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The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) recently hosted the 35th International Conference on Sindh at the University of Westminster in London to focus on the challenges faced by Sindhi people in Pakistan.
Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday (November 2, 2023) stressed that global oversight of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be based on the UN Charter’s core principles and ensure full respect for human rights.
The US State Department has wished speedy recovery of the Indian student who was attacked in Indiana state recently and described the incident as deeply disturbing.
Sam Bankman-Fried, who once ran a major cryptocurrency exchange, has been found guilty of fraud and money laundering.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced the allocation of $1.5 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to provide all possible assistance to the residents of the Gaza Strip.
Pakistani traders recently blocked roads to protest against the delay in Multan Road expansion project, media reports said.
Pakistan's caretaker cabinet has approved a massive increase of up to 3,900 per cent in the fixed monthly charges, and 194 per cent in the consumer rates for natural gas, leading to a rise in inflation, media reports said.
Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.
A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive.
Marking World Cities Day on Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General emphasised the vital role cities play in sustainable development as catalysts for economic growth and innovation.
The UN chief on Tuesday said levels of aid allowed into the stricken Gaza Strip are “completely inadequate” to meet the rising needs of civilians trapped there amidst the intensifying fighting.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar are taking a stand against hate crimes targeting the Sikh community in the wake of recent incidents.
As the world’s attention focuses on the unfolding emergency in the Gaza Strip, a senior UN aid official on Tuesday urged the Security Council not to overlook the equally “brutal and far-reaching” crisis in Ukraine.
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden will receive Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House on November 2 to discuss issues of common interest, including economic cooperation and climate change, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
In the wake of a recent article in The Vancouver Sun, which has raised significant concerns about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stance on Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and his support, which seems to have emboldened the Khalistan extremists.
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday (November 1, 2023) confirmed the killing of Hamas’s Central Jabaliya Battalion commander Ibrahim Biari during an airstrike in Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces executed several Hamas operatives and targeted their underground tunnels during their ground operations in Gaza on Monday, the counry's military said in their latest update on their war against the Palestinian group.
Gaza/IBNS: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 8,500 and over 21,000 people have been injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
French counter-terrorism police shot and hurt a woman who was threatening passers-by at a metro rail station in Paris city and warned she would blow herself up.
Gaza has become a “graveyard” for children with thousands now killed under Israeli bombardment, while more than a million face dire shortages of essentials and a lifetime of trauma ahead, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
One policeman and four labourers were killed after a police station was attacked in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday (October 31, 2023).
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the world to “stop the madness” of climate change as he visited the Everest region in Nepal where melting glaciers are putting entire communities at risk of extinction.
With the Israel-Palestine crisis in its fourth week, UN aid teams on Monday (October 30, 2023) highlighted the mounting pressure on north Gaza hospitals where patients and health workers remain, amid reports of expanded Israeli ground operations.
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel has entered the third stage of its war against Palestinian Hamas movement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
An Indian-origin man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Croydon region of London.
A 20-year-old was arrested for allegedly killing two people at a house party in the US city of San Antonio on Saturday (October 28, 2023).
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday said that a ceasefire in its war with Gaza war "will not happen" as it would mean "to surrender" to Hamas.
Jerusalem/IBNS: A female Israeli soldier was released from the Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, the army said Monday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan is facing a new challenge after private publishers refused to print textbooks for public sector schools until the payment of Rs4 billion dues by the provincial textbook board, media reports said.
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