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Israeli defence minister says military expanding operation in Gaza
Katz called on Gaza residents to expel Hamas and return all hostages. The militant group still holds 59 captives, of whom 24 are believed to still be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals
02 April,2025 02:02 PM IST | Jerusalem | AP
Syria at crossroads; it can return to violence or transition to peace: UN envoy
He said the road back to conflict, fragmentation and violations of Syrian sovereignty by external powers "must not come to pass"
26 March,2025 08:39 AM IST | United Nations | AP
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024 for third consecutive year: UN
Beyond the continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, more than 275,000 glaciers worldwide cover approximately 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 square miles), the World Meteorological Organization said
22 March,2025 12:01 PM IST | Geneva | AFP
Congress leaders should follow Tharoor: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday projected Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's praise of the government's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war as an endorsement of India's deft diplomacy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership
19 March,2025 08:34 PM IST | India | PTI
University of Mumbai Law Academy students rank top Rank in global WIPO IP Moot
The WIPO IP Moot Court Competition was organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, a specialised United Nations (UN) agency
18 March,2025 06:58 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
UN agencies scramble for resources amid US funding freeze
For their part, UN agencies have been scrambling to revise their operations, make strategic cuts, seek funding elsewhere, and appeal to the administration to restore US support.
09 March,2025 07:50 AM IST | Geneva | Agencies
United Nations: A woman is killed every 10 minutes by a partner or family member
Globally, women's human rights are under attack, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement. Instead of mainstreaming equal rights, we're seeing the mainstreaming of misogyny
06 March,2025 12:02 PM IST | United Nations | AP
Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
The rebels took 116 patients from CBCA and 15 others from Heal Africa they suspected of being Congolese army soldiers or members of the pro-government Wazalendo militia.
04 March,2025 09:33 AM IST | Dakar | AP
Failed state spreading falsehoods: India slams Pakistan at UN
India asserted that the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh will always remain an integral and inalienable part of the country
28 February,2025 08:40 AM IST | Geneva | Agencies
Israel's UN ambassador accuses Hamas of returning body as if it were worthless
Israel demands that the UN Security Council condemn "this heinous crime"
21 February,2025 09:07 AM IST | United Nations | AP