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Israel-Iran tensions: Biden to convene G-7 leaders’ meeting on response
Washington: The US, Canada and the UN have condemned the Iranian air attack on Israel, with President Joe Biden reaffirming America’s “ironclad commitment” to the Jewish nation and vowing to convene a…
- Middle East
Iran warns US after drone strikes on Israel
New York: Iran came out in defence of its retaliatory attack on Israel on Saturday in response to an attack on its consulate in Syria, saying that the “matter can be deemed…
- Middle East
Over 1.1 mn people in Gaza facing food insecurity: UN
Gaza: 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,”…
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UN chief calls out social media for spread of Islamophobia
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called out social media for the spread of Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry. “Around the world, we see a rising tide of anti-Muslim hate…
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A quarter of Gaza population one step away from famine: UN official
Tel Aviv: A senior aid official of a UN body has warned that a quarter of the population of the war-trodden Gaza is one step away from an imminent famine. According to…
- India
26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed serving 78-year sentence in Pak: UN
United Nations: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and outlawed Jamat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed is in the custody of Pakistan serving a 78-year-imprisonment sentence as a result of a conviction in seven terror financing…
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US says Bangladesh elections not free or fair, UN also raise concern
United Nations: A day after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party emerged victorious at the polls, the US and UN voiced concern over violence and reports of irregularities on the day of…
- Middle East
Humanitarian aid delivery blocked in Gaza: UN
Tel Aviv: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that for the past three days, the world body and other partners have been unable to deliver urgently needed…
- India
‘Ashamed’, Oppn slams India’s UN vote regarding Israel-Hamas ceasefire
New Delhi: With India abstaining from voting on a United Nations resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict, opposition parties on Saturday, October 28, asserted that the move goes against everything the country has stood…
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Israel calls for resignation of UNSG Guterres after his remark on Hamas attack
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s comment to the Security Council that attacks by Hamas “did not happen in a vacuum” angered Israel, which called for the UN chief’s resignation and apology.…
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Relentless bombardment of Gaza by Israeli forces deeply alarming: UN chief
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday asserted that no party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law as he expressed deep alarm over the “relentless bombardment” of the…
- World
Massacre of Hindus by Rohingya in Myanmar could be ‘international crime’: UN investigator
United Nations: The massacre of 99 Hindus by a Rohingya group in Myanmar could qualify as an international crime, according to the UN official carrying out investigations of serious human rights violations…
- Middle East
Release hostages, allow humanitarian aid in Gaza: UN chief’s appeals to Hamas & Israel
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on Hamas to immediately release all hostages without conditions and urged Israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid for civilians in…
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‘Please save Gaza, I beg you. It’s dying’: UN staff appeals for help of Palestine
United Nations: Staff and personnel working with the UN agency for Palestine refugees on Sunday described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “catastrophic” amidst Israeli bombardment and appealed for immediate supplies…
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UN rebukes Suella Braverman remarks over asylum system
London: The UN Refugee Agency rebuked UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman remarks that the asylum framework is creating “huge incentives for illegal migration.” The UN stated that the Refugee Convention is the…
