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India and the United States have jointly called for additional UN designations and punitive measures — including global asset freezes and arms embargoes — against proxies and affiliates of Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called for Hamas to be “expelled from the region,” a day after the UN Security Council endorsed President Donald Trump’s multi-phase plan to end the war in Gaza — a proposal that offers…
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The United Nations urged countries to unite and adopt a solution-driven approach to combating climate change as the two-week-long COP30 summit began in Belém, Brazil — notably without participation from the United States. “In this arena of…
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A string of recent weather catastrophes set a somber tone Monday at the opening of the UN climate conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil — from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica to a deadly tornado in Brazil and droughts and fires across Africa.…
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An alarming streak of record-breaking temperatures has put 2025 on track to become one of the hottest years ever recorded, the United Nations said on Thursday — warning, however, that the trend could still be reversed with immediate global…
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Rising inequality is making the world more vulnerable to pandemics and trapping countries in a cycle that endangers both public health and economic stability, leading economists, health experts and the United Nations warned on Monday. The…
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Nearly 900 million of the world’s poorest people—about 80% of the global low-income population—are directly exposed to climate hazards worsened by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned on…
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France said on Thursday that it is working with Britain and the United States to finalize a United Nations Security Council resolution that would lay the groundwork for a future international stabilization force in Gaza. With a fragile…
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Taking a sharp dig at Pakistan at the United Nations, BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused it of serious violations under the UN agenda on children and armed conflict (CAAC). Speaking during a session of the UN…
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The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon returning to their homeland is projected to reach 400,000 by the end of this year, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday. According to the agency, around 300,000…
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