Pakistani physicians seek US help to ensure safety of former PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: More than 500 Pakistani physicians in the US have signed a letter for US lawmakers where they shared concerns over the safety of former PM Imran Khan.
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Ukraine-Russia: Extension of grain export deals vital to global food security
New York: The war in Ukraine has had very significant implications for global food insecurity, the top UN humanitarian official told the Security Council on Friday, underscoring the critical need to extend landmark agreements to export grain and fertilizer from the region.
DPR Korea: UN chief strongly condemns ballistic missile launch
New York: The UN chief condemned on Friday the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to resume dialogue leading towards sustainable peace and a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula.
Pakistan: Imran Khan leaves for court, police conduct searches in his Zaman Park residence
Pakistan Police on Saturday thoroughly combed the Zaman Park mansion of former PM Imran Khan in Lahore city for materials used to fight riot police, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Blast-hit building catches fire in Narayanganj, one dies
Narayanganj: A fire, which was triggered by an explosion, hit a building in Narayanganj's Nitaiganj area in Bangladesh which left at least one person dead and nine others hurt on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Mortar mine blast kills 2 children
Kabul: At least two children died and two others were injured as a mortar mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported on Saturday.
Kashmir: Search operation underway after brief gunfight in Pulwama
Srinagar/UNI: A search operation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district after militants and forces exchanged fire in the early hours on Saturday, officials said.
South Sudan: Violence against civilians ticks up despite fall in attacks overall
New York: Violence against civilians in South Sudan rose by two per cent during 2022, according to the latest annual report on Violence Affecting Civilians from the UN peacekeeping mission there, UNMISS.
Funding drought forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan
New York: The UN food agency in Afghanistan announced on Friday that a lack of funds has forced deep cuts to life-saving assistance in March for at least four million people.
UN rights chief urges Belarus to promptly release political detainees
New York: The UN rights chief on Friday urged Belarus to end the systematic repression of perceived critics and immediately release all detainees held on political grounds, following the release of a new report from his office OHCHR, which concludes gross violations are being committed across the country.
Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
New York: Children are increasingly caught up in armed conflict in the climate-affected, food insecure central Sahel region, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over alleged Ukraine war crimes
The Hague: The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.
France: Govt faces no-confidence vote over pension reform
Paris: Two no-confidence motions had been filed by Friday afternoon against the French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who forced passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly.
War Crime allegation: ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin
The Hague: The International Criminal Court on Friday issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Maryam wants Pakistan government to treat Imran Khan's PTI as 'terrorist organization'
Islamabad: PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif has asked the federal government of Pakistan to treat former PM Imran Khan-led PTI as a 'terrorist organization'.
Islamabad High Court stops police from arresting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: The Islamabad High Court's (IHC) Registrar's Office Friday raised objections against former Pakistan Prime Minister and Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's petition challenging his arrest warrants in the Toshakhana case.
Bhutan bans sale of meat items at annual Tshechu and other religious events
Bhutan's Dagana district is not going to serve meat items, which also include eggs, during the annual Tshechu and other religious events in Gewog lhakhangs, media reports said.
SMART: Bhutan foresters to step up conservation efforts through use of real-time data
The World Wildlife Fund country office in Bhutan and the Department of Forest and Park Services are going to start using an online system called SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage, wildlife population and illegal poaching and logging activities in a better way.
UN Security Council reaffirms strong support for the Libyan people
New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a presidential statement calling on the international community to support ongoing efforts to forge a lasting peace in Libya.
More than two years on, impact of Myanmar military coup ‘devastating’
New York: Violence resulting from the brutal military coup is continuing inside Myanmar on an “alarming scale” the UN Special Envoy told a meeting of the General Assembly on Thursday.
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to appear before LHC today for protective bail
Lahore: Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan will appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) to seek protective bail in multiple cases filed against him.
Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe
New York: Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing probe.
Pakistan: 10 people, including women and children, die as fire breaks out Pattan
Islamabad: At least 10 people, including women and children died, as a fire broke out in Seri area of Pakistan's Pattan on Friday, media reports said.
New Zealand decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament
Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.
Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown
New York: Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime said on Thursday in a hard-hitting new report.
US man cuts out woman's heart, cooks it for his family and then kills them; now faces life sentence
A US man, who had cut the heart out of a woman and stabbed two others to death, has been sentenced to life in prison in the US state of Oklahoma, media reports said on Friday.
Governments must do more to protect human rights defenders: Expert
New York: Officials in many countries “vilify and target” human rights defenders instead of recognizing the crucial work they do to help build fairer societies, a UN-appointed independent expert said on Wednesday.
Diplomacy in Yemen reaches new pitch following year of relative calm, Security Council hears
New York: With the holy month of Ramadan fast approaching, warring parties in Yemen must build on relative calm across the country and the April 2022 truce – which is largely holding, despite its official lapse in October – to negotiate a nationwide ceasefire and address the dire humanitarian needs there, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Wednesday.
UN officials call for durable solution to end the war in Syria
New York: Three senior UN officials underscored the need for a political solution to end the war in Syria, in statements marking the 12th anniversary of the conflict on Wednesday.
Urgent investment needed to improve conditions for key workers: ILO
New York: Essential workers who kept families, societies and economies going while the world was on COVID lockdown, need better pay and conditions urgently, if countries are to future-proof themselves from the next global crisis, UN labour experts said on Wednesday.