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UN rights body abandons Uyghurs, votes not to discuss China's abuse: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 12 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rejected the bid by the US and European countries to debate rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China.
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Spoke to Putin only once about 18 months ago: Musk denies talks on Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied reports that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin before doling out a peace proposal on Twitter to end the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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50 pc of world's poorest need debt relief to avert major development crisi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 12 (ANI): Fifty-four developing economies accounting for more than half of the world's poorest people need urgent debt relief as a result of cascading global crises, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Elon Musk spoke to Putin before presenting Ukraine peace proposal: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin before presenting a peace proposal on Twitter to end the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to a report published by VICE News.
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India works on Antyodaya vision, UN can lead way: PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 11 (ANI): Highlighting India's vision of Antyodaya --empowering the last person in a mission mood- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need for an 'institutional approach' in helping each other during a crisis and that global or
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Climate crisis intensifying heatwaves: UN-backed report warns ahead of COP
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): Greater action is needed to avert the recurrence of disastrous heatwaves, which are being intensified by the climate crisis, a UN and Red Cross report warned.
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At UNGA, India votes to reject Russia's call for secret vote on Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): India on Monday voted to reject Russia's call to hold a secret ballot at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a draft resolution to condemn Moscow's "attempted illegal annexation" of four regions in Ukraine.
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Ukraine, Russia clash at UNGA ahead of vote on condemning Moscow's annexat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): Ukraine and Russia clashed in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Monday ahead of a likely vote on a resolution on whether to condemn Moscow's annexation of four Ukrainian regions.
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Biden pledges advanced air defence systems to Ukraine in phone call with Z
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 11 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as he condemned Russian large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities and pledged advanced air defence systems to Kyiv.
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Air defence number one priority: Zelenskyy tells Biden after Russian strik
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 11 (ANI): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke with US President Joe Biden on Monday and told him that air defence is the number one priority in Kyiv's defence cooperation with Washington after large-scale strikes on Ukrainian cities by Russia.
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China's hypocrisy on Ukraine on full display in United Nations
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 10 (ANI): China's sugar-coated diplomatic remarks at the UN platforms pertaining to the war in Ukraine hold no value as Beijing is in fact "spitting fire" from behind by lending indirect support to Russia, chiding the West for its arms aid to Kyiv and also exploiting
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UN moots deploying armed forces to end Haiti's humanitarian crisis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], October 10 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for the security council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
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