Ukraine flood disaster: needs grow as long-term impacts loom
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:51 pm
New York: The humanitarian situation following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is still a “moving target”, immediate needs are “huge”, and concerns are rising for what the future holds, according to the UN’s top official in the country, Denise Brown.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP
Jun 10, 2023, at 03:02 pm
London: Former British PM Boris Johnson has resigned as the Tory MP and even claimed that he was 'forced out of Parliament' over Partygate, media reports said.
Canada records 10 new wildfires
Jun 10, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Ottawa: There were ten new wildfires burning in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of wildfires in the country so far this year to 2,405, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said.
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:26 pm
During their nearly four-year reign of terror in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks, UN experts reported on Thursday.
Egypt: Russian tourist killed in shark attack
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:13 pm
Cairo: A Russian tourist was killed in a shark attack in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada in southeastern Egypt on Thursday, local media reported.
Dam disaster: UN ‘committed to reaching all Ukrainians in need’, says top aid official
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: The UN’s top official in Ukraine reassured the country’s Foreign Minister on Thursday that the Organization has been working to provide support and aid to civilians affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam since the first hours of the disaster.
Draft NY state law a ‘golden opportunity’ to ensure fair debt relief
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:40 pm
New York: Proposed legislation in New York state, in the northeast United States, could provide effective and fair relief for developing countries crippled by debt, two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
Admissible evidence, competent courts, critical to ensuring justice for ISIL victims in Iraq
Jun 09, 2023, at 07:14 pm
New York: Competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework are needed to ensure that ISIL extremist militants can be prosecuted for the atrocities they committed during their reign of terror in Iraq, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Paris: Nursery students stabbed while playing in park
Jun 09, 2023, at 03:14 pm
Paris: A man on Thursday stabbed people with a knife in a park in the city of Annecy, southeast France, injuring several of them, including nursery children, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed.
Seven, including 6 children, injured in mass stabbing in France
Jun 08, 2023, at 09:36 pm
Paris (France): Seven people, six of them children, sustained gruesome injuries in a mass stabbing attack in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday, security sources told AFP.
Pakistan: Three terrorists killed in Swat
Jun 08, 2023, at 08:41 pm
Swat: At least three terrorists, including two in-custody militants, were killed during an alleged shootout in Banjot area of Pakistan's Swat city on Tuesday.
Türkiye President Erdogan discusses Ukrainian crisis with Putin
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:25 pm
Ankara/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday and discussed the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Somali forces gun down 20 al-Shabab militants
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:46 am
Mogadishu: The Somali National Army killed 20 al-Shabab militants during an operation Wednesday in the country's southern region of Lower Shabelle.
Four killed, 10 injured in highway crash in N Egypt
Jun 08, 2023, at 04:38 am
Cairo: At least four women were killed and ten others wounded when a pickup crashed into an agricultural tractor on a highway in Egypt's Nile Delta Province of Gharbia on Wednesday.
World Food Safety Day: ‘Nobody should die from eating food’
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:28 pm
New York: Every day, some 1.6 million people worldwide fall ill from eating contaminated food, which kills 420,000 people each year, two UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Human rights for all, still ‘work in progress’ warns Türk
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:23 pm
New York: The full realization of human rights for all is a “work in progress”, and the world must now adapt and update its thinking to respond to current “dramatic rollbacks”, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday, marking the 30th anniversary of both his office and the global agreement that created it.
UN Security Council to welcome five new non-permanent members
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:09 pm
New York: Five countries have been elected as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council following a vote in the General Assembly on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Seven people missing in Kherson region after destruction of Kakhovka dam
Jun 07, 2023, at 10:06 pm
Kherson: Seven people are considered missing in the Kherson Region after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) and subsequent flooding, Vladimir Leontyev, the Russia-appointed mayor of the city of Nova Kakhovka, said on Wednesday.
Ukraine: Dam destruction ‘monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe’: Guterres
Jun 07, 2023, at 09:55 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of civilians in Ukraine are in danger on the frontline, after the apparent destruction of a huge dam on Tuesday, which the UN chief described as a “monumental humanitarian, economic and environmental catastrophe” resulting directly from Russia’s invasion of the country.
Kuwaitis vote to elect new parliament
Jun 07, 2023, at 06:41 pm
Kuwait City/UNI: Kuwaiti voters cast their ballots in five electoral constituencies on Tuesday to elect the 17th National Assembly, or parliament.
Iran: 3 injured in marketplace fire in Tehran
Jun 07, 2023, at 06:37 pm
Tehran/UNI: A fire broke out at the largest marketplace in Iran's capital Tehran, injuring at least three people, Iranian Students' News Agency reported.
Earthquake in Haiti kills 4, injures 36
Jun 07, 2023, at 05:45 pm
Port-au-Prince/UNI: A powerful 4.9-magnitude earthquake off the southwest coast of Haiti has resulted in the death of four people and 36 more people suffering injuries, the Haitian Directorate for Civil Protection said.
Finland to expel 9 Russian embassy employees
Jun 07, 2023, at 03:39 pm
Helsinki: Finland has announced it is set to expel nine members of staff working at the Russian Embassy in Helsinki.
Amid opposition, Japan to release nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi plant into ocean
Jun 07, 2023, at 05:05 am
Tokyo: Japan has started sending seawater into an underwater tunnel built to release nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, local media reported on Tuesday.
8 Russian, Chinese military jets enter S Korean air defence zone
Jun 07, 2023, at 04:32 am
Seoul: Four Russian and four Chinese military jets entered the South Korean air defense identification zone (KADIZ) without notice on Tuesday without violating the country’s airspace, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported, citing a statement issued by the military.
Dam blown up in Russia-held Ukraine city Nova Kakhovka, evacuation underway amid flooding
Jun 07, 2023, at 12:04 am
A dam, which is located in the Russian-controlled area of southern Ukraine, has been destroyed, leading to flooding and an exchange of words between the two nations.
315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF
Jun 06, 2023, at 11:07 pm
New York: A staggering 315,000 grave violations against children in conflict took place between 2005 and 2022, said UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Monday, describing it as a “stark illustration of the devastating impact of war” on the young.
Haiti Floods: Death toll touches 42
Jun 06, 2023, at 03:15 pm
Montevideo: The death toll from the devastating floods and landslides in Haiti has increased to 42 and the number of those injured to 85, the Haitian Directorate for Civil Protection said on Monday.
Nigeria: 30 killed in armed attacks in villages
Jun 05, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Lagos: At least 30 people were killed in attacks by armed men on several villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto on Saturday, police said.
Jun 05, 2023, at 06:26 am
Cairo: A curd oil tanker named Seavigour, bearing the flag of Malta, suffered a mechanical breakdown at the 12-kilometer mark of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, AP reported citing Egyptian authorities.