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United Nations, March 17 India called out Pakistan for its habit of "fabricating imaginative" tales of Islamophobia in neighboring countries, questioning how Islamabad's own brutal repression of Ahmadis or air-bombing campaigns during Ramadan against Afghanistan can be characterized."India's...

United Nations, March 17. India has exposed Pakistan’s own Islamophobia, which is evident in the deadly persecution of the Ahmadiyyas, and Islamabad’s representative virtually admitted it was happening.Referring to Pakistan only as “our western neighbour”, India’s Permanent Representative P...

Washington, March 16 – The war with Iran is causing concern in Washington and driving up oil prices. Fighting in the Strait of Hormuz is disrupting global energy flows. The conflict is also exacerbating political divisions in the United States.The conflict, now in its third week, has disrupted...

Jerusalem, March 15 – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that it conducted a series of strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure across Lebanon.As part of the strikes carried out on Saturday, the Israeli Army struck launch sites in the Al-Qatrani area in southern Lebanon, from which...

Beijing, March 15 – China is increasingly restricting minority autonomy in education, language, and religion through both political campaigns and legal reforms. By codifying assimilation policies into law, Beijing is entering a new stage of frontier governance – one aimed not just at managing...

United Nations, March 15 In a sharp critique, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there is a need to recognize "that we have a problem with the Security Council," which does not reflect the current world and is not allowed to stop conflicts because of the use of veto by its permanent...

Washington, March 14 The East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) rejected China’s “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress,” and called for global action against what it described as the “broader system of Chinese imperialism and colonial domination.”According to the ETGE, the law...

United Nations, March 14 – Five candidates have been nominated to compete for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General, taking over the organization at a time of crises both globally and internally. The election process will begin next month, according to General Assembly...

Beirut, March 13 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Friday, and urged Lebanon to restore its sovereignty and stability.Following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, Guterres said he was visiting "as a friend of...

Beijing, March 13 China said on Friday that it will provide USD 200,000 in emergency humanitarian assistance to the students killed in an airstrike on an elementary school in Iran, as part of the ongoing joint US-Israeli attacks on the country.China expressed deep condolences regarding the...

Tehran, March 13 Iranian First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Aref said that the administration has declared the coming week as the "Week of National Unity and Solidarity for Iran," according to the official news agency IRNA.Aref said that he made the decision on behalf of the administration and...

March 12, New Delhi – Secretary Sibi George of India's Ministry of External Affairs delivered a statement at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.In his address, the Secretary stated that terrorism is one of the gravest threats to human rights, and the...

Dhaka, March 12. Bangladesh has the opportunity to establish a National Human Rights Commission fully aligned with the Paris Principles — an independent, pluralistic body with a broad mandate, transparent selection processes, and active engagement with civil society.The commission would meet...

March 12, New Delhi: Almost every U.S. Senate Democrat signed a letter sent to U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, requesting a swift investigation into the airstrikes on a girls' school in Iran that killed dozens of children.U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that...

Seoul, March 12 – South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok is scheduled to depart for the United States on Thursday to promote South Korea's bid to host a UN hub and meet with senior US officials, possibly including Vice President JD Vance.Kim's week-long trip, which will also take him to...

United Nations, March 12 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was outraged over the drone attack that killed a staff member of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said."Our colleague, Karine Buisset, was killed in a drone...

The United Nations, March 12 India co-sponsored a resolution in the UN Security Council that condemned the "egregious" attacks by Iran against the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Jordan, and demanded an immediate cessation of all attacks by Tehran while denouncing its threats to close the...

New Delhi, March 12 Strengthening air quality standards and ensuring strong regulation of industrial and energy emissions is critical to protecting the human right to a healthy environment, a UN expert said.Astrid Puentes Riaño, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy...

The UN Security Council has passed a draft resolution calling for Iran to immediately halt its attacks on Gulf countries, stating that these attacks violate international law and pose a serious threat to international peace and security. The resolution passed with 13 votes and two abstentions...

United Nations, March 12. India has called for the protection of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, who are in the midst of a heightened confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah in the aftermath of the Iran war."We urge all parties, under all circumstances, to ensure the safety and security of...