Johnson wins vote to head UK Conservative Party, will become Prime Minister Wednesday
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:11 pm
London, Jul 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Former London mayor Boris Johnson has won the vote to head the UK Conservative Party, securing a total of 92,153 votes, the chairwoman of the party's 1922 Committee said on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:06 pm
London, July 23 (IBNS): Boris Johnson, who had once served as the foreign secretary of the country, will be the next PM of the UK.
Roadside bomb targets car in Syrian capital, 1 killed
Jul 23, 2019, at 10:16 am
Damascus, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) A roadside bomb hit a car in a Damascus' neighborhood Monday, killing the driver, state news agency SANA reported.
Hong Kong police make 6 arrests over 'Unlawful Assembly' after weekend protests
Jul 23, 2019, at 10:15 am
Moscow, Jul 22 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong police said on Monday that six males were arrested over "unlawful assembly" after mass protests against the now-suspended notorious bill that would allow extraditions to mainland China erupted in the city for the seventh consecutive weekend.
UN peacekeeping in Mali boosted with addition of 250 UK troops
Jul 23, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York, July 23 (IBNS): The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops to Mali next year, to support the UN’s peacekeeping operation in the country, MINUSMA.
Jul 23, 2019, at 09:00 am
New York, July 23 (IBNS): Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations under international humanitarian law”.
‘Deep sadness’ at passing of UN nuclear watchdog agency chief, Yukiya Amano
Jul 23, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, July 23 (IBNS): The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72, it was announced on Monday. In a statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the passing of Director General Yukiya Amano, with “deepest sadness”.
Rebels fire 20 missiles on gov't positions in central Syria
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:36 pm
Damascus, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Rebel groups fired 20 ground-to-ground missiles on Syrian government-held areas in the central province of Hama overnight, a war monitor reported Monday.
Rebels fire 20 missiles on gov't positions in central Syria
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Damascus, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Rebel groups fired 20 ground-to-ground missiles on Syrian government-held areas in the central province of Hama overnight, a war monitor reported Monday.
Somali forces arrest 3 al-Shabab militants in southern town
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Mogadishu, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces have apprehended three al-Shabab militants in a security operation conducted on Sunday in Kismayo town, southern Somalia, an official said on Monday.
Car bombing leaves 4 dead, 10 others injured in Mogadishu
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Mogadishu, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four people were killed and about 10 others injured on Monday after a vehicle loaded with explosives went off at a police check point near KM4 junction in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says detained 17 CIA spies - Reports
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:12 pm
MOSCOW, July 22 (Sputnik) Iranian intelligence has uncovered a spy network working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the country's territory and detained 17 suspected spies, Iranian media reported on Monday, citing the director of the Intelligence Ministry's counterespionage department.
S Africa pledges to cooperate with UN court in arrest of genocide suspect
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Cape Town, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) The South African government pledged on Monday to cooperate with the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in the arrest of genocide suspects.
Rod-wielding mob storms Hong Kong railway station, 45 injured
Jul 22, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Hong Kong, July 22 (UNI): At least 45 people were injured in unprecedented late-night violence at a Hong Kong railway station on Sunday, as a rampaging mob of men in white T-shirts attacked black-clad protesters and passengers indiscriminately.
Explosion targets train shipping phosphate in central Syria
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:22 am
Damascus, Jul 21 (Xinhua/UNI) A train shipping phosphate was targeted by a roadside bomb Sunday in the eastern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, causing it to derail while the train crew suffered injuries, according to state news agency SANA.
Pakistan ready to mediate US-Iran standoff: Lawmaker
Jul 21, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Cairo, July 21 (Sputnik): Pakistan remains a US ally and a responsible neighbour to Iran and is ready to act as a mediator in a standoff between the two powers, a Pakistani senator told Sputnik on Sunday.
British Airways cancels all flights to Egypt
Jul 21, 2019, at 10:27 am
Cairo, Jul 21 (UNI) British Airways has cancelled all flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week as a security "precaution".
At Least 56 people hospitalized over suspected food poisoning in Eastern Turkey - Reports
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Moscow, July 20 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 56 people, including 21 children, were taken to a hospital over suspected food poisoning in Turkey's eastern city of Erzincan, local media reported on Saturday.
Death toll rises to 10 from Henan's gas factory blast
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:49 am
Zhengzhou, Jul 20 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 10 people have been killed, 19 severely injured and five others are missing after an explosion ripped through a gas plant in central China's Henan Province Friday, local authorities confirmed Saturday.
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): In closing the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, President Inga Rhonda King assured participants that the session had contributed significantly to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:36 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): The Colombian peace process is an outstanding example of how much support the United Nations can provide when the Security Council is ‘firmly united’, a senior UN envoy said on Friday, calling for the 15-member body’s continued commitment as the country works to overcome secure lasting peace.
First men on the moon ‘came in peace’ to UN Headquarters ‘for all mankind’
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:24 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): As the world remembers Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the “giant leap for mankind” made by all those involved in the pioneering Apollo 11 space programme, we take a look back at the visit made by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to UN Headquarters in New York, just a few weeks after their historic mission.
Zimbabwe: Droughts leave millions food insecure, UN food agency scales up assistance
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:51 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): Severe drought has rendered more than a third of rural households in Zimbabwe – or around 3.5 million people – dangerously food insecure, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) revealed on Friday.
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:41 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history.
Ethiopia arrests 90 for suspected involvement in deadly ethnic violence
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Addis Ababa, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Ethiopian authorities have arrested 90 people suspected of involvement in recent deadly ethnic violence, an official said on Friday.
Chinese, US chief trade negotiators hold telephone conversation
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Beijing, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a telephone conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin as invited late Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Friday.
Suspected al-Qaida gunmen attack military checkpoint in southern Yemen, five killed
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Yemen, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five newly-recruited Yemeni soldiers were killed Friday morning when suspected al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in the country's southern province of Abyan, a security official told Xinhua.
UNICEF urges ‘transformative shift’ in family-friendly work policies to reap ‘huge’ benefits
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New York, July 19 (IBNS): Because the “earliest years” of life are the most crucial, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) published a list of new family-friendly policy recommendations on Friday it says will likely reap “huge” benefits.
Carnage must stop in northwest Syria demands Lowcock, as attacks intensify
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
New York, July 19 (IBNS): After 80 days of intensifying attacks, many on health facilities, “the carnage must stop” in northwest Syria, said the UN relief chief on Thursday, noting that more than 70 civilians had been killed this month alone across the last rebel-held enclave of the country.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister says US possibly downed own drone
Jul 19, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Moscow, Jul 19 (Sputnik/UNI) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that the United States had possibly downed its own drone instead of an Iranian one.