Russia registers nine ceasefire breaches in Syria over past 24 hours: Defense Ministry
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 9 cases of ceasefire violation in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 13 ceasefire breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kidnap son of former minister in SW Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Lagos, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the son of Nigeria's former health minister Isaac Adewole in the southwest town of Iroko, a local police source told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Evidence exists to warrant probe into Saudi prince over Khashoggi case: UN rapporteur
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, June 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report, released on Wednesday, that "credible evidence" existed to warrant further investigation into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level Saudi officials over their alleged role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UN Rapporteur calls on Saudi Arabia to suspend faulty trial on Khashoggi murder
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report on Wednesday that while a trial over a murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, currently underway in Saudi Arabia, was a crucial step toward accountability, it failed to meet specific procedural and substantive standards and therefore should be suspended.
Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", claims independent report
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New York, June 19 (IBNS): In the first independent investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a United Nations special rapporteur has concluded that the Saudi Arabian scribe was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", media reports said.
Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib ‘unfolding before our eyes’ says top UN relief official
Jun 19, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria’s Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that “we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes”.
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has declared war on hate speech, telling Member States on Tuesday, that we all need to “do better at looking out for each other”.
300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Beijing warns against linking Xi's upcoming visit to North Korea to Trump meeting at G20
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Beijing, June 18 (Sputnik): The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday against speculating that Beijing may use President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to North Korea as leverage when discussing the China-US trade war with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka later in June, the ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, said on Tuesday.
Trump will have 'extended meeting' with Chinese President Xi at G20 Summit in Japan
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:12 pm
Washington, June 18 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday that he will be having an extended meeting with Chinese President X Jinping during next week's G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
New Zealander sentenced to 21 months in jail for spreading mosque attack videos : reports
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, Jun 18 (Sputnik) A New Zealand court sentenced a Christchurch businessman to 21 months in prison for spreading online videos of the terror attacks on two mosques in the city in March, the 1 News broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities, according to a new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, has concluded there were “systemic and structural failures” that prevented a unified strategy from being implemented.
Yemeni children ‘dying right now’ due to food aid diversions Beasley warns Security Council
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Food continues to be taken “from the mouths of hungry little boys and little girls” in many areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, warned the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday, who said the agency would be forced to suspend some food assistance within days, unless agreements are finally honoured.
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in the past 150 years”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, addressing the latest gathering of nations which are party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but growth rate slowing, says new UN population report
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report released on Monday. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have to adapt to the consequences of an ageing population.
Egypt: Ex-President Mohammed Morsi dies after court appearance
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:07 am
Cairo, June 18 (IBNS): Once ousted by the military in 2013, former Egypt President Mohammed Morsi has collapsed in a courtroom and died, media reports said.
Syria: Explosion reported in Qamishli
Jun 17, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Damascus, Jun 17 (Xinhua): An explosion was reported in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli Monday, with losses unknown, state news agency SANA reported.
Lebanon's security forces arrest 2 Syrians over planning terrorist attacks
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Beirut, June 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Lebanon's Internal Security forces arrested in Southern Lebanon on Monday two Syrian nationals belonging to the Islamic State (IS) militant group and planning for future terrorist attacks in churches in the country.
Russia regularly suffers cyberattacks, works hard to protect sensitive areas : Kremlin
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Moscow, Jun 17 (Sputnik/UNI) Russia regularly suffers cyberattacks but relevant domestic agencies are doing everything to protect the most important and sensitive areas, while internationally, the United States has not responded to Russia's calls for cooperation against cybercrime, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
Xi Jinping to pay state visit to DPRK
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Beijing, June 17 (Xinhua/UNI): Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, will pay a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from June 20 to 21, at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK.
Putin briefed on deadly fight in village in western Russia : Kremlin
Jun 17, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Moscow, Jun 17 (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin has been briefed on the situation in a village of Chemodanovka, where one person died and four were injured in a fight involving many people, but this case should be investigated by the relevant agencies, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
Bombing attacks in Sri Lanka hints new type of terrorism threat in south Asia: Ishwar Pokhrel
Jun 17, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, June 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ishwar Pokhrel said that the bombing attacks in Sri Lanka in April had sent a clear and strong message that a new type of terrorism threat has arrived in South Asia.
Power supply in Argentina, Uruguay almost fully restored after major blackout – statements
Jun 17, 2019, at 10:04 am
Buenos Aires, June 17 (Sputnik/UNI) Power supply in Argentina and Uruguay has been almost fully restored after a massive blackout, the Argentine Energy Ministry and the Uruguayan state-owned power company said in statements.
UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, June 17 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, condemned on Sunday the attack that took place on Saturday in Wajir County, Kenya, in which at least eight police officers were killed when their car struck an improvised explosive device (IED), and the car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, in which at least eight people were killed.
Record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru: UN steps up response
Jun 17, 2019, at 09:40 am
New York, June 17 (IBNS): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has sent extra teams this week to the border between Peru and Ecuador to support the authorities, as an unprecedent number of Venezuelan refugees and migrants – over 15,000 – have entered Peru this week.
Netanyahu's wife convicted of misusing state funds
Jun 16, 2019, at 09:01 pm
Jerusalem, June 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara on Sunday was convicted of misusing state funds and sentenced to pay 5,5000 new shekels (15,275 US dollars).
Putin-Trump meeting may take place on eve of G20 Summit - Kremlin
Jun 16, 2019, at 08:47 pm
Moscow, June 16 (Sputnik/UNI) A full-fledged meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump may take place on the eve of the G20 summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday.
Massive blackout darkens Argentina, Uruguay – Utility Firm
Jun 16, 2019, at 08:42 pm
Buenos Aires, June 16 (Sputnik/UNI) - A massive power outage plunged Argentina and Uruguay into darkness on Sunday morning, the Buenos Aires based utility company Edesur said.
Four killed in Saudi-led airstrike in northwestern Yemen
Jun 16, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Sanaa (Xinhua/UNI) A woman and her three children were killed when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a house in Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah on Sunday, local residents and a medical source said.