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UN chief warns of ‘winter of global discontent’
The United Nations’ massive global summit returned yesterday with a stark warning from the world body’s chief of an upcoming “winter of global discontent” from rising prices, a warming planet and deadly conflicts.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
1 person dying of hunger every four seconds
One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned yesterday, urging decisive international action to “end the spiralling global hunger crisis”.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border conflict death toll rises to 71
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan said on Sunday the death toll from their border conflict had risen to 71 people, as a fragile ceasefire held between two Central Asian nations for a second day.
18 September 2022, 10:27 AM
Arms sales to Myanmar: UN rights office calls for halt
Countries should do more to prevent revenues and arms from reaching a military in Myanmar that is ruling by repressing and terrorising its people, the United Nations human rights office has said.
17 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders order forces to ‘withdraw’ after clashes
The leaders of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan met yesterday and ordered their forces to withdraw after deadly clashes along their disputed border raised fears of all-out conflict between the Central Asian nations.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
India PM Modi calls for reliable supply chain in SCO summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SC) countries, which include Pakistan, to give land transit access to each other for boosting connectivity for ensuring resilient supply chains for the region in a post-Covid-19 world.
16 September 2022, 12:09 PM
China declines Vatican's request of Pope meeting with Xi in Kazakhstan
The Vatican told China that Pope Francis was willing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping while both leaders where in the Kazakh capital but China said there was not enough time, a Vatican source said on Thursday.
15 September 2022, 19:13 PM
Sco summit in Uzbekistan: China willing to work with Russia as ‘great powers’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping yesterday met for their first face-to-face talks since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, hailing their strategic ties in defiance of the West.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Putin praises China's "balanced position" over war
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he understood that Xi Jinping had questions and concern about the situation in Ukraine but praised China's leader for what he said was a "balanced" position on the conflict.
15 September 2022, 11:57 AM
Over 50% forced labour in high, upper-middle income countries: ILO
The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will has surged in recent years to around 50 million on any given day, the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday upon releasing its modern slavery report.
12 September 2022, 08:02 AM
Archaeologists find 1.8m-yr-old human tooth
Archaeologists in Georgia have found a 1.8-million-year-old tooth belonging to an early species of human which they say cements the region as the home of one of the earliest prehistoric human settlements in Europe, possibly anywhere outside Africa.
11 September 2022, 18:00 PM
World paying ‘horrific price’ for fossil fuels folly: UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday said that developing nations were paying a “horrific price” for the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods blamed on climate change.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber attack on Albania
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its minister, accusing them of being tied to a disruptive July cyberattack on Albania and engaging in other cyber activities against the United States and its allies.
9 September 2022, 16:40 PM
8 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisia
At least eight migrants died and another 15 were missing after a boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, State Monastir Radio said.
8 September 2022, 20:18 PM
‘Everyone wants me to run in 2024’: Trump
Donald Trump has dropped another hint at a White House campaign in 2024, with the former US president telling Indian television that a run for office would “make a lot of people very happy”
8 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Heatwaves, wildfires to worsen air pollution: UN
More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned yesterday.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
French lawmakers visit Taiwan after China’s war drill threats
A group of French lawmakers landed in Taiwan yesterday, the first high-level European delegation since China conducted huge war drills to protest a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Cyberattack: Albania cuts ties with Iran
Albania broke diplomatic ties with Iran yesterday, Prime Minister Edi Rama said in a statement, as the leader accused Iran of launching a massive cyberattack against the country this summer.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Biden, Truss talk on phone, commit to stand up against Russia
President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday to congratulate new British Prime Minister Liz Truss and both leaders promised to strengthen their relationship as they stand together against Russia.
7 September 2022, 04:41 AM
27 dead as al-Qaeda launches attack on Yemen separatists
Twenty-one separatist fighters and six members of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch were killed yesterday as an attack by the jihadists punctured months of relative peace in the war-torn country, government and security sources said.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM