Simon Harris to become Ireland's youngest PM
Mar 25, 2024, at 09:39 pm
Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael named Simon Harris as its new leader which will make him the youngest Taoiseach in the history of the country.
Israeli authorities tell UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
Mar 25, 2024, at 04:18 pm
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
French authorities raise national security after Moscow terror attack
Mar 25, 2024, at 03:04 pm
French authorities have decided to raise the national security alert system Vigipirate to its highest level to deal with potential threats to the country after the recent terror attack in Moscow which left over 100 people dead.
2 dead, 34 injured in road crashes in Philippines over weekend
Mar 25, 2024, at 01:49 am
Manila: Two people died and 34 others were hurt in two separate road crashes in the Philippines over the weekend, local authorities said Sunday.
Mar 24, 2024, at 07:35 pm
Indicating Ukraine's hand in the Moscow concert hall attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (March 23, 2024) said all four gunmen involved in the incident were arrested before they could cross the border.
Putin accuses Ukraine of involvement in Moscow concert attack; Kyiv denies allegations
Mar 24, 2024, at 04:12 am
Moscow/ Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday claimed that Ukraine played a role in the fatal Moscow concert attack, which resulted in the deaths of at least 143 people, media reports said.
Russia concert hall attack leaves 143 people dead, 11 detained
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:50 pm
The number of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region has risen to 143 people, Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group, said on Saturday.
Authorities arrest 64 drug offenders in Singapore
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:35 pm
Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 64 suspected drug offenders, including a 17-year-old student, in nationwide anti-drug operations from March 18 to March 22, according to a statement published by the bureau on Saturday.
Mass grave found in Libya, 65 bodies recovered
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:24 pm
A mass grave was found in Libya which included the bodies of at least 65 migrants, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said.
Russian authorities detain 11 over Moscow concert hall attack
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:09 pm
Russian authorities have detained 11 people in connection with the attack on a concert hall close to Moscow on Friday which left at least 60 people dead and 145 others hurt.
Mar 23, 2024, at 11:02 pm
Top UN officials and agencies on the ground in Ukraine on Friday condemned overnight large-scale coordinated Russian strikes on energy plants across the country that killed at least five people and left 1.5 million without electricity.
Moscow concert hall attack leaves 93 dead
Mar 23, 2024, at 09:53 pm
The number of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in the Moscow Region has risen to 93 people, but the death toll is expected to increase further, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
Sixty die as armed attackers storm into concert hall in Moscow, ISIS claims responsibility
Mar 23, 2024, at 02:56 pm
At least 60 people died and over 100 people were injured after unknown armed attackers stormed into a popular concert venue complex close to the Russian capital of Moscow and opened fire with automatic rifles on visitors on Friday.
Kate Middleton reveals cancer diagnosis in emotional video message
Mar 23, 2024, at 06:48 am
London: Britain’s Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has been diagnosed with cancer and disclosed her illness to the world in a video message.
Several injured as two gunmen open fire near a concert hall in Russia's Moscow
Mar 23, 2024, at 06:05 am
Several people were injured as a shooting broke out at a large concert hall near Moscow on Friday, Russian news agencies quoted emergency services as saying.
Cambodia arrests 2 foreign nationals over allegedly trafficking narcotics
Mar 22, 2024, at 11:18 pm
Cambodia has arrested a gang of two foreigners for possessing and trafficking illicit drugs, seizing almost 670 kg of narcotics, the country's Anti-Drug Department (ADP) said in a news release on Friday.
Fire erupts at Dnipro hydroelectric power station after airstrikes in conflict-hit Ukraine
Mar 22, 2024, at 11:15 pm
Ukrainian state-owned energy company Ukrhydroenergo said on Friday that the Dnipro hydroelectric power station and a dam located in Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia had been hit by Russian strikes, adding that emergency services were working to extinguish the fire that erupted as a result.
Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso
Mar 22, 2024, at 09:07 pm
Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorized by armed groups and the rampant insecurity is “beyond alarming”, said the UN human rights chief on Thursday following a brief visit to the country.
UN General Assembly adopts 'landmark' resolution on promoting artificial intelligence
Mar 22, 2024, at 03:13 pm
The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all.
Israel-Hamas War: Palestine death toll in Gaza nears 32,000
Mar 21, 2024, at 06:34 am
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,923, with 74,096 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Wednesday.
UN rights expert urges global action to halt ongoing Myanmar junta atrocities
Mar 20, 2024, at 08:43 pm
The UN independent human rights expert on Myanmar called on the international community on Tuesday to take strong, coordinated action to protect civilians from ongoing atrocities committed by the military junta’s forces.
Hong Kong: Rushed adoption of new security law a ‘regressive step’, says UN rights chief
Mar 20, 2024, at 08:39 pm
The accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human rights there, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
India ranks 126 in UN-sponsored World Happiness Report, Finland tops chart
Mar 20, 2024, at 03:05 pm
Finland topped the chart of the annual UN-sponsored World Happiness Report published on Wednesday (March 20, 2024) with India standing on the 126th spot on the list.
US, Britain conduct 10 airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea port
Mar 20, 2024, at 04:30 am
Sanaa/Yemen: Fighter jets of the U.S. and British naval forces stationed in the Red Sea waged ten airstrikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port city on Monday, residents and the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Israel says 50 Hamas militants killed, 180 arrested at key Gaza hospital
Mar 20, 2024, at 03:24 am
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: The Israeli military Tuesday said that it had killed over 50 Hamas militants and apprehended almost 180 others during its new round of operations at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Mar 19, 2024, at 11:54 pm
Almost 80 years after the incineration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday.
UN report says 24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
Mar 19, 2024, at 10:54 pm
As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on Monday warned of a staggering toll of the crisis on children, with an estimated 24 million teetering on the brink of a “generational catastrophe”.
Russian mine collapse leaves 13 trapped, rescue operation ongoing
Mar 19, 2024, at 03:10 pm
Some thirteen people could be trapped under rubble after a mine collapse in Russia's Amur Region in the Far East, local emergency services said on Monday.
Two killed, 4 injured in Ukraine military's air attack in Russia
Mar 19, 2024, at 01:33 am
Moscow/IBNSI: Two people were killed and four others injured as a result of an air attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Monday.
Mar 18, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended congratulations to incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of state, the state-run China Central Television (CCTV) broadcaster reported on Monday.