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By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – India Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday evening for a two-day official visit, the third and final leg of his 3 nation visit. Mr Modi is visiting the Gulf nation at the…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – World body on Wednesday pledged to narrow widening digital divides and put stronger safeguards around artificial intelligence as the General Assembly concluded a major review of how the world manages the…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN Resident Coordinator for Jamaica, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos Dennis Zulu on Wednesday said that hurricane Melissa ravaged Jamaica, left behind an unprecedented trail…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN humanitarian agencies on Wednesday said that they are working in the Occupied Palestinian Territory have warned that life-saving aid operations risk collapse unless Israel immediately lifts new barriers…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – UN deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq on Wednesday in an update told reporters in New York that families are fleeing intense hostilities across the Kordofan region of Sudan and humanitarian needs are surging.…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – World health agency on Wednesday said that the early arrival of seasonal influenza has continued sweeping across Europe, with at least 27 European countries reported “high or very high” flu activity.…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – OCHA on Wednesday said that in Gaza, a key water pipeline in the south is back up and running, after a repair team was granted access to the site by Israeli authorities. UN aid coordination office…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS – WHO in a new UN report published on Wednesday concludes that the Asia and Pacific region has made notable progress in reducing hunger, persistent challenges remain in addressing malnutrition, food…

By Anjali Sharma WASHINGTON – UN Assistant Secretary-General on Ukraine Matthias Schmale on Wedsnday said that imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality for thousands of Ukrainians…

By Anjali Sharma UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Wednesday called on Yemeni leaders to return to the path of peace and release all UN personnel detained there, after a briefing to the Security Council. He addressed…