Ten thousand Gaza women killed since 7th Oct: UN
MANHATTAN: Ten thousand Gaza women have been killed since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned Tuesday (16th April,…
MANHATTAN: Ten thousand Gaza women have been killed since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned Tuesday (16th April,…
MANHATTAN: The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, has announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed at…
MANHATTAN: The President, Dennis Francis, appealed on Monday (8th April, 2024) for “all those with leverage” to use their power to bring an end to the six-month-long war in Gaza.…
WASHINGTON: World Central Kitchen founder (Spanish American chef and restaurateur) José Andrés raised questions on Sunday (7th April, 2024) over the Israeli probe into a strike that killed seven of…
LONDON: In the United Kingdom, six hundred members of legal profession including three former Supreme Court justices have urged the government to halt arms sales to Israel. They said arms…
MANHATTAN: Aid officials called on the UN Security Council Friday (5th April, 2024) to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid…
MANHATTAN: UN has suspended night operations in Gaza for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen by an…
GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has secretly authorized billions of dollars in new bombs and fighter jets for Israel in recent days, according to a report in The Washington Post.…
MANHATTAN: According to an analysis partnered with the United Nations, since 7th October, 2023, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has resulted in “direct hits” on 212 schools within the besieged enclave.…
MANHATTAN: There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian…
BEIJING: China on Tuesday (26th March, 2024) welcomed the UNSC passing a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, winning 14 votes in favor among the 15…
UNITED NATIONS: UN has been informed by Israel on Sunday (24th March, 2024) that it would no longer approve the passage of any United Nations Relief and Works Agency for…
MANHATTAN: Russia and China on Friday (22nd March, 2024) vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a ceasefire in Gaza, joining Arab countries in…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden joked about Donald Trump and his own age at an annual media dinner on Saturday (16th March, 2024) before unloading deadly serious criticisms of his…
MANHATTAN: The Israeli war against Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded weapons scattered across the besieged enclave, according to UN humanitarian officials. In…
Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before during its third test flight on Thursday (14th March, 2024) although it was eventually lost as it…
ISTANBUL: The killing of a stray cat in Turkiye’s Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene and the courts to retry the culprit. On…
GENEVA: Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced Tuesday, in a call for daily aid…
KARACHI: Bitcoin raced to an all-time peak close to $72,000 on Monday as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency won further support on greater trading accessibility and dollar weakness. The virtual…
LONDON: Officers arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend, police said on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police said the car “collided…
MANHATTAN: The Afghan economy and especially regions affected by the devastating earthquakes in October last year, “are still hurting”, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said on Thursday (7th March, 2024)…
MANHATTAN: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to urge the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-i-Taliban…
MANHATTAN: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said on Monday (4th March, 2024) it was imperative to avoid any exacerbation of the War in Gaza, warning that…