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Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2023 released on Tuesday by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

2022-06-21T20:04:07.358248+00:00 IST

UK's biggest rail strike in 30 years causes major disruption

London [UK], June 22 (ANI/Xinhua): After last-ditch talks between unions and rail operators broke down here on Monday, the United Kingdom's (UK) National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to the country's biggest rail strikes in 30 years that are expected to cause massive disruptions to rail services in England, Scotland and Wales.

2022-06-21T19:25:15.319483+00:00 IST

China's top legislature starts standing committee session

Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, started its 35th session Tuesday in Beijing.

2022-06-21T19:23:25.185022+00:00 IST

Maldives govt condemns attack at Yoga Day event

Male [Maldives], June 22 (ANI): The Maldives government has strongly condemned the violent acts perpetrated by a group of individuals targeting the participants who were attending the celebrations held to mark the 8th United Nations International Day of Yoga.

2022-06-21T18:45:08.447957+00:00 IST

Fiji reports more COVID-19 cases

Suva [Fiji], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has reported more COVID-19 cases over the past few days, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the island nation to more than 65,000 since March 2020 when it recorded its first confirmed case.

2022-06-21T10:01:46.036888+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 5,630 new COVID-19 community cases

Wellington [New Zealand], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 5,630 new community cases of COVID-19 with 17 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

2022-06-21T06:14:02.987087+00:00 IST

L Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurti to perform in Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 21 (ANI): To mark the 62 years of India-Madagascar diplomatic relations, violinist L. Subramaniam and his wife and also a renowned singer Kavita Krishnamurti will be performing for the first time in the cultural event in Madagascar.

2022-06-21T05:35:10.960622+00:00 IST

Russian editor's Nobel Prize medal sold for USD 103.5 million

Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): The Nobel Peace Prize medal, owned by Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-chief of Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta, was sold at an auction in the United States for USD 103.5 million, Heritage Auctions said.

2022-06-21T01:21:58.976456+00:00 IST

Security Council condemns attack in Mali

New York [US], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Security Council on Monday strongly condemned Sunday's attack against the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, which left one peacekeeper from Guinea dead, as well as Saturday's attacks near Gao and near Bankass, in which dozens of civilians were killed.

2022-06-21T00:55:32.672721+00:00 IST

Israel heading to new elections after shaky coalition collapses

Tel Aviv [Israel], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Israel's fragile coalition government will vote to dissolve the parliament next week, announced Israel's Prime Minister's Office on Monday, sending the country to the fifth elections in three years.

2022-06-20T22:36:52.422744+00:00 IST

African leaders call for immediate ceasefire in Congo

Nairobi [Kenya], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): African leaders on Monday directed an immediate cessation of hostilities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where fighting has led to the loss of lives and property as well as mass displacements.

2022-06-20T20:59:06.074862+00:00 IST

Baloch group holds demonstration in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): The Baloch Voice Association organised an exhibition cum demonstration on June 20 in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva alongside the Broken Chair sculpture to highlight the atrocities being committed by the Pakistan establishment, especially the enforced disappearances.

2022-06-20T19:31:19.380603+00:00 IST

Refugees caught in the eye of perfect storm

Rome [Italy], June 21 (ANI): Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on World Refugee Day.

2022-06-20T19:00:40.554556+00:00 IST

Australia to provide USD 50 million support to Sri Lanka

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 21 (ANI): Australia will provide USD 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, the Australian foreign ministry announced on Monday.

2022-06-20T18:51:36.984507+00:00 IST

Namibia tightens security at Etosha National Park as poachers con

Windhoek [Namibia], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia's Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta on Monday said the country has moved to make security adjustments to close any loopholes in flagship Etosha National Park, to ensure that poaching incidences do not occur again.

2022-06-20T17:50:41.167401+00:00 IST

UN envoy urges Libyan rivals to bridge 'outstanding issues'

Cairo [Egypt], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Libya advisor urged the rival factions in Libya to meet within 10 days at an agreed-upon location to bridge "outstanding issues" as their final round of negotiations ended in Cairo with no breakthrough on Monday.

2022-06-20T17:19:30.308055+00:00 IST

Bus attack kills 13 in northern Syria: military statement

Damascus [Syria], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven soldiers and two civilians were killed in a bus attack in northern Syria on Monday, according to a Syrian military statement.

2022-06-20T09:55:07.272977+00:00 IST

Laos earns over 870m USD from agri exports in 2022 first half

Vientiane [Laos], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Laos earned more than 870 million U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural produce over the past six months of 2022, equalling 72.57 per cent of the target for the whole of 2022.

2022-06-20T09:06:42.220815+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 4,024 new COVID-19 community cases

Wellington [New Zealand], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 4,024 new community cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.

2022-06-20T08:01:11.102367+00:00 IST

French President Macron loses majority in Parliament

Paris [France], June 20 (ANI): French voters have denied the re-elected President Emmanuel Macron an absolute majority as the newly formed left-wing alliance government has gained the majority.

2022-06-20T05:45:51.700613+00:00 IST

New Zealand reports 3,235 community cases of COVID-19

Wellington [New Zealand], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand reported 3,235 community cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.

2022-06-19T10:19:45.830114+00:00 IST