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"Conflict with Israeli regime, stay away": Iran warns US after drone strik
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Iran came out in defence of its retaliatory attack on Israel on Saturday in response to an attack on its consulate in Syria, saying that the "matter can be deemed concluded".
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Israel calls for emergency UNSC meet as Iran strikes its territory, demand
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In the wake of the Iranian drone strikes on its soil in response to the attack on its consulate in Syria, Israel put in a request with the United Nations Security Council to immediately convene a meeting to unequivocally condemn Iran and designate its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IR
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UN chief Guterres condemns Iranian drone strikes on Israel, flags danger o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Coming out with a strong condemnation of the Iranian drone strikes on Israel in reprisal for the earlier attack on its embassy in Syria, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate cessation of hostilities on Sunday.
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Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh ends tenure as Permanent Representative of UAE t
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh ends her tenure as Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN with her final meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in that capacity and will be succeeded by Ambassador Mohamed Abushahab, who has been appointed by President His Highness Sh
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UN Chief appoints Muhannad Hadi as new Deputy Special Coordinator for Midd
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Muhannad Hadi of Jordan as his new Deputy Special Coordinator and Resident Coordinator, Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO).
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UN experts lambast Pakistan for failing to stop forced conversions, marria
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the same UN press release the experts expressed concern that forced marriages and religious conversions of girls from religious minorities which have been coerced are validated by the courts, often invoking religious law to justify keeping victims with their abductors rather tha
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UN experts condemn forced marriages, religious conversions in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Christian and Hindu girls remain particularly vulnerable to forced religious conversion, abduction, trafficking, child, early and forced marriage, domestic servitude and sexual violence," the experts said in a statement issued in Geneva on Thursday.
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Water lines repaired in Gaza as UN fails to distribute aid
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The water line will now supply over 400,000 people in central Gaza with an additional 42 litres of high-quality water per person each day.
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"Now is time to be ready for war," says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Thursday, said that unstable geopolitical situations surrounding his country mean now is the time to be more thoroughly prepared for a war than ever, Yonhap News Agency reported citing KCNA.
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Himachal Pradesh: Fire breaks out near village Basal, none hurt
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A fire broke out near village Basal in Himachal Pradesh's Una district on Wednesday. No loss of lives has been reported.
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Pakistan: 3 booked for forcibly marrying minor girl, converting her to Isl
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
A case has been filed against three accused for forcibly converting and marrying an 11-year-old non-Muslim girl in the Ferozwala area of Sheikhupura district.
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India's nominee Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International Narcotics Contr
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Lauding the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations and the team at Ministry of External Affairs, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said "good work."
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