Mr. Guterres was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the exclusive event held high in the Swiss Alps where senior politicians, […]
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How Safe Are India’s Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said
Davos: India’s nuclear reactors are “absolutely safe” as it applies the highest levels of safety standards to its civil nuclear programme, the chief of global […]
Hundreds Of January 6 Capitol Rioters Freed From Jail After Trump Order
Washington: Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were […]
Iraq Parliament Adopts Revised Bill After Outcry Over Underage Marriage
Baghdad: Iraq’s parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women’s rights and permitted underage […]
World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting Manbij, Ain al-Arab and other […]
What is the World Health Organization and why does it matter?
From laboratories to battlefields, the United Nations specialised health agency has been dedicated to the wellbeing of all people since 1948. It is guided by […]
Microsoft-OpenAI Partnership Raises Antitrust Concerns, FTC Says
Microsoft’s $13 billion (roughly Rs. 1,12,485 crore) investment in OpenAI raises concerns that the tech giant could extend its dominance in cloud computing into the […]
Middle East crisis: Live updates for Monday 20 January 2025
Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is scheduled to meet today to hear from the Secretary-General […]
Stories from the UN Archive: Roots of ‘no justice, no peace’
Read our story here: When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, visited UN Headquarters in the 1960s to protest the […]
Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current ‘turbulent period’
António Guterres addressed the Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle East for the year, held against the backdrop of Sunday’s temporary ceasefire in Gaza, […]
