UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwarteng announces resignation
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:09 am
London/IBNS: UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday announced his resignation.
Nigeria says Beijing has held off its pledged financing for two railway projects
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:08 am
Abuja: China is yet to release financing for two major railway projects in Nigeria, media reports said, an issue that has a potential to cause different between two nations.
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:56 pm
New York: The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
Organic Fertilizer Import: China misleads Sri Lanka
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Colombo: The issue of importing organic fertilizer has dented the relationship between China and Sri Lanka and now the matter has taken a completely new turn.
Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: New uncertainty and “a heightened risk of war” now prevails across Yemen, following the end of a long truce which brought significant dividends, the UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Pakistan: Remittances touch four-month low figure in September
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a four-month low at $2.44 billion in September, media reports said on Friday.
SGR loans default: China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Nairobi/Beijing: Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans, forcing Chinese banks to fine Sh1.312 billion in the year ended June for loan defaults.
Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:34 pm
A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published on Thursday, warns that half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems.
New expectations of progress towards final end of Colombia conflict, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council on Wednesday that with the recent election of President Gustavo Petro, expectations were running high for progress towards the full and final implementation of a lasting peace deal, after decades of civil conflict.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation".
Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to survive in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean to rebuild their lives and integrate into society, a UN report issued on Wednesday has revealed.
Japanese Yen touches 32-year low
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese yen touched a 32-year low against the US dollar after official figures showed that prices had risen faster that expected in America.
Pakistan: Probe ordered after unclaimed bodies found on roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan
Oct 14, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Multan: The Punjab Chief Minister’s (CM) Adviser Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar has spotted unclaimed bodies which have been left abandoned on the roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan, media reports said.
Pakistan Finance Minister blurts out F-word after he was heckled at US airport
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Washington: An unidentified man heckled Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Dulles International Airport in Washington on Thursday, trigging an angry reaction from Dar who hurled abuses using cusswords.
North Carolina shooting leaves five people dead
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:19 pm
Washington: At least five people, including an off-duty police officer, died in a shooting incident which took place in North Carolina on Thursday, police said.
Japan, Canada to begin intelligence-sharing talks amid growing threats from China, Russia
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:39 am
Tokyo: Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks toward signing the military intelligence information sharing accord as the foreign ministers of these two countries on Tuesday adopted an action plan to strengthen cooperation on defence, economic security, and other areas amid growing threats from China and Russia.
Chinese people upset over CCP's prolonged zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th National Congress
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The people of China, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strict zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:27 am
Tokyo: Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who was arrested in Myanmar earlier this year on sedition charges, was sentenced to three more years on Wednesday for the violation of immigration law while entering Myanmar, Japanese media reported, citing sources in the law enforcement.
Finland to accept 1,050 refugees under UN quota in 2023
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:08 am
Helsinki: Finland will receive 1,050 refugees under the United Nations’ quota in 2023, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a joint statement by the country’s interior and justice ministries.
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:48 pm
A neo-Nazi beauty queen who competed in a Miss Hitler contest and was jailed for being a member of banned far-right group National Action is going to be freed from priocn soon,media reports said on Wednesday.
Domestic violence case: Arrest warrant issued against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Dhaka: A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin Hossain for non-appearance in a case related to domestic violence filed by his wife, media reports said on Wednesday.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: 8 held for Crimea bridge attack
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Moscow: Russia says it has detained eight people in connection with Saturday's explosion on a key bridge linking Russia to Crimea.
China: CCP to give third 5-year term to Xi Jinping
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party is expected to hand a third five-year term to Xi Jinping, arguably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong in the 1970s.
UK: Recession risk rises as economy shrinks in August
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:42 pm
London: Recession fear looms large over the UK as the country's economy shrank in August, media reports said.
12 countries elected to serve new terms on Human Rights Council
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly elected a dozen new countries on Thursday to serve on the Human Rights Council, while Germany and Sudan secured second terms.
UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries
Oct 12, 2022, at 07:34 pm
New York: Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper published on Tuesday that calls for rich countries to step up.
UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya
Oct 12, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin often find themselves as victims of widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses in conditions below those of international human rights laws and standards, according to a UN human rights report released on Tuesday.
Pakistan is now among 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN
Oct 12, 2022, at 12:29 am
Geneva: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries — home to more than half of the world’s poorest people — in dire need of debt relief, the UN said on Tuesday.
Russia adds Meta to list of terrorist organizations
Oct 12, 2022, at 12:07 am
Moscow: Russia has added the Tech company Meta to the list of terrorist and extremist organizations.
Hindu girl abducted in Pakistan
Oct 11, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Sindh: A Hindu girl has been allegedly abducted in Pakistan's Hyderabad town, media reports said on Tuesday.