PM Modi launches ‘Infrastructure for Resilient Island States’ for most vulnerable countries impacted by climate change
Glasgow: India on Tuesday launched an ambitious initiative for developing the infrastructure of small island nations, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it will give a new hope, a new confidence and satisfaction of doing something for the most vulnerable countries facing the biggest threat from climate change. Prime Minister Modi was joined by his […]
Blast near Kabul hospital kills 3, wounds 16, medics say
Kabul: An explosion went off Tuesday at the entrance of a military hospital in Kabul, killing three people and wounding at least 16, health officials said. The blast went off at the entrance to the Sardar Mohammad Dawood Khan military hospital, the spokesman of the Taliban-run Interior Ministry, Saeed Khosty, wrote in a tweet. He […]
13 injured in blast in Pak’s Balochistan province
Karachi: At least 13 people were injured, including four critically, in a blast in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, police said. The four critically injured patients were shifted to Quetta while nine others were taken to a hospital in Kharan district, Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Qasim said. Qasim said the explosion occurred shortly […]
Heating up: World leaders take centre stage at climate talks
Glasgow: It’s time for more than 130 world leaders to feel the heat. They will traipse to the podium Monday and Tuesday at crucial international climate talks in Scotland and talk about what their country is going to do about the threat of global warming. From US President Joe Biden to Seychelles President Wavel John […]
G-20 leaders reaffirm full support for FATF’s efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing
Rome: G-20 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have reaffirmed their full support for the Financial Action Task Force and recognised that effective implementation of the measures put in place to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation is essential for building confidence in financial markets, ensuring a sustainable recovery and protecting the integrity of […]
G20 Summit ‘fruitful’ in addressing issues of global importance: PM Modi
Rome: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the outcome of the G20 Summit here as “fruitful” and said world leaders had elaborate deliberations on issues of global importance such as fighting the pandemic, improving health infrastructure, boosting economic cooperation and furthering innovation. The G-20 leaders during their two-day summit that concluded on Sunday, adopted the […]
25 die in Brazil police operation against alleged bank gang
Brasilia: Police say an operation against a gang planning bank robberies killed at least 25 suspects in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on Sunday. The Military Police said that the group had planned to attack financial institutions over the All Souls holiday. It said the operation, conducted along with Federal Highway Police, led to […]
G-20 leaders tackle climate change as summit ends
Rome: Britain’s Prince Charles urged leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Sunday to put words into action as they tackled the global climate change crisis on the final day of a weekend summit that is setting the tone for an even bigger U.N. climate conference opening in Glasgow, Scotland. Warning that “it is quite […]
‘Last, best hope’: Crucial climate summit opens in Glasgow
Glasgow: The UN climate summit in Glasgow opened on Sunday with appeals for action and prayers, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of intensifying global warming. Following the opening gavel on Sunday, leaders from around the world will gather in Scotland’s biggest […]
Pope: May ‘cry of the Earth’ be heard at UN climate summit
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Sunday urged people to pray so that “the cry of the Earth” is heard at the UN climate summit getting underway in Glasgow, Scotland. Francis in comments to the public in St. Peter’s Square, on Sunday, noted that it was the first day of the crucial gathering. He told the […]
