As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future
Apr 25, 2025, at 05:47 pm
With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to peacekeeping – a vital tool for global stability that must now adapt to dwindling resources.
Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people, says UN
Apr 25, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the UN.
Outrage as Russian attacks on Ukraine cities leave nine civilians dead
Apr 25, 2025, at 04:27 pm
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
New UN report warns fear of job loss or struggle to find work is surging worldwide
Apr 25, 2025, at 02:44 pm
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.
Apr 25, 2025, at 02:05 pm
Washington D.C./IBNS: US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has shut down a Pakistani journalist's question on the tension between India and Pakistan in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying she was not going to add anything more to what the President and secretary had already said.
Apr 24, 2025, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has drawn a parallel between Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir and late Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, blaming Islamabad for the killing of 26 tourists in one of the worst Islamic terrorism that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
Apr 23, 2025, at 08:13 pm
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000.
Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
Apr 23, 2025, at 07:16 pm
A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency warned on Tuesday.
Vatican reveals cause of Pope Francis' death
Apr 22, 2025, at 12:39 am
Pope Francis died due to stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, the Vatican City revealed on Monday.
Pope Francis dies at 88, world leaders mourn
Apr 21, 2025, at 05:16 pm
Pope Francis, the religious leader of the 1.4 billion Catholic population across the globe, died at the age of 88, leaving his followers deeply saddened.
Pope Francis, first Latin-American head of Catholic church, dies at 88
Apr 21, 2025, at 02:07 pm
Vatican City/IBNS: Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City state, died at the age of 88 on Monday.
Yemen: Houthis claim latest US airstrikes in Sanaa leave 12 dead
Apr 21, 2025, at 10:03 am
The Houthi-controlled health authorities said at least 12 people died and 30 others were hurt after US airstrikes hit a crowded market in Yemen's capital Sanaa, on Sunday.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy claims Russian attacks are ongoing despite Putin's Easter truce
Apr 20, 2025, at 08:15 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia continued to fight on several fronts on the border between the two nations despite President Vladimir Putin announcing a 30-day Easter ceasefire.
Apr 20, 2025, at 02:09 pm
An Indian national was arrested at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Zambia when he was attempting to smuggle foreign currency and suspected gold to Dubai, officials said on Sunday.
Russian Prez Putin announces Easter truce in Ukraine as US warns it may pull out of peace talks
Apr 19, 2025, at 09:01 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a temporary truce in the conflict in Ukraine, timed to coincide with Orthodox Easter, and called on Kyiv to observe the same, according to Reuters.
Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills one on Good Friday
Apr 18, 2025, at 05:36 pm
A least one person died and several others were injured after Russia launched missiles on the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Apr 16, 2025, at 07:32 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hamas’ Shejaiya Battalion commander Muhammad al-‘Ajlah was eliminated during an airstrike in northern Gaza on Sunday.
Maldives government shows solidarity with Palestine, bans Israeli passport holders
Apr 16, 2025, at 07:04 pm
The Maldives has made certain amendments to its immigration laws, which will enable the banning of Israeli passport holders in its territory.
Apr 16, 2025, at 03:05 pm
The Israeli fighter jet dropped a bomb close to the Israeli community on the Gaza border on Tuesday, with the Israel Defense Forces describing it as a 'technical malfunction'.
UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraine's Sumy
Apr 15, 2025, at 09:16 pm
The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others.
Israeli attack puts Gaza City hospital out of service, says WHO
Apr 15, 2025, at 09:08 pm
A Gaza City hospital has been put out of action by an Israeli strike at the weekend, while a child patient with reported head trauma died while being evacuated, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Apr 14, 2025, at 09:39 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the Russian ballistic missile strike on Sumy City in Ukraine, which left at least 31 people dead.
UK government takes tough stands against 'Khalistan' supporters
Apr 13, 2025, at 11:13 pm
In recent times, there has been a continuous rise in Khalistani activities in the UK, leading to increasing pressure on the UK government to adopt a stricter approach toward Khalistan supporters.
Apr 13, 2025, at 10:03 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said its air strike destroyed Al Ahli Arab Hospital, the last fully functional hospital in Gaza City, claiming that it contained Hamas group's command and control center.
Russian ballistic missile strike in Ukraine's Sumy leaves 31 dead, claims Zelenskyy
Apr 13, 2025, at 08:39 pm
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday claimed 31 people, including children, died after a Russian ballistic missile hit Sumy city.
USA: Two-engine aircraft crashes in New York just days after Hudson chopper tragedy, one dead
Apr 13, 2025, at 05:16 pm
At least one person died after a twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B aircraft crashed in an open field near Copake, New York, US, on Saturday.
UN seeks additional USD 240 million for Myanmar Earthquake relief
Apr 11, 2025, at 05:07 pm
The United Nations is ramping up its response to Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, calling for increased funding and an immediate ceasefire to ensure more aid reaches those in desperate need, two weeks after strong quakes left the Asian nation highly damaged.
WTO chief alerts US-China tariff war can reduce trade between two economic powerhouse by 80 percent
Apr 10, 2025, at 06:03 pm
The World Trade Organization chief has said the ongoing US-China tariff war may lead to merchandise trade between the two economies decreasing by 80 percent.
Dominican Republic ends rescue operation for nightclub roof collapse, death toll touches 184
Apr 10, 2025, at 05:58 pm
The rescue operation at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital city Santo Domingo, where the roof collapsed during Monday's performance, leading to the death of 184 people, has concluded, media reports said on Thursday.
Emmanuel Macron says France may soon recognise Palestine state
Apr 10, 2025, at 05:54 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron has said France may soon recognise the Palestinian state in the 'coming months'.