WHO: Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
he number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 per cent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organisation. ...
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Journalists should not be jailed for 'what they write, tweet and say': UN spokesperson on Zubair's arrest
Journalists should not be jailed for what they write, what they tweet, and what they say and it is important that people be allowed to express themselves freely without the threat of any harassment, a ...
Fire kills 49 following riot at prison in Colombia
BOGOTA: A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday. ...
India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance: PM Modi
Asserting that India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hoped that rich countries of G-7 will support India's efforts in ...
Three dead, multiple injuries in US train derailment
Three people died Monday when a long-distance train collided with a dump truck in the US state of Missouri, leaving multiple injuries among its more than 200 passengers, local officials said. ...
46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in Texas
Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, ...
G-7 set to back pursuing Russian oil price cap, tariff hikes
The Group of Seven economic powers are set to announce an agreement to pursue a price cap on Russian oil, aiming to curb Moscow's energy revenues, a US official said Monday. ...
We have to stay together, says Biden on alliance behind Ukraine
President Joe Biden on Sunday praised the continued unity of the global alliance confronting Russia, as he and other heads of the Group of Seven leading economies strategised on sustaining the ...
'Special gestures' for PM Modi in Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival in Germany for the G7 summit has been marked by two special gestures by the state of Bavaria, where the annual meeting of the world's leading democratic ...
Biden, G-7 leaders huddle on energy, inflation, Ukraine war
President Joe Biden and his Group of Seven allies will huddle Sunday on strategies to secure energy supplies and tackle inflation, aiming to keep the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine from ...
Looking forward to 'fruitful discussions' with G7 leaders on major topical issues: PM Modi in Germany
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was looking forward to "fruitful discussions" with world leaders on topical issues like climate, energy, food security, counter-terrorism, environment, ...
18 dead in stampede while crossing into Spanish enclave
Death toll climbs to 18 in a stampede as more than 2,000 sub-Saharan migrants tried Friday to breach the border between Morocco and Melilla, a Spanish enclave city in Africa, Moroccan ...
Russia never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons: Foreign Ministry
Russia never threatened anyone with nuclear weapons and Moscow’s approach to the issue of the hypothetical use of nuclear weapons is based solely on the logic of deterrence, Russian Foreign Ministry ...
Aftershock in Afghanistan as quake toll rises to 1,150 dead
An aftershock shook a hard-hit area of eastern Afghanistan on Friday, two days after a quake rattled the region, razing hundreds of mud-brick homes and killing 1,150 people, according to state media. ...
WHO considers declaring monkeypox a global health emergency, scientists allege double standard
As the World Health Organization convenes its emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiralling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, some experts say WHO’s ...
Ukraine war: Over 150 cultural landmarks destroyed by Russia, says UN
UN experts have confirmed the full or partial destruction of 152 cultural and historic heritage sites in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country, its cultural agency said Thursday. ...
Afghanistan: Earthquake kills at least 920 people in eastern Paktika province
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border early Wednesday, killing at least 920 people and injuring 600 others, authorities ...
Nawaz Sharif can be arrested if he doesn’t secure transit bail: Pak law minister
Deposed Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif can be arrested if the PML-N supremo does not secure transit bail while returning to the country from the UK, the country’s law minister has said. ...
Afghanistan: Earthquake kills at least 255 people in eastern Paktika province
An earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 255 people, authorities said. ...
1987-batch IFS officer Ruchira Kamboj to be India's Permanent Representative to UN
Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was on Tuesday appointed India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is presently ...
