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G7 ministers rally support for Ukraine, suspicion of China
Muenster: Top diplomats from the world's major industrialised democracies on Friday rallied support for Ukraine in its resistance to Russia's...
UN chief warns planet is heading toward ‘climate chaos’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the planet is heading toward irreversible “climate chaos” and urged global...
Third of world heritage glaciers under threat, warns UNESCO study
London: A third of the glaciers on the UNESCO World Heritage list are under threat, regardless of efforts to limit...
India abstains on Russia-sponsored draft resolution at UNSC for probe on Ukraine’s alleged bio weapons
United Nations: India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the...
4 Palestinians killed in flare-up as Israel counts votes
Ramallah: Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents on Thursday, including one who had stabbed a police...
Ukraine conflict has widened the scope of political leveraging: S Jaishankar
Kolkata: External Affairs minister S Jaishankar feels that the Ukraine conflict has dramatically widened the scope of political leveraging as...
Russia calls vote on Ukraine bio weapons claims
United Nations: The UN Security Council scheduled a vote on Wednesday on a resolution that would establish a commission to...
Australia plays down US B-52 bomber plan that angers China
Canberra: The Australian defence minister on Wednesday played down the significance of a major upgrade of B-52 facilities planned for...
Officials: Saudis tell US that Iran may attack the kingdom
Washington: Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on...
British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend climate summit
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Wednesday that he will attend the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next...