More air raid warnings issued in Ukraine: Authorities
May 13, 2023, at 02:48 pm
Kyiv: Air raid warnings have been declared in multiple Ukrainian regions overnight, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Youtuber admits to crashing plane to gain views
May 12, 2023, at 11:28 pm
New York: A YouTuber pilot has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge for obstructing a federal investigation by deliberately destroying the wreckage of an airplane that he intentionally crashed in Santa Barbara County to gain online views, the Justice Department announced today.
Black Sea Initiative exports top 30 million tonnes from Ukraine, as talks continue over renewal
May 12, 2023, at 11:13 pm
New York: The UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative, aimed at ensuring the flow of grain, foodstuffs and fertilizer amid global shortages exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, has now allowed the safe export of more than 30 million tonnes, since it first began in July last year.
New arrest warrants seek justice for victims in Libya, ICC prosecutor says
May 12, 2023, at 09:23 pm
New York: New technology and strategies are helping to deliver justice to victims of grave violations of human rights in Libya, including fresh arrest warrants, but “we can do better”, the chief prosecutor of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Thursday.
Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry
May 12, 2023, at 09:09 pm
New York: Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.
UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert
May 12, 2023, at 09:04 pm
Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity warned today.
Title 42 deadline: Hundreds of migrants gather outside US border fence
May 12, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
May 12, 2023, at 08:14 pm
New York: Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, as Member States called an emergency session of the body in Geneva. Member States adopted a resolution including a request for detailed monitoring and reporting of all alleged rights abuses, to be carried out by the designated expert for the country, including the current upsurge in violence.
Israel: Missile hits residential building
May 12, 2023, at 07:35 pm
Tel Aviv: One person has died and seven more have been injured as a result of a direct missile hit to a building in the Israeli city of Rehovot, 17 miles south of Tel Aviv, Israel’s national emergency medical service (Magen David Adom, MDA) said on Thursday.
Germany: Two persons die in shooting at Mercedes-Benz factory
May 12, 2023, at 03:18 pm
Sindelfingen: At least two people have died in a shooting incident that occurred at a Mercedes-Benz factory in south-western Germany, media reports said on Friday.
Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates
May 11, 2023, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”
Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
May 11, 2023, at 09:38 pm
New York: The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent expert on torture cases said on Wednesday.
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
May 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm
New York: The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
Beijing reiterates demand for probe into Al Jazeera reporter's murder in West Bank
May 11, 2023, at 08:06 am
Beijing: China supports a thorough, fair and unbiased investigation into the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, a year after the reporter was killed.
Poland: Teacher killed, 9 injured in knife attack at daycare centre
May 11, 2023, at 07:57 am
Warsaw: A kindergarten teacher was killed and nine people were injured in a knife attack at a daycare center in central Poland, Polish media reported on Wednesday.
Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence
May 10, 2023, at 10:06 pm
New York: Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday.
One dead, 9 injured in knife attack at Polish orphanage
May 10, 2023, at 09:30 pm
Warsaw: A knife attack at an orphanage in central Poland has left one teenage girl dead and nine injured, local media reported Wednesday.
AFP journalist Arman Soldin dies in Ukraine, Macron condoles
May 10, 2023, at 09:14 pm
A French journalist was killed while reporting for the war in conflict-hit Ukraine, media reports said on Wednesday.
Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM
May 10, 2023, at 06:25 pm
The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
May 10, 2023, at 06:21 pm
New York: The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three commanders from the militant group, Islamic Jihad.
China expels Canada's Consul from Shanghai as countermeasure to Ottawa's move
May 09, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Beijing: Beijing has declared Canadian consul in Shanghai Jennifer Lynn Lalonde persona non grata as a reaction to Ottawa's expulsion of a Chinese diplomat from Toronto, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Sudan crisis: Guterres condemns looting of main WFP compound in Khartoum
May 09, 2023, at 10:25 pm
The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned the looting of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) main offices in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, over the weekend, describing it as “violation” of humanitarian facilities.
Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts
May 09, 2023, at 10:20 pm
New York: The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights violations including torture, kidnapping and rape, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Monday.
Israeli defense forces have hit Islamic Jihad military facilities in Gaza: Statement
May 09, 2023, at 10:16 pm
Gaza: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a number of military facilities and weapon production sites of the Islamic Jihad Movement within Operation Shield and Arrow in the Gaza Strip, IDF said on Tuesday.
DR Congo: Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence
May 09, 2023, at 06:38 pm
New York: Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to drive forced displacement and extreme hardship for millions of Congolese, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Blasphemy: Iran executes two people
May 09, 2023, at 02:51 pm
The Iran government hanged two people on Monday who were earlier sentenced to death due to blasphemy.
King Charles III coronation: Princes Harry, Andrew pushed to third row of royal family seating
May 07, 2023, at 03:58 pm
London/IBNS: Princes Harry and Andrew attended the coronation of King Charles III Saturday and were relegated to the third row of the royal family seating.
Britain's King Charles III and wife Camilla crowned king and queen in London
May 06, 2023, at 10:58 pm
London/IBNS: Britain's King Charles III and his wife Camilla have been crowned King and Queen in a grand ceremony at Westminster Abbey in central London on Saturday.
Russia orders evacuation of families from southern Ukraine due to increased shelling
May 06, 2023, at 11:31 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russia has issued an order on Friday to evacuate families with children and the elderly from the Russian-held frontline areas in southern Ukraine due to intensified shelling from Ukraine.
Over 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan during looting amidst conflict
May 06, 2023, at 10:58 am
Khartoum/Sudan: Over one million polio vaccines that were meant for children have been destroyed due to the recent increase in violence and looting in Sudan, UNICEF reported.