Security Council beats midnight deadline, renews Syria cross-border aid in contentious vote
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:35 pm
New York/IBNS: The Security Council on Friday evening renewed a UN operation delivering humanitarian aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians, but some of the body’s members expressed disappointment that the “watered down” measure cut in half the number of crossing points and duration of the authorization.
Bushfire crisis: Thousands protest in Australia
Jan 11, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Asking the government to act on the issue of climate crisis, thousands of activists marched in different parts of bushfire-hit Australia on Friday.
Prince Harry and Meghan: Talks 'progressing well' over the future of the Royal couple
Jan 11, 2020, at 03:49 pm
London/IBNS: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex- Harry and Meghan Markle- have expressed their hopes that talks over their future roles in the Royal Family may be concluded "sooner rather than later", PA news agency said quoting sources as reported by BBC.
Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error: Iran
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:59 am
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's military on Saturday said it shot down the Ukrainian passenger flight this week due to 'human error', reported Iran's state TV.
Killings and violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:57 am
New York/IBNS: The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against humanity, said the UN on Friday.
New El Salvador law, a victory for forced displacement victims: UN refugee agency
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:41 am
New York/IBNS: A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian assistance and have their basic rights restored, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday.
Bangladesh: Minor gang-raped in Dhaka
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:21 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:05 am
Muscat/IBNS: Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, who is the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, passed away on Friday.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta mosque, 15 killed
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A blast rocked a mosque in Quetta area of Pakistan on Friday which left at least 15 people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Russian ambassador to Lebanon urges end of US presence in Iraq
Jan 10, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Beirut/Xinhua: Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said the US presence in the region is illegitimate and should end immediately, a local media outlet reported Friday.
Pakistan: Sikh Man's murder was an incident of contract killing, claims police
Jan 10, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: The Pakistan police on Friday claimed that the murder of a Sikh man in the country, which had even triggered protests in India, was actually an incident of 'contract killing'.
Iran to start analysing black box from Ukraine Boeing on Friday: Aviation Official
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran will begin analysis of Ukrainian Boeing 737’s black box in a laboratory of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on Friday, the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Accident Department, Hassan Razai, said at a press conference.
UK foreign office advises against all travel to Iran amid escalation of tensions
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:27 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised on Friday to the country’s citizens to refrain from any kind of trips to Iran amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East.
ATC summons Hafiz Saeed to record closing statement in terror financing cases
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:14 am
Islamabad/UNI: An Anti-Terrorism Court has summoned Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed to record his closing statement after it wrapped up the trial of two terror financing cases against him.
US House passes resolution to rein in Trump's war power against Iran
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:06 am
Washington/UNI: US House of Representatives approved a resolution aiming at restraining President Donald Trump's power to take military actions against Iran without congressional approval.
Dozens of earthquakes registered in northern part of Russia’s Kamchatka: Seismologists
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:44 am
Petropav-Kamchatsky, Russia/Sputnik: Dozens of earthquakes were registered on Thursday-Friday in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.
Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a ‘year of change’
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:21 am
New York/IBNS: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday, the agency issued a set of new recommendations, as Croatia and German preside over the EU Council during the next 12 months.
Secretary-General upholds value of UN Charter for a world in turmoil
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: Amid an era of rising geopolitical tensions and declining trust between nations, the United Nations Secretary-General has encouraged countries to “come home” to a defining document of the international community: the UN Charter.
Security Council calls for dialogue in Haiti
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Security Council has stressed the need to resolve the ongoing political impasse in Haiti between President Jovenel Moïse and a surging opposition movement.
Hundreds of New York activists demand US to lower tensions with Iran amid escalation
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:45 am
New York/Sputnik/UNI: Hundreds of people took to the streets of New York on late Thursday to protest a potential US military action against Iran.
Pompeo, Iraqi Prime Minister discuss Iran missile attack - US State Department
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:28 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdel-Mahdi over the telephone Iran's ballistic missile attacks on two military bases in Iraq, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
UK’s House of Commons passes Brexit bill in close vote
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:10 am
London/Sputnik: The UK House of Commons approved the European Union withdrawal bill on Thursday, sending it to the upper House of Lords.
Russian satellites to monitor Iran after attack on US bases, plane crash - Roscosmos
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:06 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization's website on Thursday.
Intelligence indicates Ukrainian international airlines jet shot down by missile - Trudeau
Jan 10, 2020, at 08:59 am
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a press conference on Thursday that Canada has intelligence that the ill-fated Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. He added that the strike may have been unintentional.
US believes Iran may have 'mistakenly shot down Ukranian plane': Reports
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States officials on Thursday said they believe that Iran may have mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian International Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board, media reports said.
Blast in northern Syria claims lives of 7 Turkish soldiers
Jan 09, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: The explosion that rocked a Turkey-held area in northern Syria has claimed the lives of seven Turkish soldiers, a war monitor reported on Thursday.
Ukraine jet crashes in Iran, killing 176: UN chief offers deepest condolences
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:59 pm
New York/IBNS: A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all 176 passengers and crew members on board. In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ offered his deepest condolences, saying he was “deeply saddened by the crash”.
‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:52 pm
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region.
Iran-US attack in Iraq: Guterres pledges ‘active engagement’ in further de-escalation efforts
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:42 pm
New York/IBNS: In the wake of an Iranian ballistic missile attack on air bases which house US forces in Iraq, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday that he would “continue his active engagement” to de-escalate tensions and avert full-scale war.
Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapon: Donald Trump
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amid ongoing tensions in the global arena, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that no Americans were hurt during the last night attack by the Iranian regime and that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.