World U.N. chief due to explain 'positive' Ukraine grain talks UNITED NATIONS: U.N. chief Antonio Guterres will speak later on Wednesday about talks between Russia, Ukraine, ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 10:59pm
Pakistan Kashmir Martyrs’ Day: Complete shutdown to be observed in IIOJK today OCCUPIED SRINAGAR: Complete shutdown will be observed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
World Iran executions more than double in first half of 2022: NGO PARIS: Executions in Iran have more than doubled in the first half of 2022, an NGO said Friday, warning that the... Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am
Opinion From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in North Dakota, but persistent... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
World Ailing oceans in state of ‘emergency’, says UN chief LISBON: A long-delayed conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon on... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
World UN chief warns impact of Ukraine war on world is worsening UNITED NATIONS: UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday that the consequences for the world of Russia’s invasion of... Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:10pm
World U.N. aid chief had 'frank, constructive' talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports UNITED NATIONS: U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths "had frank and constructive discussions" with Russian officials in... Published 04 Jun, 2022 12:17am
Markets EU wheat falls, pressured by Chicago liquidation PARIS: Euronext wheat dropped sharply for a second day on Tuesday, pressured by liquidation in Chicago as investors... Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Pakistan Six Pakistani peacekeepers honoured posthumously at UN ISLAMABAD: The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers was observed at the UN Headquarters in New York on... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
World Israel tells US it was behind killing of Iranian colonel: NYT NEW YORK: Israel has told the United States it was responsible for the killing of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
World Talk to Ukraine about ports, not us, says Russia ahead of U.N. talks in Moscow UNITED NATIONS: A senior U.N. official is due to visit Moscow in the coming days to discuss reviving fertilizer... Published 26 May, 2022 12:32am
Opinion Climate-stricken world needs renewables Marshall Plan UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday outlined what amounts to a global Marshall Plan for ushering in a world... Published 19 May, 2022 05:29am
World UN calls for end to Russian war in Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations and several countries called Thursday for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine,... Published 07 May, 2022 06:49am
World Worsening global food security needs Ukraine, Russia production, UN chief says ABUJA: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday the problem of global food security could not be... Published 04 May, 2022 11:15pm
Editorials Endless conflict EDITORIAL: It is a constant struggle with its ebbs and flows of violence between the Palestinian people and Israeli... Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am
World Ukrainian president says peace talks close to collapse as battle rages in the east KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday there was a high risk that peace talks with Moscow... Published 30 Apr, 2022 01:55am
World UN chief in Ukraine after EU-Russia gas row KYIV: The UN chief called war “an absurdity” during a visit to Ukraine Thursday, after Brussels warned Russia it... Published 28 Apr, 2022 02:03pm
World UN chief Guterres announces arrival in Ukraine KYIV: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced his arrival in Kyiv on Wednesday following talks in Moscow ... Published 28 Apr, 2022 05:37am
Pakistan UN chief condemns terrorist attack UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Tuesday’s terrorist attack in... Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am
World Guterres to visit Ankara Monday before trips to Moscow and Kyiv NEW YORK: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday will visit Turkey, an important mediator seeking an end to... Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:20am
World UN chief discusses Jerusalem tensions with Israeli, Palestinian leaders WASHINGTON: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres discussed the ongoing flare-up of tensions around Jerusalem’s holy... Published 24 Apr, 2022 10:13am
World Russia tests nuclear-capable missile that Putin says has no peer LONDON: Russia said on Wednesday it had conducted a first test launch of its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic... Published 20 Apr, 2022 09:54pm
World Poor countries face food, energy, finance crises due to Ukraine war, UN chief says UNITED NATIONS: Poor countries face economic ruin from simultaneous crises of food, energy and finance due to supply... Published 13 Apr, 2022 09:42pm
Pakistan Ramazan message: UN chief says his thoughts are with everyone facing conflict UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his message for the holy month of Ramadan, says his... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
World War-torn Yemen holds breath for breakthrough truce SANAA: Yemen’s warring parties are set to lay down their weapons for the first nationwide truce since 2016 on... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
World Mali says 203 killed in military operation in centre BAMAKO: Mali’s army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of Sahel state, an... Published 03 Apr, 2022 05:34am
World UN seeks $4.4bn in ‘unconditional’ aid for Afghanistan NEW YORK: The United Nations appealed for $4.4 billion in “unconditional” humanitarian aid for Afghanistan on... Published 01 Apr, 2022 05:41am
World UN chief urges donors to halt Afghan economy ‘death spiral’ LONDON: Afghanistan’s economy risks falling into a “death spiral” without urgent aid, with some Afghans already... Published 31 Mar, 2022 07:53pm
World Ukraine warns of humanitarian crisis in Mariupol, with thousands killed KYIV: Ukraine warned on Monday the humanitarian crisis in the pulverized city of Mariupol was now "catastrophic",... Published 29 Mar, 2022 12:49am
Print Challenges and conflicts: Muslim Ummah urged to forge collective response ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, after assuming the chairmanship of the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the... Updated 23 Mar, 2022 12:01pm