Ukraine: Air raid warnings issued in Kiev, multiple regions
Jun 24, 2023, at 03:26 pm
Moscow: Air raid sirens went off in several regions of Ukraine, including Kiev, late on Friday night, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Afghanistan: Shopkeepers in Kabul say sales remain low ahead of Eid
Jun 24, 2023, at 02:32 pm
A shopkeeper in Kabul has said on the eve of Eid al-Adha sales of goods remain low.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police releases names of Manitoba highway crash victims
Jun 24, 2023, at 05:15 am
Dauphin(MB)/IBNS: The names of the 16 people who died in a crash involving a semi-truck and a minibus on the Trans-Canada Highway a week ago have reportedly been released by Manitoba RCMP.
Jun 24, 2023, at 03:11 am
After Titanic director James Cameron accused OceanGate Expeditions of ignoring safety warnings, former business partner of the Titan submersible pilot Stockton Rush, Guillermo Soehnlein, Friday said that they put safety first when they co-founded their deep-sea exploration company.
Pakistan: Punjab faces 27 percent water scarcity in Kharif crop season
Jun 24, 2023, at 12:27 am
Lahore: The Punjab government is putting efforts to allocate its shares to South Punjab amid ongoing shortage of water in the Kharif season, media reports said.
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:42 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has warned Canadians are being unwittingly recruited online by Chinese intelligence officers to spy for Beijing.
Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:27 pm
New York: The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a UN-appointed independent rights expert told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:21 pm
New York: Ukraine’s severely damaged agricultural sector will receive a boost from two UN agencies they announced on Thursday, partnering with a Swiss mine action foundation to help make land safe and productive again amidst the ongoing Russian invasion.
China publishes white list of deep fake providers
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:18 pm
China recently released the first list of approved suppliers of “deep fake” technology as authorities are trying to bring the rapidly evolving technology under the national security umbrella, media reports said.
Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres said on Thursday.
US: 2-year-old fatally shoots his pregnant mother
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:08 pm
A 2-year-old child shot dead his pregnant mother in the US state of Norwalk recently, media reports said.
UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism
Jun 23, 2023, at 11:05 pm
New York: Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support.
Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:59 pm
New York: International cooperation is making waves in combatting piracy in West Africa, but addressing its root causes and ensuring sustainable funding must fully eliminate threat, which is spreading to other regions, a top UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:55 pm
New York: The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and ill-treatment by security forces.
UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:51 pm
The UN has worked to extend critical humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since day one of the invasion, the Organization’s development chief told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London on Wednesday.
With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:39 pm
New York: Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday looking at how to respond to the crisis.
Afghan authorities distribute China-donated aid to 213 families in Farah province
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Farah: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated assistance to 213 needy families in the western Farah province on Thursday, financial and administrative head of the province Samihullah Tawakali said Friday.
In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:31 pm
New York: Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday to mark the ninth celebration of the International Day of Yoga, observed each 21 June.
China: Furnace accident kills 4, injures 5 in factory
Jun 23, 2023, at 10:27 pm
Shenyang (China), June 23 (UNI) Four people were killed, and five others injured in a furnace accident at a steel factory in northeast China's Liaoning Province, authorities said on Friday.
Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad
Jun 23, 2023, at 08:01 pm
New York: The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly unpopular across the country, said the top UN official based there on Wednesday.
Titan submersible: All 5 passengers are dead
Jun 23, 2023, at 04:01 pm
The US Coast Guard has confirmed that all five passengers aboard the missing submersible owned by OceanGate have died due to a "catastrophic implosion".
China: Gas explosion in Yinchuan restaurant leaves 31 dead
Jun 23, 2023, at 03:30 pm
Beijing: At least 31 people died and seven others were hurt as a gas exploded at a barbecue restaurant in China's Yinchuan city on Wednesday, media reports said.
France: Man accused of drugging and then filming at least 51 men raping wife for 10 years
Jun 23, 2023, at 02:58 pm
A French man has been accused of drugging his wife and then recording her being raped by at least 51 men for 10 years, media reports said.
US: One killed in shooting in Oakland
Jun 23, 2023, at 02:24 pm
San Francisco: One person was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening in the Uptown district of Oakland, in the western U.S. state of California, police said.
Titanic submersible's crew 'sadly been lost' after debris from vessel confirmed, says OceanGate
Jun 23, 2023, at 06:50 am
The "debris field", discovered by an underwater robot, has been identified from the missing Titanic submersible, an official statement from the US Coast Guard confirmed Thursday adding that the crew members onboard "have sadly been lost," as per OceanGate.
Debris field found near Titanic wreck in search for missing submersible: US Coast Guard
Jun 23, 2023, at 04:05 am
A "debris field" has been discovered by an underwater robot that is conducting a search for a missing submersible with five people on board near the wreck of the Titanic, the US Coast Guard said Thursday.
Canada Bread pleads guilty for scandalous role in bread price-fixing, fined $50M
Jun 23, 2023, at 03:36 am
Toronto/IBNS: A fine amounting to $50 million has been levied on Bakery giant Canada Bread Co. after it pleaded guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing scheme that inflated the price of bread in the country for years.
Canadian aircraft detects sounds for missing submersible, first potential lead in search
Jun 22, 2023, at 04:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plane has reportedly detected underwater noises while searching for a missing submersible headed for the Titanic, the first potential lead in search since the search started.
Canada: Toronto observes National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 with annual Sunrise Ceremony
Jun 22, 2023, at 03:13 am
Toronto/IBNS: Observation of National Indigenous Peoples Day with the annual Sunrise Ceremony was hosted on Wednesday by the City of Toronto at Nathan Phillips Square.
US: Four die as fire breaks out at NYC e-bike store
Jun 22, 2023, at 12:00 am
New York: At least four people died when a fire broke out at an e-bike repair shop in lower Manhattan early Tuesday.