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India, past UNSC members highlight challenges in carrying out Council’s work amid COVID-19-related restrictions during their term

India, past UNSC members highlight challenges in carrying out Council’s work amid COVID-19-related restrictions during their term

United Nations:  India and four other countries, whose two-year tenure on the Security Council ended in December, have outlined challenges faced in conducting the Council’s work amid restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic during their term and made recommendations to improve the working methods of the UN organ if faced with similar difficulties in the […]

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Russia says it took Soledar in bloody fight in east Ukraine

Russia says it took Soledar in bloody fight in east Ukraine

Kyiv, Jan:  Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities of Soledar’s fall. There have been conflicting reports over who controls the […]

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Your voice is India’s voice; your priorities are India’s priorities: PM Modi to countries of Global South

Your voice is India’s voice; your priorities are India’s priorities: PM Modi to countries of Global South

New Delhi: The world is in a state of crisis and the developing countries should come together to redesign global political and financial governance that can remove inequalities and enlarge opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a virtual summit of leaders of the Global South hosted by India. In his remarks at the opening […]

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14 Malian soldiers killed by explosives in multiple attacks

14 Malian soldiers killed by explosives in multiple attacks

Bamako:  Coordinated attacks by Islamic extremists have killed 14 Malian soldiers and wounded nearly a dozen, the army said. Multiple improvised explosive devices detonated between Dia and Diafarabe villages as well as between Koumara and Macina towns in central Mali, said Col Souleymane Dembele, the director of public relations for the army, in a statement […]

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IS claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5

IS claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5

Kabul:  The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Thursday for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital the previous day. The bombing was the second major attack in Kabul in 2023 and drew condemnation from the international community. The extremist group said in a statement […]

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Hundreds of flights across US grounded after technical failure at FAA

Hundreds of flights across US grounded after technical failure at FAA

Washington: Hundreds of flights across the US were grounded on Wednesday morning following a technical failure in the system of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA has ordered airlines to delay all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information. The airlines […]

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6 stabbed in Paris train station, attacker shot by police

6 stabbed in Paris train station, attacker shot by police

Paris: An attacker wounded six people in an unprovoked blade attack in Paris’ busy Gare du Nord train station on Wednesday morning before being shot and wounded by police, France’s interior minister said, praising the swift intervention of police for helping prevent any fatalities. The suspect attacked several people, including a police officer, with a […]

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Report says UK, US supplied arms, killed civilians, in Yemen

Report says UK, US supplied arms, killed civilians, in Yemen

Cairo: Weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year, a new report said Wednesday. The report by the Oxfam charity found that the Saudi-led coalition used weapons supplied solely […]

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Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels

Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels

Dubai: Islam’s annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say. The Hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world’s largest gatherings of people. Before the pandemic, the pilgrimage […]

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7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia

7.6 quake damages buildings in Indonesia, felt in Australia

Jakarta: A powerful deep-sea earthquake damaged village buildings in a lightly populated island chain in eastern Indonesia early on Tuesday and was widely felt in northern Australia. Two school buildings and 124 houses were damaged in Indonesia’s Tanimbar islands and Southwest Maluku districts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Only one injury was reported. “Local […]