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September 27, 2024 10:20 PM

Netanyahu tells UN: Israel seeks peace but ‘enough is enough’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue Israel's attacks on Iranian-backed fighters in Lebanon in a closely watched United Nations speech on Friday (September 27) as hopes faded for a ceasefire that could head off an all-out regio...

September 26, 2024 9:27 PM

Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis’ rise, says UN report

Yemen's Houthi rebels have grown "from a localised armed group with limited capabilities to a powerful military organization" with the help of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Lebanon's Hezbollah and Iraqi specialists, according to a co...

September 25, 2024 12:05 PM

At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Mideast tension

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia's war in Ukraine has failed and that a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah was still possible. With fo...

September 23, 2024 7:28 PM

Taiwan’s allies urge UN to include Taiwan in global body

Permanent representatives from nine of Taiwan's diplomatic allies have written a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, advocating for Taiwan's inclusion in the UN, according to the Central News Agency (CNA). The letter, ...

July 1, 2024 10:33 AM

India joins UN led conference on Afghanistan in Doha

India has joined a UN-led conference on Afghanistan that began on Sunday in Doha. Representing India at the conference is J.P. Singh, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. India is one of 25 countries participating in this third confer...

June 26, 2024 1:07 PM

UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets

The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths as heroin users switch to synthetic opioids already proving deadly in Europe, a U.N. report said on Wednesday. The culti...

 

Last updated on: 13th Jun 2025