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UN verifies 26,425 grave violations against children in armed conflict in
Updated : 4 years, 12 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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NHRC directs Nagaland, Manipur Chief Secretaries to submit reports on righ
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recently directed the Chief Secretaries of Nagaland and Manipur to submit reports on cases related to Rongmei community and Naga-Kuki conflict listed at the Camp sitting at Kohima on April 24, 2017.
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Afghanistan appoints new security ministers as violence intensifies
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Afghan government has appointed two new key security ministers amid growing insurgency and conflicts in the war-torn country, the Administrative Office of the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Saturday.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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Chinese sand dredgers 'stealing' Taiwan's Matsu islands in bid to bring Ta
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 17 (ANI): Chinese sand dredgers are edging closer to Taiwan's Matsu Islands and entering Taiwan-controlled waters, spending hours pumping up tons of sand from the ocean floor. They have sparked panic over the disturbance of residents, spoiling of coasts, diminishing bea
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Biden says US, Russia to enter 'strategic stability' dialogue
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): US and Russia have agreed to engage in a bilateral dialogue on "strategic stability" aimed at reducing the risks of unintentional conflict and restraining nuclear weapons.
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Troop withdrawal, anti-US sentiment in Pak may constrain counterterrorism
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): Amid the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a deepening anti-US sentiment in Pakistan has constrained the America's counterterrorism operations in the conflicted region.
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Pakistan's paroxysm over Palestine-Israel conflict proved 'ambitious'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 9 (ANI): Pakistan's paroxysm regarding the middle-east crisis has been revealed. All its frenetic diplomatic efforts and expressions of outrage over the conflict between Palestine and Israel proved to be "ambitious".
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Taliban seize three districts in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years 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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BCCI Ethics Officer dismisses conflict of interest complaint against SCA c
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Ethics Officer DK Jain on Saturday dismissed a 'conflict of interest' complaint against Saurashtra Cricket Association President Jaydev Shah from Sanjeev Gupta. Jain in his order said the complaint is dismissed
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Punjab: Captain-Sidhu tussle intensifies with their wives joining the conf
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): The widening differences between Punjab Congress leaders - Captain Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu intensified with their wives joining them in the conflict.
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Abstained on previous occasions too, position not new, says India on UNHRC
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India's decision to abstain at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the resolution to probe the Gaza conflict is not new and the country has abstained on previous occasions too, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
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