'Stab in the back..trust betrayed' : France after Australia cancels submarine deal
Sep 17, 2021, at 06:29 am
Paris: France has expressed anger over Australia's sudden decision to cancel a huge submarine deal in order to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the US, according to media reports.
Global economy projected to show fastest growth in 50 years
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:19 pm
New York: The global economy is expected to bounce back this year with growth of 5.3 per cent, the fastest in nearly five decades, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Civilian casualties rise, despite progress in eliminating cluster bombs
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:03 pm
New York: Casualties caused by lethal cluster munitions continued to increase in 2020, despite progress in efforts to eliminate these weapons, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
Uyghur tribunal ends hearing in London
Sep 16, 2021, at 02:21 am
London: The tribunal hearing China’s treatment of its ethnic Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims ended in London on Monday.
Chinese ambassador to UK banned from British Parliament
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:50 am
London: Chinese Ambassador to the UK has been banned from attending the country's Parliament, media reports said on Wednesday.
Al-Shabaab terror group claim responsibility for blast in Somali capital: Reports
Sep 15, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/SPUTNIK: Militants of al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the explosion in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu which killed eleven soldiers and injured sixteen others, local publication Somali Guardian reported.
After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics still threaten civilians
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked to the plummeting economy.
Multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:47 pm
New York: UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law” committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.
South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:40 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.
Gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN’s gender equality and empowerment entity, UN Women.
British PM Boris Johnson's mother dies
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:56 pm
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's mother passed away on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusive, peaceful and credible elections.
An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face of anti-Asian hate
Sep 14, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New York: The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya to produce vibrant artworks featuring people of Asian heritage. Displayed in public spaces around New York City, the images, and the messages they convey, have made headlines around the world.
North Korea test-fires new long-range cruise missile
Sep 13, 2021, at 04:01 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has test-fired a new long-range cruise missile, local media reports said on Monday.
DR Congo: President Felix Tshisekedi seeks review of mining contracts with China
Sep 13, 2021, at 05:48 am
Kinshasa: Wishing to get fairer deals, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) president Felix Tshisekedi has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor.
Al Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri,rumored dead, appears in 9/11 anniversary video: Report
Sep 12, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Twenty years after the 9/11 attack on the US, Osama bin Laden's successor in Al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumored dead, surfaced in a video released on the 9/11 anniversary.
Australia secures additional 1mln Moderna vaccine doses from EU: PM Scott Morrison
Sep 12, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday that his country would receive an additional 1 million Moderna vaccine doses from the European Union.
Over 120 immigrants rescued off north coast of France : French Maritime Security
Sep 12, 2021, at 04:08 am
Paris/UNI/SPUTNIK: French rescue services saved 126 immigrants off the northern coast of the country, the Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and North Sea said.
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September.
Human Rights abuses intensifying in eastern DR Congo - UNHCR
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:05 pm
New York: An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Yemen: As conflict drags on, ‘no quick wins’: UN envoy
Sep 11, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New York: The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday, adding that he was “under no illusions about the difficulty of the task” at hand.
Libya, Tunisia agree to reopen border soon: Libyan Government of National Unity
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Tunis/UNI/Sputnik: Libya and Tunisia have agreed to reopen the border within the next week, a spokesman for the Libyan Government of National Unity said.
World remains ‘far behind’ solving biggest global challenges: Bozkir
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:09 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly, told reporters on Thursday, that the world is “far behind in being able to solve the greatest global challenges and achieve the SDGs.”
US and its allies led to new crisis in Afghanistan: Vladimir Putin at BRICS
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:38 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed the United States and its allies for the 'new crisis' that developed in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of troops by the Joe Biden administration.
Fire blazes a north Macedonian COVID-19 hospital, 10 people dead
Sep 09, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Skopje/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: Ten people died and over 20 were injured as a result of a fire that broke out at a temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients in Tetovo, North Macedonia.
Death toll from Ida Hurricane in US reaches 82, say reports
Sep 09, 2021, at 04:57 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The number of people, who died in the United States as a result of the Ida hurricane, has reached 82, media reported.
Sep 09, 2021, at 01:30 am
Manila: Philippines police conducted an anti-narcotics operation in which four Chinese drug traffickers were killed on Tuesday.
Trial begins in 2015 Paris terror attack
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Paris: A court in Paris on Wednesday started the trial in the 2015 Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.
Italy investigates its own defence firm on suspicion of China takeover
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Rome: Police recently raided an Italy-based defence manufacturer that supplies the Italian special forces with high-tech drones over suspicion that the company was purchased by China.
Shared ‘grief and anxiety’ a powerful unifying factor in COVID fight
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:08 pm
New York: The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.