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MoS Defence Ajay Bhatt pays tribute to fallen soldiers at National War Mem
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Newly-appointed Minister of State (MoS) in the Defence Ministry Ajay Bhatt on Friday paid tribute here at the National War Memorial, a monument built to honour and remember soldiers killed in armed conflicts.
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Worrying trend of more children being recruited for terrorism-related acti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Noting that the world is witnessing a dangerous and worrying trend of an increase in the number of children being recruited and involved in terrorism-related activities, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday said there is need for a more coord
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Foreign Secretary Shringla to address UNSC debate on children and armed co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will address the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) high-level open debate on children and armed conflict on Monday evening through video conferencing.
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UN verifies 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict in
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations verified at least 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict during 2020, including instances of killing, recruitment and sexual violence, a report by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres revealed on Monday.
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Taliban seize three districts in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 6 (ANI): Amid intensifying armed conflicts across Afghanistan, the Taliban have seized three districts in Nuristan and Zabul.
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Top US diplomat calls on Taliban to end 'undeclared spring offensive'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 26 (ANI): The Taliban must immediately stop its undeclared offensive against civilians and civilian structures in Afghanistan, a top US diplomat said during a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday on the issue of the impact of armed conflict on civilian populations.
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Risk of armed conflict in Taiwan Strait is 'all-time high': Beijing-backed
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 21 (ANI): As tensions have risen across the Taiwan Strait, the risk of armed conflict is an "all-time high", according to a Beijing-backed think-tank.
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Qatari Foreign Minister, US State Secretary discuss armed conflict around
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], May 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has held phone talks with US State Secretary Antony Blinken to discuss the recent armed hostilities around the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.
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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan complete withdrawal of additional forces away from
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], May 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have concluded the withdrawal of their auxiliary forces from their border after the armed conflict that took place in late April, the Kyrgyz border service told Sputnik on Monday.
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India remains strongly committed to cause of global food security: India's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): India remains strongly committed to the cause of global food security, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti said on Thursday (local time).
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Eminent global lawyers reiterate protection in International law against f
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium]/New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when votes from the US elections are still being counted, a group of 160 eminent global public lawyers have got together to reinforce the primacy of international law in safeguarding sovereign electoral processes f
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Libyan parties reach agreement during UN-sponsored joint military talks
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday announced that the Libyan parties engaged in talks in Geneva have reached agreement on several important issues.
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