Afghanistan: Gunmen kill 3 in Jalalabad
Sep 22, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: Three people were on Wednesday shot dead by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local media reported.
Somali President underscores need for COVID-19 vaccines for all
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:58 pm
New York: Despite the heavy impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia has continued on the path to economic reform, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said in a pre-recorded speech to the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New York: In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.
Republic of Korea calls for UN-led ‘era of global community’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New York: The UN needs to usher in and lead a new “era of global community”, and the Republic of Korea will do all it can to support a revived world order based on solidarity and cooperation, the nation’s President, Moon Jae-in, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
DR Congo President asks for materialization of ‘all the promises made to Africa’
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New York: The President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, asked for United Nations Member States to “materialize all the promises made to Africa in compensation for the sacrifices agreed to protect humanity against global warming.”
Afghanistan: ‘Palpable’ fear of ‘brutal and systemic repression’ of women grows
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New York: Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last month, they have made some commitments to uphold human rights. However, their subsequent actions have “sadly contradicted” those promises, the UN rights chief told a side event of the General Assembly on Tuesday.
UN agencies shocked by deaths near Belarus-Poland border
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency IOM, called on Tuesday for an immediate investigation into the deaths of four people near the border between Poland and Belarus, due to causes yet to be determined.
On Afghanistan, Qatar calls for separating aid from political differences
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New York: The international community must continue to support Afghanistan, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, warning against potential boycott in the wake of the Taliban takeover.
Colombia calls for global financial consensus to avert COVID debt crisis
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: The President of Colombia on Tuesday warned that many developing countries have increased their fiscal deficit to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, putting at risk their financial capacity to act on other priorities, such as climate change.
Taliban requests to address UN General Assembly, names Suhail Shaheen as UN ambassador
Sep 22, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, has requested to address the world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at New York in the United States, media reports said.
Brazilian President commits country to climate neutrality by 2050
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted this Tuesday, in New York, his country’s work on environmental preservation and the fight against climate change.
‘Power of humanity’ can overcome COVID-19, climate challenges – Assembly President
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday opened the annual General Debate, this year held as a hybrid in-person and virtual event, reflecting on the darkest days of the pandemic, “when cities were shuttered and vaccines still a dream” and how the world’s peoples “came together as never before”.
Restore trust and inspire hope, UN chief says in message to UNGA76
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
US plan to increase refugee resettlement welcomed by UNHCR
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:02 pm
New York: United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the target for refugee resettlement there in the coming fiscal year to 125,000 people, has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
African countries are cancelling Chinese-backed projects
Sep 22, 2021, at 06:42 am
Beijing: African nations have started cornering China on investment-related matters with some of them cancelling contracts with Chinese companies as their “shoddy” work has become a source of tension for the ruling dispensations in several nations across the continent, media reports said.
Osama Bin Laden's former Black Guard leader back in Afghanistan as in-charge of Taliban fighters
Sep 22, 2021, at 06:31 am
Kabul: Anwar ul Haq Mujahid, who was the leader of Osama bin Laden's former Black Guard and mastermind behind his escape from the U.S. bombing at Tora Bora in 2001, is currently in charge of the Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, media reports said.
IMF says its funds for Afghanistan is 'on hold'
Sep 22, 2021, at 06:12 am
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently announced a $650 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation for member countries but Afghanistan, a nation now controlled by Taliban, will not be allowed to access the fund, media reports said.
Pakistan Hindu family persecuted for obtaining water from a mosque tap
Sep 22, 2021, at 06:04 am
Rahim Yar Khan: A Hindu family faced persecution in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly obtaining water from a mosque tap.
US better equipped, more resilient against terror attacks than 20 yrs ago: Biden at UNGA
Sep 22, 2021, at 04:23 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that his country was better equipped and more resilient compared to 2001 when terrorist attacks or more commonly known as the 9/11 attacks shook the country.
US opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' after Afghanistan: Joe Biden at UNGA session
Sep 22, 2021, at 02:40 am
New York/IBNS: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said his country is now opening an 'era of relentless diplomacy' as it ended the 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan with the withdrawal of the troops.
Sep 22, 2021, at 01:03 am
Peshawar: The Awami National Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam- Fazl members demonstrated separately in across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday over the issue of price hike.
Pakistan: Bajaur villagers protest demanding for basic amenities
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:55 am
Bajaur: The residents of Mandal locality, a backward area of Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan, agitated on Sunday against in the streets of the region as they demanded for basic amenties.
Pakistan: Awami National Party rejects Nowshera cantonment board elections results
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:52 am
Nowshera: The Awami National Party rejected the results of the cantonment board elections by accusing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and the district administration of massive rigging.
Pakistan: Unknown men kill policeman guarding polio vaccination team
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:45 am
Kohat: A cop, who was guarding a polio vaccination team, died as he was fired on by unknown men in Thall Behzadi area of Kohat city of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Instruction: Link Names in Bold
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:35 am
Rapid Trident 2021 military exercise kicks off in Ukraine
Taliban govt changes name of University of Burhanuddin Rabbani as Kabul Education University
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:32 am
Kabul: The Taliban government, which snatched power in Afghanistan last month forcibly, has changed the name of a government university from University of Burhanuddin Rabbani-former Afghan President and founder of Afghanistan’s second-biggest political party- to Kabul Education University.
China bans import of Taiwanese sugar, wax apples
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:22 am
Taipei: Escalating tension between the two governments, China recently banned imports of Taiwanese sugar and wax apples, media reports said.
UK data breach 'puts lives at risk' for 250 Afghan interpreters
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:17 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: The British Ministry of Defence has apologised and launched an investigation into a data breach that has "needlessly put lives at risk" by revealing the email addresses of more than 250 Afghan interpreters who worked for British forces, local media reported Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban names new Cabinet members, no women included
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday announced new members of its caretaker Cabinet to include "minorities" but failed to include any women despite an international outcry when they had listed all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month.
Sep 21, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Dubai: The Taliban insurgents have warned broadcasters in Afghanistan not to show the ongoing Indian Premier League due to the presence of female audiences and spectators in stadiums.