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UN Special Representative condemns Myanmar military over sexual violence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
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The Bera Bond
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): How many of you have heard of Bera in Rajasthan? This small town in the Pali district of the state is hidden from those of us who look for something different or who want to be with nature.
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Lack of resolution discourages international donors from aiding Gaza: ICRC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): International donors are becoming more reluctant to allocate funds for humanitarian needs in the Gaza Strip due to lack of progress in the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter M
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India at UN expresses concern at possible renewal of conflict between Isra
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): India on Thursday expressed concern at the potential for renewed violence in East Jerusalem and reaffirmed its strong commitment to the establishment of an independent, viable and democratic State of Palestine.
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Taiwan 'needs to prepare' for possible military conflict with China, says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has said that China's escalating military intimidation of Taipei shows that the self-governed island 'needs to prepare' for a possible military conflict.
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China not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan in next 'one to two years'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): China is not likely to attempt to take over Taiwan militarily within the next "one to two years," a US military top officer said, adding that it would be "extraordinarily complicated and costly" to seize an island as big as Taiwan and with its level of defense
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PM Modi has assured J-K will emerge as 'zone of peace': Muzaffar Hussain B
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the all-party meeting has assured that Jammu and Kashmir will emerge as a zone of peace rather than a zone of conflict.
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Indian Army plans to buy 1,750 Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles, 350 li
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Indian Army on Thursday issued the Request for Information (RFI) to finalise the specifications for acquiring 1,750 Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICVs) under the Make in India initiative to destroy enemy tanks and carry troops.
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30 killed after airstrike hits market in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 24 (ANI): As many as 30 people were killed after an airstrike in Ethiopia's war-torn northern region of Tigray hit a market, according to eyewitnesses.
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Tigray Conflict clouds Ethiopia's 'historic' parliamentary election
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22 (ANI): Amid a cascade of major crises in Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, which left millions unable to vote, Ethiopian voters went to polls on Monday in a national election that has been held as a long-awaited emergence into a multi-party demo
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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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NHRC directs Nagaland, Manipur Chief Secretaries to submit reports on righ
Updated : 4 years, 9 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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