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New York: With the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine rapidly approaching four million, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched a new emergency appeal, with an assist from some top football players who know firsthand what it’s like to flee for your life from a warzone. more
Ukraine war could create widespread food insecurity, warns FAO

New York: Millions of Ukrainians may soon face serious food insecurity because of the ongoing conflict, the UN warned on Tuesday, amid reports that people are facing “life-and-death ...

Ukraine crisis: Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin likely to meet after today's talks

Istanbul: Ukraine's top negotiator said that enough progress has been made at talks that took place in Turkey on Tuesday to resolve the conflict with Russia and also to enable a meeti ...

Afghanistan: Taliban stops broadcast of VOA, BBC

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has directed private television stations in Afghanistan not to telecast Voice of America (VOA) and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) news ...

Afghanistan: Taliban prevents beardless government employees entry to Ministry of Finance office

Kabul: The Taliban members recently prevented beardless government employees from entering the Ministry of Finance building, media reports said.

UN analysis shows link between lack of vaccine equity and widening poverty gap

New Delhi: New analyses released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), show that only a tiny proportion of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in developing countries, leading to a ...

Afghanistan: Taliban arrests three journalists in Kandahar

Kabul:  Afghanistan Journalists Union has said the Taliban government arrested three journalists of the local Milat Ghag radio station in the southeastern Kandahar province of the vi ...

Taliban leader directs Afghanistan military officials not to recruit teenage members to their ranking

Kabul: Supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhundzada has directed Afghanistan's military officials not to recruit teenage members to their ranking.

Book on studies and practice of Xi Jinping's economic thought published in China

Beijing: A Chinese publishing house has published two books on the studies and the practice of country's leader Xi Jinping's economic thought for nationwide distribution.

Russian forces turns Mariupol into dust: Ukraine

Mariupol: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday said the city of Mariupol in Ukraine, which has been invaded by Russian forces, has been turned to 'dust'.