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UN representative calls for repeal of anti blasphemy laws in 11 countries
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
The representative also called for the release of all religious prisoners of conscience, including Christian mother Shagufta Kiran in Pakistan.
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"Completely unacceptable": UK Foreign Secy slams Iran's strike in US Embas
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
UK Foreign Secretary and Labour MP Yvette Cooper condemned the reported Iranian strikes on Riyadh, including an attack targeting the US Embassy, terming them "completely unacceptable".
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Violence erupts in PoGB over Ayatollah Khamenei's death; UNDP office torch
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
Demonstrations in Gilgit and Skardu turned violent, with multiple government and international offices set ablaze and casualties during clashes between protesters and security forces.
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Upendra Kushwaha nominated as NDA candidate from RLM for Rajya Sabha elect
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
The announcement was made by Nitin Bharti, state spokesperson of RLM, who stated that Kushwaha's nomination was unanimously decided by the party leadership after detailed discussions.
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US First Lady Melania Trump chairs UN meeting, promotes peace through educ
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
This is the first time that the spouse of any world leader has presided over the meeting of the 15-member UNSC, which Melania did on behalf of the US as it assumed the rotating presidency of the UN council this month, the White House said in a statement.
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UN decries "transnational repression" as 40 Uyghurs vanish after forced re
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
UN experts are decrying the disappearance of 40 Uyghur men forcibly returned to China from Thailand a year ago. Held for a decade before deportation, their fate remains unknown. The UN warns this reflects a pattern of transnational repression and urges China to provide information and legal
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7 killed as protests over Khamenei's death rock Gilgit-Baltistan; UN offic
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
In Gilgit and Skardu, angry protestors set fire to local offices of the United Nations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Gilgit.
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Offshore supply vessel anchors at Kerala's Kollam Port amid tensions in We
Updated : 6 days, 6 hours ago IST
According to Kollam port authorities, the vessel was unable to proceed to the Saudi coast due to the prevailing security situation. The ship's crew sought assistance to anchor safely at Kollam. Officials clarified that it is a small offshore supply vessel, not a cargo ship. Port authoriti
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Iran FM Araghchi writes to UN Secy General Antonio Guterres on Ayatollah K
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has formally written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and members of the UN Security Council over what Tehran calls the "assassination" of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a devastating joint military operation by th
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China condemns killing of Iran's Supreme Leader
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The of the Spokesperson of the Chinese MFA in a statement urged for the stop to the escalations.
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"Where UN lacks moral clarity, US will maintain it": Ambassador Mike Waltz
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Defending US strikes in Iran, United States Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, on Saturday (local time) said that this was a time for the world to have a moment of clarity on Tehran's "horrific crimes" as he questioned the United Nations position amid the escalated tension in the Middle East.
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"Be polite...": Iran tells US at UN emergency meet; Mike Waltz hits back "
Updated : 6 days, 2 hours ago IST
A war of words broke out between the United States and Iran at the emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council here in New York, with permanent representatives of both nations having an explosive exchange during a heated session.
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