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.
‘Unprecedented funding gap’ for 7 million facing hunger in Ethiopia: WFP
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:39 pm
The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year.
Indonesia prison fire leaves 41 people dead
Sep 08, 2021, at 10:22 pm
Jakarta: As many as 41 people died as fire broke out in an overcrowded prison in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Wednesday.
Yemen: UN agency helping stranded migrants to return home
Sep 08, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: Amid intensifying conflict in Yemen, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is helping nearly 5,000 Ethiopian migrants stranded in the country to return home, the UN agency reported on Tuesday.
Taiwan says 19 Chinese warplanes recently entered its air defence zone
Sep 07, 2021, at 02:12 am
Taipei: Taiwan government has said a large incursion of Chinese military jets occurred in its air defence zone on Sunday, giving fuel to trigger conflict with Beijing.
Syria: Prevent ‘entire generation from being lost’, urges UN humanitarian chief
Sep 06, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for “greater access and expanded funding”, to better help them.
Recently appointed German envoy to China dies at 54
Sep 06, 2021, at 07:51 pm
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: The recently-appointed 14th German Ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, died at the age of 54, the German Federal Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday morning.
US urges all parties in Guinea to forego violence
Sep 06, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States condemns the seizure of power by the military in Guinea, calling on all parties to avoid violence and engage in dialogue, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Death toll due to Islamic State attack in northern Iraq touches 12: Reports
Sep 05, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: The number of police officers killed in the Islamic State terrorist attack in Iraq's northern Kirkuk Governorate rose to 12, Shafaq News reported, citing security sources.
Eight people injured in shooting in Italy's Trieste: Reports
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Rome/UNI/SPUTNIK: At least eight people were injured, one of them in serious condition, as a result of a shooting incident in the Italian port city of Trieste, national media reported on Saturday.
New Zealand govt to toughen anti-terror laws after Auckland stabbing
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Wellington: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has vowed to toughen the country's anti-terror laws, after an ISIS-inspired terrorist stabbed seven people in Auckland mall before being shot dead by security personnel.
Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
Sep 04, 2021, at 11:35 pm
New York: The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Lebanon: Almost three-quarters of the population living in poverty
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:28 pm
New York: Poverty in Lebanon has drastically increased over the past year and now affects about 74% of the population, warned the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on Friday.
Auckland terror attack injured 7 people: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
Sep 04, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Auckland/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Saturday said the terrorist attack, which took place at a supermarket here, left seven people injured.
China trying to control sea with new foreign ship law
Sep 04, 2021, at 05:52 pm
Beijing: China is trying to flex its muscle in the sea with a new Chinese legal requirement demanding that multiple classes of foreign vessels traversing waters claimed by Beijing must provide detailed information to state authorities and take aboard Chinese pilots.
Vladimir Putin describes developments in Afghanistan as 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Vladivostok, Russia/UNI/SPUTNIK: Russian President Vladimir Putin described the situation in Afghanistan after the US troops withdrawal as a humanitarian catastrophe.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern calls Auckland stabbing incident 'terrorist attack'
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Auckland/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the incident, where six people were stabbed by a man here, a "terrorist attack", media reports said.
UNHCR warns of unprecedented displacement in Central America and Mexico
Sep 03, 2021, at 06:22 pm
New York: Central America and Mexico are facing “unprecedented pressure” as the number of people seeking international protection rises and access to asylum and territory is being limited through troubling new border restrictions, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.