Geopolitics
Pyongyang: North Korea on Saturday said it has conducted "another crucial test" at its satellite launch site, South Korea's Yonhap News agency said. more
A year on from Yemen talks breakthrough, top UN Envoy hails ‘shift’ towards peace, despite setbacks

New York: When warring parties in Yemen met in a renovated castle outside the Swedish capital last December for UN-brokered talks, they showed that perhaps there could be a way out of bru ...

Don't let anyone dim your light: Michelle Obama tweets in support of Greta after Trump's comment

Washington: A day after US President Donald Trump mocked Greta Thunberg and asked her to work on her 'anger management', country's former First Lady Michelle Obama came out in ...

Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report

New York: Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million people in need of assistance and protection – an increa ...

South Sudan famine threat: UN food security agency in ‘race against time’

New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) is warning against potential famine in South Sudan as hunger deepens due to drought, floods and an uncertain political future.

Saudi Ambassador visits site of Pensacola shooting - Embassy

Washington/Sputnik: The Embassy of Saudi Arabia to the United States said in a statement that Ambassador Reema bint Bandar Al Saud visited the military base in Pensacola, Florida, where a ...

Trump warns against Russian interference in US elections

Washington/Xinhua: US President Donald Trump has warned Russia not to interfere in US elections during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who rejected any speculatio ...

UN Assembly calls on all States to observe Olympic Truce throughout Tokyo Summer Games

New York: The General Assembly on Monday urged United Nations Member States to observe the Olympic Truce – the ancient Greek tradition calling for the cessation of hostilities befor ...

UN chief urges emergency fund support as one of the ‘most effective investments’ in humanitarian action

New York: The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, Antó ...

Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

New York: Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the ...