several government buildings in the country's capital Brasília, media reports said.
Investigation into 28 killed in Burkina Faso must be transparent: UN rights chief
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso to ensure that their investigation into the killing of at least 28 people at the end of December will hold those responsible to account, regardless of their position or rank.
Sunshine, sea, and sustainable tourism: Indonesian women entrepreneurs adapt to a changing world
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: Sustainable tourism is proving to be a viable career option for women in the picturesque North Sulawesi region of Indonesia, where they are making the most of skills training provided by the UN.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
The Taliban has called Britain’s Prince Harry a ‘big mouth loser’, after he said that he killed 24 Afghans while serving in the military, reported The Independent.
Russian Prez Putin attends overnight Orthodox Christmas service at a Kremlin Cathedral
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Moscow Kremlin to attend the overnight Orthodox Christmas service there.
A quarter of Iraqi population is beneath poverty line in 2022: Ministry
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Baghdad/UNI: The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said that the poverty rate in the country was 25 per cent in 2022, the Iraqi official news agency reported.
1 dead, 16 injured in Mexico City metro crash
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Mexico City/UNI: At least one person died and 16 others were injured in a crash of Mexico City metro trains, local authorities said.
New US border measures ‘not in line with international standards’, warns UNHCR
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are “not in line with refugee law standards”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Food prices decline in December following ‘two very volatile years’: FAO
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Iran executes 2 men for killing security officer during protests: Reports
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Tehran: Two men accused of killing a Basij officer during recent protests in Iran have been executed, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Belarus: Trial of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: The trial of Belarusian rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski is “simply politically motivated” and he should be released, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Zambia: Abolition of the death penalty ‘a historic milestone’
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is “a historic milestone’, the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement.
Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better work-life balance, according to a new report launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday.
UN working to reduce tensions following Israel minister’s holy site visit
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: The United Nations remains ready to support efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East exacerbated this week by the visit of Israel’s new National Security Minister to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, the Security Council heard during an emergency session on Thursday.
Syria: Chemical weapons pose unacceptable threat, and are a ‘danger to us all’
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Any use of chemical weapons anywhere is simply “unacceptable”, the deputy head of the UN Disarmament Affairs office (UNODA) told the Security Council on Thursday, briefing on efforts to eliminate the scourge from the battlefields and towns of Syria.
Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: A UN Security Council Resolution that ensures millions of people in northwest Syria receive lifesaving aid through cross-border deliveries from Türkiye, must be extended, a group of independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Video hosting platform Vimeo announces 11 percent layoff of employees
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Video hosting platform Vimeo has announced 11 percent layoff of its employees.
Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to avert food crisis threat
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: In Ukraine, the country’s farmers and smallholders urgently need more support to avoid a food crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday, as it announced a $15.5 million initiative to help them.
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
New York: Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday in an appeal to governments everywhere.
Lebanon: Military court charges 7 over attacking UN peacekeepers
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:55 am
Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.