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September 12, 2024 5:30 PM

EAM Jaishankar arrives in Geneva, pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, starting his visit by paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. In a post on X, he said, "Started my visit to Geneva by paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. In a world of polari...

July 9, 2024 6:01 PM

UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies of at least 65 migrants were found at another site earlier this year. In a speech,...

May 30, 2024 5:26 PM

WHO emergencies team faces funding crunch as health crises multiply

The World Health Organization's emergencies department is facing “existential threats” as multiplying health crises have left it so short of cash that it needed emergency funds to pay staff salaries at the end of last year, an independent report ...

May 26, 2024 11:28 AM

Machac upsets Djokovic in Geneva Open semis

World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten by Tomas Machac 6-4 0-6 6-1 in the Geneva Open semi-finals on Friday as the Czech reached his first ATP Tour final. Machac was down 1-4 before eventually taking the opening set as Djokovic requested a medic...

March 21, 2024 4:01 PM

Indian parliamentary delegation heads to Geneva for 148th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

A seven-member parliamentary delegation led by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh departed on Thursday to attend the five-day 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) being organised in Geneva, Switzerland. The IPU has a membership o...

March 19, 2024 9:35 AM

Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran custody was ‘unlawful’, says UN mission

A fact-finding mission mandated by the United Nations said on Monday the death of Mahsa Amini in custody of Iran's morality police was "unlawful" and caused by violence and that women in the country remain subjected to wide-ranging discrimination. T...

November 30, 2023 4:13 PM

Singapore, Zurich overtake New York to become world’s most expensive cities

Singapore and Zurich have overtaken New York and now share the title of the world's most expensive city this year, as reported by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Following closely behind are Geneva, New York, and Hong Kong. The EIU cautione...

October 20, 2023 4:58 PM

U.N. chief pushes to get aid into Gaza but process is slow

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres flew to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday in a push to get aid flowing into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza but it was unclear when delivery of relief materials stockpiled in Egypt would start. In G...