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Uyghurs demand 78th UN General Assembly to confront China's ongoing genocide in East Turkistan

Uyghurs demand 78th UN General Assembly to confront China's ongoing genocide in East Turkistan

In light of Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent invigorated commitment to persist with genocidal actions in East Turkistan, the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) issues an immediate and urgent plea to the 78th United Nations General Assembly and its member states for immediate and decisive action to halt China's ongoing genocide against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and other Turkic peoples.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
Baloch organisations to host photo, banner exhibition outside UN office to highlight Pakistan's human rights violations in Balochistan

Baloch organisations to host photo, banner exhibition outside UN office to highlight Pakistan's human rights violations in Balochistan

Several Baloch organisations will join to host a photo and banner exhibition from September 25 to 27 in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make the international community conscious of human rights violations in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
No respite for consumers as fuel prices may spike once again in Pakistan

No respite for consumers as fuel prices may spike once again in Pakistan

There seems to be no respite for people in Pakistan as the price of petroleum in the country might be rising once again this week owing to a combination of currency depreciation and higher international oil prices.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
Pakistan: Dacoits loot 70 garment factory workers, including eight women, in moving bus in Karachi

Pakistan: Dacoits loot 70 garment factory workers, including eight women, in moving bus in Karachi

At least 70 garment factory workers, including eight women, were looted in a moving bus in Pakistan's Karachi city recently.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
Norwegian man sentenced to 3.5 years for hiding deceased wife in freezer to collect her pension

Norwegian man sentenced to 3.5 years for hiding deceased wife in freezer to collect her pension

A 57-year-old Norwegian man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison by a Swedish court for a series of crimes, including fraud and falsifying records, as he concealed his wife's body in a freezer for nearly five years to continue receiving her pension, Fox News reports.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
Libyan floods death reaches above 5000 with over 600 families displaced

Libyan floods death reaches above 5000 with over 600 families displaced

Tripoli/Libya/UNI: Over 600 families were displaced by the floods that hit eastern Libya on Sunday, stated the Libyan Health Ministry during the press conference held in Tripoli on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 14, 2023
Viral Video: 'Non-human' alien corpses displayed at Mexico Congress

Viral Video: 'Non-human' alien corpses displayed at Mexico Congress

Triggering debate over the existence of extraterrestrial beings, the Mexico Congress recently hosted an unusual event in country's capital city.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Couple caught on camera having sex inside toilet of Ibiza-bound flight, escorted off plane

Couple caught on camera having sex inside toilet of Ibiza-bound flight, escorted off plane

A video has gone viral on social media where a couple was caught on camera in the middle of the act inside the bathroom of a flight.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector

Building Paris every week: Urgent need to cut emissions in construction sector

The building sector, responsible for an astonishing 37 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, has been lacking climate-focused development funding, according to a report published by the UN’s environment agency on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Russia says Ukraine launched missile attack on Crimea

Russia says Ukraine launched missile attack on Crimea

The Russian Defence Ministry said Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Cooperation across the Global South, key to reaching SDGs

Cooperation across the Global South, key to reaching SDGs

To highlight the importance of ongoing cooperation between countries of the Global South, the UN commemorated its annual Day for South-South Cooperation on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP

24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to “drastically” cut rations in most of its operations, potentially pushing an additional 24 million people to the brink of starvation over the next 12 months.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Ten die as fire breaks out in Vietnam building

Ten die as fire breaks out in Vietnam building

At least 10 people have died after a fire broke out at a mini apartment building in Vietnam's Hanoi city.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

Libya: Humanitarian response ramps up as floods of 'epic proportions' leave thousands dead

New York: UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after extreme rainfall caused devastating flooding and loss of life over the weekend, humanitarians told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis

Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis

The “dire needs” of Syrians have been systematically ignored during more than 12 years of brutal conflict in the country, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Toronto Police Services Board announces new council and bids farewell to departing members

Toronto Police Services Board announces new council and bids farewell to departing members

Toronto/IBNS: The Toronto Police Services Board revealed the appointment of new Council Members to the Board and expressed gratitude to those departing.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
US policeman caught on body cam laughing, joking after Indian student dies in accident, probe launched

US policeman caught on body cam laughing, joking after Indian student dies in accident, probe launched

A probe has been launched against Seattle police union leaders in the USA after an officer was recorded on body camera laughing about the killing of an Indian-origin student who was hit by a police vehicle when she was crossing the street.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk

Afghanistan: Human rights ‘in a state of collapse’, warns Türk

The “shocking” and “cruel” oppression of Afghan women and girls by the Taliban against the backdrop of a severe humanitarian crisis has put the country’s future in jeopardy, UN rights chief Volker Türk warned on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: IOM

US-Mexico border, ‘world’s deadliest’ overland migration route: IOM

The United States-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land route for migrants, with at least 686 deaths and disappearances last year, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin, says Pyongyang wants to further deepen ties with Moscow

Kim Jong Un meets Vladimir Putin, says Pyongyang wants to further deepen ties with Moscow

Kim Jong Un on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin and said North Korea wants to further develop ties with Moscow.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with Chinese FM Wang Yi on Sep 18

Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with Chinese FM Wang Yi on Sep 18

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Russia on September 18 and hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Morocco: Death toll from earthquake surpasses 2,900

Morocco: Death toll from earthquake surpasses 2,900

Marrakesh/UNI: The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Morocco has risen to 2,901, and the injuries to 5,530, according to the latest statement released by the Moroccan government on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
South Korea claims North Korea fired ballistic missile towards East Sea

South Korea claims North Korea fired ballistic missile towards East Sea

At a time when Kim Jong Un is visiting Russia for his meeting with President Vladimir Putin, North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
US Speaker Kevin McCarthy orders impeachment probe against Joe Biden over corruption charges

US Speaker Kevin McCarthy orders impeachment probe against Joe Biden over corruption charges

Washington DC/IBNS: The Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, Tuesday gave a go-ahead for an impeachment investigation into President Joe Biden.

IBNS•Sep 13, 2023
Libya floods claims lives over 2000; 10000 believed missing because of 'catastrophic' flooding

Libya floods claims lives over 2000; 10000 believed missing because of 'catastrophic' flooding

Benghazi/Libya: Death toll reaches above 2000 with over 10,000 people remaining missing after devastating floods hit Libya’s eastern city Derna, a spokesperson of the Red Crescent movement in the North African country, told Sputnik on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
Indian-origin man dies while attempting to hike Grand Canyon National Park

Indian-origin man dies while attempting to hike Grand Canyon National Park

An Indian-origin man died when he was attempting to hike in Grand Canyon National Park in the USA on Saturday, the park confirmed on Tuesday.

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
Afghanistan: People protest in Nangarhar over closure of Torkham border crossing

Afghanistan: People protest in Nangarhar over closure of Torkham border crossing

A large number of people demonstrated in Nangarhar region of Afghanistan recently over the closure of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan for the past couple of days ever since the security forces of the neighbouring nations exchanged fires.

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
Pakistan International Airlines operation badly hit, cancels several flights amid shortage of funds

Pakistan International Airlines operation badly hit, cancels several flights amid shortage of funds

Operation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national carrier of the country, was severely hit on Tuesday due to a shortage of funds, leaving several of its domestic and international flights cancelled, media reports said.

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan

Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan

Methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries is surging, according to a report published on Sunday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators

War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators

UN-appointed independent human rights investigators told the Human Rights Council on Monday that Myanmar’s people continue to suffer deeply from the effects of horrific crimes committed by the country’s military, amid intensifying violence.

IBNS•Sep 12, 2023
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