Geopolitics
Tehran/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday landed in Iran, marking his first international trip post initiating the Ukraine-Russia war that severed ties with the West. more
Chinese aggression in South China Sea: Japan, Australia increasing military budgets

Beijing/Tokyo/Canberra: Amid escalating Chinese military aggression in the South China Sea, Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore are increasing their military budgets and spending ...

Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official

New York: Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a s ...

Ukraine enroute to EU candidacy status, lengthy process before complete integration

Kyiv/JEN: Ukraine is ready to be approved as a European Union (EU) candidate at the two-day long summit being held in Brussels on June 23-June 24, after it obtained an assent from the Eur ...

Ukraine: UN and partners deliver lifesaving aid to Donetska region

New York: Critical relief supplies for nearly 64,000 people have been delivered to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, two cities in the Government-controlled areas of the eastern Donetska oblast, ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping announces plans to allow country's military to undertake 'special military operations' abroad

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has signed new rules governing “non-war” military operations which will allow the country's military to undertake “special mili ...

World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030

New York: To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs to ensure global access to lifesaving health technologies, the UN Chef de Cabinet ...

Mali: UN condemns second ‘cowardly’ attack in three days against peacekeepers

New York: Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African co ...

Ukraine: After 100 days of war, Guterres calls for end to violence, as UN works to free up vital food and fertilizer exports

New York: As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its 100th day on Friday, António Guterres marked the grim milestone with a renewed call for an immediate end to the violence ...

Peacekeepers’ Day ceremony honours service and sacrifice of UN blue helmets

New York: The United Nations paid tribute to the men and women serving under its flag in some of the most dangerous places in the world during a ceremony in New York on Thursday to mark t ...