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UN reports improved prospects for the world economy and forecasts 2.7% growth in 2024
United Nations: The United Nations reported improved prospects for the world economy since its January forecast on Thursday, pointing to...
The top UN court is holding hearings on the Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah
The Hague: The United Nations' top court opens two days of hearings on Thursday into a request from South Africa...
France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly
Paris: France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting...
Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original ‘catastrophe’ with eyes on the war in Gaza
Jerusalem: Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now...
Blinken announces USD 2B arms package arms deal for Ukraine; mostly from package approved earlier
Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced a USD 2 billion arms package arms deal for Ukraine —...
Massive manhunt in France for prison-break gang that gunned down officers
Paris: A massive manhunt was underway in France on Wednesday for an armed gang that killed two prison officers and...
Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds in Gaza
Jerusalem: Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event...
Ex-Indian Army officer with UN killed in Gaza, first international casualty since Israel-Hamas conflict
United Nations: A former Indian Army officer working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he...
India supports Palestine’s membership at UN; says only two-State solution will deliver enduring peace
United Nations: India has underscored its support for Palestine's full membership at the UN while asserting that only a two-State...
Misery deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli troops press operation
Rafah: Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by...