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Sydney Bondi Beach gunman charged with 15 counts of murder
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to Australian law enforcement and authorities on Wednesday announced that the young gunman Naveed Akram, the alleged shooter in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre, has been charged with 59 offences,…
Trump orders sanctioned oil tankers blockade to and from Venezuela
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump in a statement posted on Truth Social, said Venezuela has been designated a “foreign terrorist organisation” and accused the Maduro government of using oil revenues to fund “drug…
Oman Visit Opportunity to Explore New Avenues of Collaboration: PM Modi
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…
UNGA pledges people-first digital future, tight AI safeguards
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…
Top official says Hurricane Melissa destruction estimates $8-15b damage, loses in Jamaica
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…
Aid agencies urged Israel to lift new restrictions, Gaza at breaking point
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…
UN says civilians fled fighting in Kordofan, aid on rise
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.…
WHO says new influenza strain circulates in Europe
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.…
WHO says new influenza variant surging, vaccine ‘most effective defence’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – World health agency said on Tuesday that an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining strength but vaccination remains the “most effective…
OCHA warns key Gaza water pipeline repaired, miserable conditions remain
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…