The Russia-Ukraine conflict The crisis in Ukraine should be resolved peacefully and the Russian concerns of threats to their security can be... Published 03 Mar, 2022 04:39am
Markets A hotter planet means a hungrier planet, climate report warns LONDON: The future of food is troubling. Nearly a third of the world’s crop fields and livestock rangeland will be... Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am
World More than 660,000 refugees have fled Ukraine: UN GENEVA: More than 660,000 refugees have fled the conflict in Ukraine for safety in neighbouring countries, while... Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:01pm
World UN plastic treaty to tackle production, packaging design NAIROBI: United Nations negotiators have agreed a roadmap for a global plastic treaty that would address plastic... Published 01 Mar, 2022 05:34am
World Eight polio vaccinators killed in series of Afghan attacks: UN KABUL: Eight members of polio vaccination teams working to eradicate the crippling virus in Afghanistan were killed... Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:57pm
World World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN PARIS: The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and... Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:23am
Print UN experts slam online attacks on Muslim Indian journalist NEW DELHI: UN rights experts have called for an end to “misogynistic and sectarian” online attacks against a... Published 23 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Editorials An unacceptable and unreasonable missive EDITORIAL: As March 8, International Women’s Day (today is the International Mother’s Day), draws near Religious... Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am
Opinion World Bank proposal would shift about $1bn from Afghan trust The World Bank’s management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund for... Published 20 Feb, 2022 05:55am
Editorials Irrational actions and claims EDITORIAL: As usual India has vainly been trying to create a fake narrative regarding its illegal occupation of ... Published 19 Feb, 2022 04:15am
Markets IAEA wraps up first trip to monitor Fukushima water release TOKYO: The International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday it made "significant progress" on its first mission to... Published 18 Feb, 2022 03:05pm
Print Twin toddlers lost in Cyprus buffer zone ‘safe’: UN NICOSIA: UN peacekeepers in Cyprus said Tuesday that twin three-year-old girls lost in the buffer zone dividing the... Published 16 Feb, 2022 06:20am
World US envoy to UN cancels Liberia trip to focus on Russia UNITED NATIONS: US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, canceled a planned visit to Liberia... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Print UN aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route in Feb WASHINGTON: The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of aid dollars for Afghan... Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am
World Global patent filings surged to record high in 2021: UN GENEVA: A record number of international patents were filed last year, indicating that innovation had not been... Published 10 Feb, 2022 05:42pm
Opinion Wind powers change in England’s industrial heartland On the banks of the River Humber in northern England, the winds of change are blowing through Hull, where factory... Published 07 Feb, 2022 05:22am
World UN praises 'positive' talks with Yemen sides on ageing oil tanker DUBAI: The UN's humanitarian coordinator for war-torn Yemen said he held constructive talks with government ... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:50pm
World Minors still detained in Syria prison attacked by IS: UN BEIRUT: The United Nations said on Sunday that minors were still being detained in a northeast Syria prison attacked... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:35pm
World Mali publishes bill to shore up junta leader’s powers BAMAKO: Mali’s military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
World Sudan army supporters in new show of force KHARTOUM: Thousands of supporters of Sudan’s army rallied Saturday in front of the UN mission in Khartoum, in a ... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
Pakistan Kashmir Solidarity Day marked across KP PESHAWAR: The Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed on Saturday across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Various rallies walks,... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
Pakistan ‘Time to end human tragedy in IIOJK’: COAS RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday reiterated the country’s desire to ... Published 06 Feb, 2022 04:42am
Editorials Broken promises EDITORIAL: The Afghan Taliban have failed to keep their initial promises. They had announced general amnesty for ... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
World UN appeals for record $826m in aid for Myanmar GENEVA: The UN appealed Tuesday for $826 million to get humanitarian aid to 6.2 million people in Myanmar in 2022,... Published 02 Feb, 2022 04:45am
World UN appeals for record $826 million in aid for Myanmar GENEVA: The UN appealed Tuesday for $826 million to get humanitarian aid to 6.2 million people in Myanmar in 2022,... Published 01 Feb, 2022 06:28pm
World Taliban have killed scores of ex-Afghan officials, others: UN WASHINGTON: A UN report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former... Published 31 Jan, 2022 07:10am
World Yemen rebels reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship SANAA: Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Saturday rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged vessel they seized... Published 16 Jan, 2022 04:17am
Print UN projects 3.9pc growth for Pakistan in 2022 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth is projected at 3.9 percent in 2022, driven by private consumption, record high... Updated 15 Jan, 2022 12:30pm
World UN: $3.9 billion needed for help in war-torn Yemen UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations will need around $3.9 billion this year to help millions of people in war-torn... Published 12 Jan, 2022 11:20pm
World Iran loses vote at UN over unpaid dues UNITED NATIONS: Eight countries that include Iran, Venezuela and Sudan have lost their right to vote at the United... Published 12 Jan, 2022 09:45pm