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November 27, 2025 12:15 PM

PM Modi hails unveiling of B.R. Ambedkar’s bust at UNESCO headquarters on Constitution Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described the unveiling of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s bust at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris as “a matter of immense pride” and a fitting tribute to the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. In a post...

November 22, 2025 7:25 PM

On G20 sidelines, PM Modi and Brazil’s Lula vow to boost trade and cultural ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, saying the two countries will work together to strengthen trade and cultural links. “It is always a deligh...

November 22, 2025 6:02 PM

PM Modi holds ‘very productive’ talks with UN chief Guterres on G20 sidelines in Johannesburg

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that he had a “very productive conversation” with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. The Prime Minister posted on X, saying: “A ve...

November 17, 2025 1:00 PM

Preventable cervical cancer kills a woman every two minutes: UN

One woman worldwide dies every two minutes due to cervical cancer -- a treatable and preventable disease --said the UN on Monday on the first official World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day. The day -- November 17 -- was designated by the Seventy-eig...

November 16, 2025 12:59 PM

UN says Israeli wall crosses Lebanon border

Lebanon will file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel for constructing a concrete wall along Lebanon's southern border that extends beyond the "Blue Line", the Lebanese presidency said on Saturday. The Blue Line is a U.N.-mapped ...

November 14, 2025 3:35 PM

UN rights council considers fact-finding mission in emergency session on Sudan

The U.N. Human Rights Council held a special session on Friday on the situation in al-Fashir, Sudan, in which states will consider a request for a fact-finding mission on mass killings during the fall of the Darfur city to paramilitary forces. The f...

November 14, 2025 10:03 AM

UN agency says 13.7 million people face severe hunger due to global aid cuts

Almost 14 million people in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan risk severe hunger due to cuts in global humanitarian aid, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Wednesday. The WFP's bigg...

November 11, 2025 3:42 PM

Latest U.N. analysis shows climate pledges cutting emissions by 12%

The yearly amount of planet-warming gases added to the atmosphere will decrease 12% by 2035 from 2019 levels, according to a new analysis published Monday by the U.N. climate change secretariat (UNFCCC). The revised figure represents progress from t...

November 11, 2025 9:56 AM

Ethiopia to be approved as host for COP32 climate summit in 2027

Ethiopia is set to be confirmed on Tuesday as host of the COP32 climate summit in 2027, the president of this year's COP30 gathering told Reuters. The choice of host for next year's COP31 remains a point of contention, however, with both Australia a...

October 17, 2025 11:24 PM

Hamas aims to keep grip on Gaza security and can’t commit to disarm, senior official says

Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters, adding he could not commit to the group disarming - positions that reflect the difficulties facing U.S. plans to secure an end to the w...

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