Post-Assad Syria faces critical test over eliminating chemical weapons
Briefing ambassadors, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, welcomed steps taken by the country’s new authorities to engage…
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Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the…
A Passably Lively But Spectacularly Shallow Rom-Com
New Delhi: A sham, short-term romantic dalliance in an elite, no-uniform Delhi school assumes serious overtones and flips and flops…
Putin Vows No Retreat From Gains In Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russia will seek a peace deal in Ukraine that safeguards its own long-term security and will not retreat from…
UK Hold Talks With Around 20 Countries For Coalition To Support Ukraine
LONDON: British officials held talks on Wednesday with around 20 countries, mostly European and Commonwealth parties, interested in contributing to…
Pakistan Ranks Second In Global Terrorism Index 2025
Islamabad: A major surge in terror attacks and swelling number of civilian casualties has propelled Pakistan to the second spot…
UN Assembly President calls for just and lasting peace in Ukraine
The meeting, held under the Assembly’s veto initiative, followed Russia’s use of its Security Council veto on 24 February to…
Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy
The “current trajectory is deeply concerning,” he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments in the country, where…
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
UN Women’s latest report Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day…
Donald Trump Likely Among Over 300 Nobel Peace Nominees
Oslo, Norway: Over 300 people have been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, organisers said on Wednesday, with politicians…