United Nations, Dec 14 (IANS) UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis has appealed to members of the world body to overcome the perpetual stalemate on Security Council reform through good faith dialogue.
Tel Aviv, Dec 14 (IANS) New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that Hamas has to be destroyed.
Dubai, Dec 13 (IANS) For the first time, the UN climate talks have addressed the need to stop burning fossil fuels. Also the COP28 marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era, said climate negotiators and observers on Wednesday.
Dubai, Dec 13 (IANS) The two-week 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) concluded on Wednesday after few hours of overrun with a historic agreement by 198 parties (197 countries plus the European Union) to deliver a new era of climate action.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) In a strongly-worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday slammed the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for criticising the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370, calling it "ill informed and ill intended".
United Nations, Dec 13 (IANS) Faced with the "challenge" to "strike the right balance", India has joined the General Assembly's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, reversing its earlier position of abstaining.
Dubai, Dec 12 (IANS) World leaders joined the World Economic Forum’s programme at the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) to advance dialogue, innovation, and cooperation for accelerated climate action.
Kochi, Dec 11 (IANS) International collaboration and collective efforts of Afro-Asian countries are required to address the challenges in fisheries and aquaculture, African-Asian Rural Development Organisation's (AARDO) Assistant Secretary General Rami Mahmoud Abdel Halim Qtaishat said on Monday.
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Veteran actor Kabir Bedi was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Merito della Repubblica Italiana), the highest Italian civilian award.
Kohima, Dec 10 (IANS) The 24th edition of the 10-day Hornbill Festival culminated on Sunday with a grand colourful closing ceremony in Nagaland’s Naga heritage village, Kisama.
