Guterres hopes ‘everyone’s rights protected’ in India’s elections: Spokesperson
United Nations, March 29 - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that in India’s elections, "everyone’s rights are protected", his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said.
UN court orders Israel to allow unhindered aid to Gaza
The Hague, March 29 - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ordered Israel to do whatever is necessary to ensure that basic aid reaches the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip.
Over 1.1 mn people in Gaza facing food insecurity: UN
Gaza, March 29 - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that more than 1.1 million people in the Gaza Strip are facing "an extreme level of food insecurity," as Israel prevents aid from entering the enclave.=
UN urges Lebanon, Israel to stop border escalation
Beirut, March 29 - The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Lebanon and Israel to stop escalation in southern Lebanon, calling for a diplomatic solution to the border conflict.
Bird flu outbreak reported at Bulgarian farm
Sofia, March 29 - The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu at an industrial farm.
Poland, Ukraine ‘a step forward’ to solutions on agricultural imports: Polish PM
Warsaw, March 29 - Poland and Ukraine had moved a step forward in finding solutions on agricultural imports, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal.
Iran calls for int’l action against Israel’s ‘genocidal crime’ in Gaza
Tehran, March 29 - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on governments and international organisations to fulfill their "human, legal and historical responsibility" and take action to stop Israel's "genocidal crime" against Palestinians in Gaza.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
San Francisco, March 28 - Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years in prison in the US for seven counts of conspiracy and fraud charges.
‘Interference’ in judicial matters: Pak govt forms committee to probe allegations against intel agencies
Islamabad, March 28 - The crucial meeting between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Justice (CJ) Qazi Faez Isa, was held to discuss the controversy flared up after sitting high court judges sent an open letter to the Supreme Court accusing country’s
Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to meet Chief Justice over ‘interference’ in judicial affairs by intelligence agencies
Islamabad, March 28 - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has stepped into become a mediating partner between the judiciary and the powerful military establishment to avert a possible disastrous confrontation between the two.
Ukrainian FM arrives in India to build on talks between PM Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
New Delhi, March 28 - Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in New Delhi on Thursday to reinvigorate bilateral ties with India.
Israel bracing for six-week Rafah operation immediately after Ramzan
Tel Aviv, March 28 - The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.
India launches new database to record crimes against UN peacekeepers
United Nations, March 28 - Indian Ambassador to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, announced the launch of a new database designed to record crimes against peacekeepers during a high-level meeting of the India-led Group of Friends (GOF).
South Korea to bar intern doctors if they don’t register for jobs
Seoul, March 28 - Intern doctors in South Korea, who have left their worksites in protest of a plan to hike the number of medical students, will be barred from training in the first half of this year unless they register for jobs
EAM Jaishankar’s three-nation Southeast Asia tour to enhance ties concludes
New Delhi, March 28 - External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Thursday concluded his three-nation Southeast Asia tour, beginning March 23, to strengthen bilateral relations and engage on regional issues of mutual concern.
India, China hold crucial meet to resolve issues along LAC
New Delhi, March 28 - The 29th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs was held in Beijing to discuss and resolve the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Nobel-winning economist Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
Jerusalem, March 28 - Daniel Kahneman, an Israeli-American cognitive psychologist and Nobel laureate in economics, has died at the age of 90.
US State Dept staffer resigns over Washington’s Gaza policy
Washington, March 28 - A US State Department staffer responsible for promoting human rights in regions including Gaza has resigned in protest of the continued delivery of weapons from the US to Israel.
India’s Disaster Management Authority head appointed UN Asst Secretary-General
United Nations, March 28 - Kamal Kishore, the head of India's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), has been appointed UN Assistant Secretary-General with the disaster risk reduction portfolio.
Households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day: UN report
Nairobi, March 27 - Households across all continents wasted more than 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and one-third of humanity faced food insecurity.