UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut
Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
Venezuela post-election tension: UN rights chief concerned over violence
Jul 31, 2024, at 10:14 pm
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has joined the Secretary-General in voicing concern over the situation in Venezuela following the recent presidential election.
Israel-Lebanon conflict: IDF claims top Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in rare strike in Beirut
Jul 31, 2024, at 03:53 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hezbollah's most senior military commander Fuad Shukr "Sayyid Muhsan" was killed during a rare strike carried out in Beirut city, further escalating tension between the two nations.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: Reports
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:50 pm
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran's capital city Tehran, local media reports said.
Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs
Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am
Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.
Jul 31, 2024, at 12:47 am
Telegram messenger app founder Pavel Durov has revealed to his followers that he is the biological father of over 100 children across 12 countries.
UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:15 pm
The top UN humanitarian official for Gaza said on Monday that the situation in the war-ravaged enclave remains “absolutely catastrophic”, with Palestinian civilians enduring a “horrendous maelstrom of human misery.”
Jul 30, 2024, at 11:06 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the people of Venezuela “for their determination to express their will peacefully through the ballot box,” his Spokesperson said on Monday.
UN officials alarmed by civilian targeting amid renewed fighting in Myanmar
Jul 30, 2024, at 08:15 pm
Senior UN officials on Monday voiced alarm over the continued escalation in conflict in Myanmar, amid reports of direct targeting of civilians in aerial attacks, and the abduction and forced recruitment of children by armed forces.
Jul 30, 2024, at 03:46 pm
At least two children died and nine others were injured in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed event in northwest England on Monday, police said.
Russia: Passenger train derails in Volgograd, 100 injured
Jul 29, 2024, at 10:31 pm
A passenger train derailed in Russia's Volgograd region that left several people injured on Monday, media reports said.
Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm
The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.
Mass shooting in New York's Rochester kills 1, injures 6
Jul 29, 2024, at 08:15 pm
New York/IBNS: One person was killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting at a park in New York's Rochester on Sunday evening, media reports said.
UN chief Antonio Guterres, other officials condemn Golan rocket attack that leaves 12 dead
Jul 29, 2024, at 03:15 pm
Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers. Urging restraint, they also warned against escalating violence in the region.
Jul 29, 2024, at 12:53 am
The funerals of eleven children, who died during a rocket attack on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, were held on Sunday.
After alleged Hezbollah attack on Golan Heights kills 12, Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Jul 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm
Jerusalem: Israel's air force has reported hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a rocket attack killed 12 children and young adults who were playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, media reports said.
Oil tanker sinks, hundreds of thousands affected as ‘super typhoon’ hits Philippines
Jul 27, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Over 1.5 million people have been affected in the Philippines, where a state of calamity was declared this week in Metro Manila and nearby areas, as Super Typhoon Gaemi swept through the island nation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA) has reported.
Jul 27, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.
LGBTQIA version of 'Last Supper' parody at Paris Olympics draws backlash
Jul 27, 2024, at 05:02 pm
The spectacular, inclusive and ambitiously outdoor opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics over river Seine overwhelmed the world but a crew of drag queens and dancers showcasing an apparent parody of the 'Last Supper' moment in the Bible have left many fuming on Friday.
New ECOSOC President to focus on safe migration, AI for sustainable development
Jul 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm
A veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development
France: Rail network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks ahead of Paris Olympics
Jul 26, 2024, at 08:27 pm
Just hours before the start of the Olympics, French railway company SNCF on Friday said its high-speed TGV network was hit by a series of 'malicious acts' which include arson attacks.
UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate in Yemen
Jul 24, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges
Jul 24, 2024, at 10:00 pm
Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN reported on Tuesday, citing its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA.
Russia: UN experts condemn sentencing of journalists
Jul 24, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Independent UN human rights experts said in a statement on Tuesday that the recent prison sentencing of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva send a “threatening message” to all journalists.
Australian woman allegedly gangraped in Paris ahead of Olympics, investigation ongoing
Jul 24, 2024, at 08:13 pm
French police have started investigating the alleged gangrape of an Australian tourist by five men in Central Paris ahead of the start of the Olympics in the upcoming days.
Jul 24, 2024, at 06:34 am
The King's guards, renowned for their meticulous routine and stringent discipline in protecting various locations throughout the United Kingdom, happen to attract tourists worldwide. Recently a tourist was injured as she posed for a photo with one of the horses of the Guard stationed outside the London museum
Kuwaiti couple divorces just three minutes after getting married
Jul 23, 2024, at 03:48 pm
Kuwait perhaps recorded one of the shortest marriages in history when the couple divorced just three minutes after he got married.
US: Indian-origin man shot dead in suspected road rage incident in Indiana
Jul 21, 2024, at 06:57 pm
An Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana on Tuesday, media reports said on Sunday.
Israeli warplanes strike Yemen rebels at port of Hodeida after deadly attack on Tel Aviv, 3 killed
Jul 21, 2024, at 03:55 pm
Hodeida, Yemen/IBNS: At least three people were killed as Israeli warplanes hit the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.
Jul 21, 2024, at 02:29 am
Vincent Flibustier, a satirical writer who runs the Belgian parody news site Nordpresse, made a joke that he was a Crowdstrike employee and was behind the biggest Microsoft outage that brought Windows computers across the world to a standstill. Many online fell for his satire, believing he was responsible for the widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on their systems.