US: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announces statewide enforcement plan for gun violence
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:39 pm
New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced a new public health order that outlines immediate actions aimed at quickly reducing gun violence and illegal drug use in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.
DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child warns UNICEF as twins found boobytrapped
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:34 pm
Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a new low, amid reports that months old twins were found abandoned with explosives strapped to them.
Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:27 pm
Thousands of children have been put at risk amid a resurgence of violence at a Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Friday.
Come together ‘for the common good’, UN chief urges G20 leaders
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:25 pm
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in New Delhi for the annual G20 summit with a “simple but urgent appeal” for world leaders in attendance: come together to solve humanity’s biggest challenges.
Propaganda Playbook: G20 Summit and Pakistan-Khalistan nexus
Sep 09, 2023, at 08:10 pm
As India gears up to host the landmark G-20 summit, the world watches with keen interest.
Nearly 300 die as magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Morocco
Sep 09, 2023, at 02:41 pm
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit central Morocco which left 296 people dead and forced a large number of people to spend night in the streets on Friday, media reports said.
Hong Kong: Heavy rainfall flash flood paralyse city
Sep 09, 2023, at 12:28 am
Hong Kong and southern other Chinese cities are battling flood as the region received record-breaking rainfall, media reports said on Friday.
Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping
Sep 08, 2023, at 11:24 pm
The head of peace operations on Thursday underscored the need for stronger, more consistent and unified support from Member States for the UN to achieve its key peacekeeping goals.
Gender gap persists on road to the SDGs: UN Women
Sep 08, 2023, at 11:15 pm
The world is falling worryingly short in terms of closing the gender gap as part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) warned UN Women on Thursday.
Unprecedented child migration crisis across Latin America and Caribbean
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:50 pm
Record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, facing perilous journeys marked by violence, exploitation and abuse, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
UN chief hails SE Asia for vital role ‘building bridges of understanding’
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:41 pm
Amid rising geopolitical tension, Southeast Asia is fulfilling a “vital role in building bridges of understanding” worldwide said the UN chief on Thursday.
‘Act together’ for clean air, Guterres urges
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:34 pm
New York: Marking the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a powerful call for increased international cooperation to address the “global emergency” of worsening air pollution.
Accountability key to Sri Lanka’s future: UN rights chief
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:14 pm
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday emphasized the pressing need for Sri Lanka to address its accountability deficit, ranging from war crimes to rights violations, corruption and abuse of power.
UN expert sounds alarm over ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in Canada
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:10 pm
An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday expressed concern over Canada's temporary foreign worker programmes, describing them as “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery”.
Disturbing realities: Exploitation of Punjabi girls in Canada
Sep 08, 2023, at 08:22 pm
The increasing incidents of sexual exploitation of Punjabi girls on study visas to Canada calls for the immediate attention of social organizations.
International students in Canada face housing crisis
Sep 08, 2023, at 07:48 pm
Over 300 international students, primarily from Punjab, who recently enrolled at Canadore College and Nipissing University for the September and January intakes, are grappling with a housing dilemma, prompting them to stage a protest outside the campus yesterday.
Kashmir: Five terrorists killed in police operation
Sep 08, 2023, at 07:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Police killed five terrorists during an operation in southwest Balochistan province, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials said.
Mali: 49 civilians, 15 soldiers die as terrorists attack boat, military base
Sep 08, 2023, at 04:08 pm
At least 64 people, including 49 civilians, were killed as terrorists attacked an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday, media reports said.
Microsoft report says fake Chinese accounts could be working to sway US electors
Sep 08, 2023, at 06:13 am
Washington: Microsoft researchers have detected a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts trying to influence US voters by using artificial intelligence, Reuters reported.
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:36 am
A Pakistani private school principal has been arrested from Karachi city over the alleged rape and blackmailing allegations, media reports said.
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:15 am
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Muzaffarabad city recently witnessed massive anti-government protests against inflation and corruption by politicians in the country.
Pakistan: Kalash community members say they continue to face 'identity crisis'
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:02 am
Chitral, Pakistan: The Kalash community of Pakistan on Tuesday complained their computerised national identity cards did not show their religion, making the people suffer from an 'identity crisis'.
Four Pakistani soldiers die during suspected terror attack on army check posts in Chitral
Sep 08, 2023, at 02:52 am
At least four Pakistani soldiers died while repulsing 'terrorist attacks' on two Pakistan Army check posts located near the Afghanistan border in Kalash region, media reports said.
Clash between Afghanistan-Pakistan security forces: Torkham border remains shut for another day
Sep 08, 2023, at 02:44 am
The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for the second consecutive day on Thursday following clashes between security forces of the neighbouring countries this week.
Ukraine: Suspected missile attack in Kostyantynivka marketplace leaves 17 dead
Sep 07, 2023, at 01:33 pm
At least 17 people, including a child, died after a suspected Russian missile hit a market in Ukraine's Kostyantynivka city on Wednesday.
China: Top military court chief removed after 8 months of service
Sep 07, 2023, at 05:40 am
PLA’s Military Court president Cheng Dongfang has been removed from his position just after eight months in service, according to China's national legislature.
US: Trump to testify in his own defense at the trials in US court
Sep 07, 2023, at 05:25 am
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he will testify in his own defense if the criminal case against him proceeds to trial.
4 killed and 5 injured in Egypt's capital city
Sep 07, 2023, at 04:48 am
Cairo/UNI: Four people were killed and five others wounded in a building collapse in Egypt's capital Cairo on Wednesday, the state-run Ahram newspaper reported.
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya worship place vandalised in Karachi, three suspects arrested
Sep 07, 2023, at 12:28 am
Pakistani police have arrested three people in connection to the attacks on the Ahmadiyya, a minor community in Pakistan, in Karachi city.
Pakistan: Sit-in against the abduction of Hindu youths continue
Sep 07, 2023, at 12:25 am
A large number of people are currently participating in a sit-in demonstration against the abduction of Hindu boys and girls at Sindh-Punjab and Balochistan border in the Deera Moor region of Pakistan, media reports said.