Over 200,000 civilians to be evacuated from Mariupol
Mar 05, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Over 200,000 civilians are planned to be evacuated from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol and over 15,000 from Volnovakha, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minster Iryna Vereshchuk said on Saturday.
Food Price Index hit record high in February, UN agency reports
Mar 05, 2022, at 10:21 pm
New York: Global food prices reached an all-time high in February, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:53 pm
New York: In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on Ukraine.
Security Council debates Russian strike on Ukraine nuclear power plant
Mar 05, 2022, at 09:38 pm
New York: Heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power is both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible,” the UN’s senior political affairs official told the Security Council during an emergency meeting on Friday, while assuring members that radiation levels are normal and the facility’s cooling system was not affected.
Russia announces temporary ceasefire in two Ukrainian cities
Mar 05, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Moscow/Kyiv/IBNS: On the 10th day of the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv, Russia on Saturday announced a temporary ceasefire in two Ukrainian cities to allow humanitarian corridors for civilians, media reports said.
Vladimir Putin denies bombing Ukraine cities, says ready for dialogue if demands met
Mar 05, 2022, at 06:07 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied that his troops were bombing Ukrainian cities and dismissed such information as fake, media reports said.
NATO not party to Ukraine conflict: Chief Jens Stoltenberg
Mar 05, 2022, at 01:44 am
Vienna/UNI/Sputnik: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated on Friday that the alliance is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.
China overexploiting Sierra Leone's marine resources: Reports
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:24 am
Freetown, Sierra Leone: The Chinese overfishing is marginalizing Sierra Leone fishermen, media reports said on Friday.
India must bring Russia to discussion table: French envoy
Mar 05, 2022, at 12:06 am
Paris: French envoy to India, Emmanuel Lenain, has said as India shares a good relationship with Russia, it “must bring Moscow to the discussion table”.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assissantion attempts last week: Reports
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assassination attempts in the past week, media reports said on Friday.
1,800 Ukrainian military facilities destroyed: Russia
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled more than 1,800 military targets of Ukraine since the start of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN refugee chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Mar 04, 2022, at 08:39 pm
A spat between Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Romanian Mayor broke out at a relief camp where the former went to receive the Indian students who were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine.
Fire at Ukraine nuke plant extinguished
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian emergency services on Friday said the fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant has been extinguished.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: Fire breaks out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kyiv: A fire broke out in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba informed.
'Sit down with me': Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky calls for direct talks with Vladimir Putin
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying it was "the only way to stop this war."
22 killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv as second round of talks with Russia began in Belarus
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Thursday as the Russian invasion entered its second week with several cities witnessing heavy shelling.
Ukraine conflict could jeopardize safety of nuclear facilities, IAEA warns
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:23 am
New York: The conflict in Ukraine could put the safety of nuclear facilities there at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Wednesday.
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
Mar 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow seizes Kherson, claims Ukrainian city mayor
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:50 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Russian forces have seized Kherson, the first major Ukrainian southern city, according to city's mayor Igor Kolykhaiev.
Russia-Ukraine War: EU removes Russian banks from SWIFT, bans RT, Sputnik
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:38 am
In yet another wave of measures to isolate Russia and choke its international money flow, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday blocked seven Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik.
Turkey closes Uyghur school in Istanbul following China's complaint
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:19 am
Istanbul: Authorities in Istanbul city in Turkey closed a Uyghur elementary school there allegedly at the request of the Chinese government officials who worried students were receiving anti-China instruction, media reports said on Wednesday.
Over 2,000 civilians killed in war-torn Ukraine: Reports
Mar 03, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday said more than 2,000 civilians have been killed so far in Russia's invasion, which began nearly a week back.
UK ambassador to Kazakhstan summoned over sanction remarks
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Nur-Sultan/UNI/Sputnik: Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Nur-Sultan Kathy Leach has been summoned to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry for clarification of the statement made by UK lawmaker Margaret Hodge, for giving a call to sanction Kazakhstan amid rising tensions over Ukraine, Kazakhstan First Deputy Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev said Wednesday.
UN debates Ukraine: Pakistan stays on sidelines
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:43 pm
United Nations: Pakistan has allowed its turn to pass as the UN General Assembly on Tuesday continued to debate a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, media reports said on Wednesday.
Protect the defenders of the planet, UN rights chief urges
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: The world must be made a safer place for people working to protect the planet, who sometimes pay with their own lives for their activism, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
Indonesia: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, rights experts report
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:04 pm
New York: Shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans have been taking place in Indonesia, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, citing child killings, disappearances, torture and enforced mass displacement.
Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries
Mar 02, 2022, at 10:47 pm
New York: Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance.
South Sudan: Condemnation for attempted ambush on food convoy
Mar 02, 2022, at 10:37 pm
New York: A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush on a UN convoy in South Sudan, the UN Mission in the country, UNMISS, and the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.