Geopolitics
New York: Reports that Ukraine’s, and Europe’s, largest nuclear power plant is under the control of Russian forces is a cause for grave concern, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, said on Sunday. more
Attacks continue in Mariupol despite temporary ceasefire announcement by Russia: Deputy Mayor

Mariupol: Mariupol's Deputy mayor Serhiy Orlov on Saturday claimed that there is no ceasefire in Mariupol despite an announcement by Russia.

Human Rights Council to establish Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

New York: In a resolution adopted on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military atta ...

Security Council debates Russian strike on Ukraine nuclear power plant

New York: Heavy fighting reported overnight at Ukraine’s largest nuclear power is both unacceptable and “highly irresponsible,” the UN’s senior political affairs o ...

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assissantion attempts last week: Reports

Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky survived three assassination attempts in the past week, media reports said on Friday.

1,800 Ukrainian military facilities destroyed: Russia

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled more than 1,800 military targets of Ukraine since the start of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Ko ...

Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act

New York: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indi ...

Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council

New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an ...

UN debates Ukraine: Pakistan stays on sidelines

United Nations: Pakistan has allowed its turn to pass as the UN General Assembly on Tuesday continued to debate a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, ...

UN Human Rights Council pauses session to consider ‘urgent debate’ on Ukraine crisis

New York: The scheduled work of the UN Human Rights Council was halted temporarily on Monday as Member States were called to vote on a request from Ukraine to hold an urgent debate on the ...