UN chief launches initiative to ensure fair mineral sourcing for clean energy
United Nations, April 27 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has unveiled a new initiative aimed at integrating fairness, sustainability, and human rights into the procurement and use of essential minerals for the clean energy transition.
Israel gives hostage deal ‘last chance’ before Rafah attack: Reports
Tel Aviv, April 27 - Israel sees the latest efforts to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal in the Gaza war as a "last chance" before the planned attack on the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, according
Houthi leader vows to continue maritime attacks, calls Indian Ocean ‘new theatre of confrontation’
Aden, April 27 - Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen's Houthi group, has vowed to continue its naval operations in the Red Sea, rejecting media reports suggesting a decrease in Houthi maritime attacks, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
Kiev evacuates two hospitals amid fears of possible Russian attack
Kiev, April 27 - The city authorities in Kiev has ordered the urgent evacuation of two hospitals in the Ukrainian capital amid fears of a possible Russian missile attack sparked by an internet video.
Nearly 23 pc of Canadian population reported food insecurity in 2022
Ottawa, April 27 - Approximately 8.7 million people, or 22.9 per cent of Canada's population, lived in households that reported some form of food insecurity in 2022, Statistics Canada has said.
US to work with allies to supply Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles
Washington, April 27 - US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said the United States is committed to supplying Ukraine with additional Patriot air defence systems, and that in order to do so Washington will have to rely on help from its allies.
Gaza death toll rises to 34,356 amid Israel’s Rafah operation concerns
Gaza, April 27 - The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 34,356, the Hamas-run Health Ministry has said.
Israeli minister injured in car crash
Jerusalem, April 27 - Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was lightly injured after his car ran a red light on Friday afternoon in the county's central city of Ramla.
Russia hands over remains of 140 Ukrainian soldiers to Kiev
Kiev, April 26 - Ukraine has received the bodies of 140 soldiers killed while trying to defend the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson from Russian attacks, the authority responsible for prisoner of war matters said on Friday.
Kremlin says Russia, Europe unlikely to restore ties
Moscow, April 26 - Russia and Europe will no longer be able to resume their past relations under the current circumstances, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Adopt zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism, India tells SCO member states
New Delhi, April 26 - Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane emphasised the need to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism in all its forms at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting held in Astana on Friday.
Biden signs bill that could ban TikTok into law, setting up legal battle
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill forcing TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to divest ownership of the app or see it banned in the next nine months, extendable by another three months if needed.
‘Iran cracking down on women for failing to cover hair’: UN
Geneva, April 26 - Numerous women and girls have been detained in Iran for failing to heed head-covering regulations, and hundreds of businesses have been closed for failing to enforce them, UN rights officials reported in Geneva on Friday.
Former UK minister warns against frozen conflict in Ukraine
London, April 26 - Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned against suggestions that the conflict in Ukraine should be frozen, during an interview that addressed the outlook in the war with Russia.
Germany, France sign deal in Paris on developing future weapons system
Paris, April 26 - The French and German defence ministers signed an agreement in Paris on Friday for a joint Franco-German-led armaments project worth billions of euros, which includes the development of a next-generation main battle tank.
South Korea, Japan could consider simplified entry agreement amid warming ties: Seoul official
Seoul, April 26 - South Korea and Japan could consider adopting a simplified entry procedure for people travelling between the two countries, as an effort to keep the momentum going in the dramatic improvement in bilateral relations, a Seoul official said Friday.
Won’t divest stake in TikTok: Chinese parent ByteDance tells US
New Delhi, April 26 - China-based internet giant ByteDance on Friday said it will not sell its stake in TikTok as directed by the US government in a new bill passed by President Joe Biden earlier this week to ban the short-video making
South Korean health officials call for vaccine over spike in whooping cough cases
Seoul, April 26 - South Korea's health authorities on Friday warned of whooping cough, or pertussis, rapidly spreading among children, urging parents to ensure their children are vaccinated.
Ukrainian minister remanded in custody after corruption allegations
Kyiv, April 26 - Ukraine's highest anti-corruption court has ordered the pre-trial detention of Agriculture Minister Mykola Solskyi on suspicion of misappropriation of state land worth millions
Ex UK minister says Germany’s Scholz should send missiles to Kyiv
London, April 26 - Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to agree to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, as he continues to resist this step despite repeated pleas from Kyiv.