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World UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire in... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:37am
World Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm
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World UN chief urges COP28 to phase out fossil fuels DUBAI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels,... Published 11 Dec, 2023 01:33pm
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World Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:53am
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World UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea satellite launch: spokesman UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplored North Korea’s launch of a military spy... Published 22 Nov, 2023 12:32pm
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World Why is Israel bombing south Gaza after telling people to go there? Israel has told civilians in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, to move to the south of the... Published 26 Oct, 2023 04:52pm
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World UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,... Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am
World North Korea promises another attempt at spy satellite launch SEOUL: North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, said her country would soon put a military spy... Published 01 Jun, 2023 10:41am
World North Korean satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure SEOUL/TOKYO: A North Korean satellite launch on Wednesday ended in failure, sending the booster and payload plunging... Published 31 May, 2023 09:49am
World India, Russia, Pakistan urge Taliban to respect rights of all Afghans GOA: The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in... Published 05 May, 2023 03:43pm
World UN says Taliban envoy can meet Pakistan, China ministers next week Pakistan's UN mission requested an exemption for Muttaqi to travel between May 6-9 'for a meeting with the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China' Published 02 May, 2023 12:45pm
World UN Security Council demands Taliban ‘swiftly reverse’ women bans UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on Taliban authorities to “swiftly... Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:44am
World Guterres proposes ‘way forward’ for Ukraine grain initiative UNITED NATIONS: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres presented a “way forward” on extending Ukrainian grain exports... Published 25 Apr, 2023 01:28pm
World Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire KHARTOUM: A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after... Published 25 Apr, 2023 12:56pm
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