Millions will die from funding cuts, warns UN aid chief
May 01, 2025, at 11:35 pm
Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday.
Israel-Palestine Crisis: Two-State solution nearing point of no return, warns UN chief
Apr 30, 2025, at 02:15 pm
The UN Secretary-General has warned that the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine is nearing collapse, urging world leaders to take bold, irreversible steps to preserve hopes for lasting peace.
Apr 30, 2025, at 10:22 am
After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and rodents.
3 killed, several injured in shooting incident in Sweden's Uppsala
Apr 30, 2025, at 12:15 am
At least three people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting incident in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday, media reports said.
UN launches network to support victims, survivors of terrorism
Apr 29, 2025, at 03:23 pm
A new UN initiative aims to drive collective action to support the rights and needs of people everywhere whose lives have been upended by the continuing threat posed by terrorism.
Indian diaspora members demonstrate against Pahalgam terror strike in Frankfurt, Warsaw
Apr 29, 2025, at 10:17 am
The Indian diaspora members in Poland and Germany joined the rest of the world in condemning the Pahalgam terror attack that occurred on April 22, which left 26 people, mostly non-Muslim tourists, dead.
Mega power outage in Spain, Portugal; millions without electricity, flights delayed
Apr 28, 2025, at 09:38 pm
Madrid/IBNS: Spain and Portugal were hit by a major power outage on Monday that hit public transport, caused large traffic congestion and delayed airline flights as utility operators scrambled to restore the grid.
Apr 28, 2025, at 12:38 pm
Washington DC/IBNS: The United States has said it is in "touch" with both India and Pakistan and appealed to both the parties to "work towards a responsible resolution" over the heightened border tension between the two nuclear-armed South Asian countries after the Pahalgam terror attack.
South Korea: Student goes on stabbing spree in Cheongju school, 6 hurt
Apr 28, 2025, at 10:25 am
A student stabbed and injured six people, including teachers, at a school in South Korea's Cheongju city on Monday.
Canada: Nine dead after man drives car into Vancouver festival
Apr 27, 2025, at 04:59 pm
At least nine people died after a man rammed his car into people who were participating in a street festival in Canada's Vancouver on Saturday, police said.
Russia detains man for suspected role in General Yaroslav Moskalik's killing
Apr 27, 2025, at 04:36 pm
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a man for his suspected role in the killing of a Russian general in a car blast close to Moscow on Friday.
Apr 26, 2025, at 08:42 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow is willing to resume peace talks with Ukraine "without preconditions," the Kremlin said on Saturday, according to media reports.
Explosion rocks major port in Iran, 500 injured
Apr 26, 2025, at 05:50 pm
At least 500 people were injured after a massive explosion occurred at a port in Iran's Bandar Abbas city on Saturday.
Pakistan official in UK makes throat-slit gesture at Pahalgam terror attack protesters in London
Apr 26, 2025, at 01:33 pm
London/IBNS: A senior Pakistan Army officer made a controversial throat-slit gesture at the Indian diaspora who had gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London protesting against the Pahalgam terror attack that took place on April 22.
Senior Russian military officer die in car explosion
Apr 25, 2025, at 06:40 pm
A senior Russian military officer was killed in a car explosion in Balashikha town, located close to Moscow, on Friday.
As budgets shrink, UN Peacekeeping looks to the future
Apr 25, 2025, at 05:47 pm
With just weeks to go before a key ministerial meeting in Berlin, the UN and Germany have reaffirmed their commitment to peacekeeping – a vital tool for global stability that must now adapt to dwindling resources.
Hundreds killed in Sudan’s camps for displaced people, says UN
Apr 25, 2025, at 05:19 pm
Hundreds of civilians, including at least 12 humanitarian workers, have been killed in recent artillery shelling targeting the El Fasher and Zamzam camps in Sudan’s Darfur region, triggering an unprecedented wave of displacement according to the UN.
Outrage as Russian attacks on Ukraine cities leave nine civilians dead
Apr 25, 2025, at 04:27 pm
Grim details continued to emerge on Thursday in the aftermath of a wave of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian capital and other cities overnight, with early reports indicating that at least nine people were killed and dozens injured.
New UN report warns fear of job loss or struggle to find work is surging worldwide
Apr 25, 2025, at 02:44 pm
Billions of people around the world are living in fear of job loss or struggling to find work, as economic instability, conflict, and climate shocks combine to erode global security, a new UN report has warned.
Apr 25, 2025, at 02:05 pm
Washington D.C./IBNS: US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has shut down a Pakistani journalist's question on the tension between India and Pakistan in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack, saying she was not going to add anything more to what the President and secretary had already said.
Apr 24, 2025, at 02:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has drawn a parallel between Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir and late Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden, blaming Islamabad for the killing of 26 tourists in one of the worst Islamic terrorism that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
Apr 23, 2025, at 08:13 pm
A Thai woman working in the United States has told UN News how she fell for a scam orchestrated by a criminal network in Asia – and lost $300,000.
Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
Apr 23, 2025, at 07:16 pm
A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency warned on Tuesday.
Vatican reveals cause of Pope Francis' death
Apr 22, 2025, at 12:39 am
Pope Francis died due to stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, the Vatican City revealed on Monday.
Pope Francis dies at 88, world leaders mourn
Apr 21, 2025, at 05:16 pm
Pope Francis, the religious leader of the 1.4 billion Catholic population across the globe, died at the age of 88, leaving his followers deeply saddened.
Pope Francis, first Latin-American head of Catholic church, dies at 88
Apr 21, 2025, at 02:07 pm
Vatican City/IBNS: Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City state, died at the age of 88 on Monday.
Yemen: Houthis claim latest US airstrikes in Sanaa leave 12 dead
Apr 21, 2025, at 10:03 am
The Houthi-controlled health authorities said at least 12 people died and 30 others were hurt after US airstrikes hit a crowded market in Yemen's capital Sanaa, on Sunday.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy claims Russian attacks are ongoing despite Putin's Easter truce
Apr 20, 2025, at 08:15 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said Russia continued to fight on several fronts on the border between the two nations despite President Vladimir Putin announcing a 30-day Easter ceasefire.
Apr 20, 2025, at 02:09 pm
An Indian national was arrested at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Zambia when he was attempting to smuggle foreign currency and suspected gold to Dubai, officials said on Sunday.
Russian Prez Putin announces Easter truce in Ukraine as US warns it may pull out of peace talks
Apr 19, 2025, at 09:01 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a temporary truce in the conflict in Ukraine, timed to coincide with Orthodox Easter, and called on Kyiv to observe the same, according to Reuters.