New Delhi : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit, officials said. Guterres is accompanied by a six-member delegation. During his stay, the UN chief will be meeting top India leadership, including President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime...
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Seoul : President Moon Jae-in urged the parliament on Mondayto help the government revitalize the economy and denuclearize North Korea, calling for swift legislation of related government bills. “The people expect the National Assembly to help revitalize the economy and their livelihood. I...
London : Politicians attempting to overturn the result of Britain’s European Union (EU) referendum were condemned Monday by Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. In a keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, Raab was also critical of jibes directed at Prime Minister...
Berlin : German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday she and the leaders of Turkey, Russia and France planned to hold a summit next month on the situation in war-ravaged Syria. “We are in favour of a four-way meeting with the presidents of Turkey, Russia and France and myself because the...
Jakart :Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency lifted the tsunami warning after a series of strong quakes including a 7.4-magnitude one rattled the Central Sulawesi province in central parts of the country, an official said Friday. “The tsunami warning was lifted as the tsunami did not...
United Nations : The leaders of 48 nations and 22 UN entities on Thursday signed up to a collective statement to support UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ campaign against sexual exploitation and abuse in the UN system, particularly its peacekeeping operations.
The leaders, members of...
United States : US President Donald Trump took his campaign to isolate Iran to the UN Security Council Wednesday, accusing Tehran of spreading chaos at a meeting that laid bare divisions between Washington and key allies. As chairman of a session of the top UN body, Trump denounced the...
Mumbai : Qatar Airways said Wednesday that a baby had died following a flight from Doha to the Indian city of Hyderabad. “We are aware of the very sad news that a young child passed away at Hyderabad International Airport this morning,” the airline said in a statement.
“Our...
Frakfurt Am Main : Economic activity in the United States could fall more than two percent within a year if Washington launched a trade war on a wide front, European Central Bank researchers suggested Wednesday.
The forecast comes as officials like ECB President Mario Draghi and World Trade...
Tripoli : Half a million children are in “immediate danger” in Libya’s capital Tripoli due to fighting, the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF said on Monday. Clashes that broke out between rival militias in late August had killed at least 115 people and wounded nearly...
