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3 dead, scores injured after passenger train derails in Riedlingen, Germany
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – German media reported on Monday cited local officials that at least 3 people have died and several others sustained injuries after a passenger train derailed in Riedlingen.
According to DW News, the incident…
Kim Jong-un sister rejects proposal from Seoul, says no to dialogue
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - North Korea on Monday announced that it is not interested in any policy or proposal from South Korea and will not sit down with Seoul for talks, the powerful sister of state leader Kim Jong-un said according to…
Jaish al-Adl claims deadly attack on high court in Zahedan for “Operation Justice for Bask”
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The Balochistan Post reported on Monday that a deadly armed assault was carried out on the High Court building in Zahedan, the capital of Iranian (Western) Balochistan, in what has been described as one of the…
US says ‘no extension’ on Aug 1 tariff deadline
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - US administration on Monday said that the August 1 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs remains unchanged and there will be no extension beyond this time.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out any…
US-EU tariff deal ‘unsatisfactory’, ‘imbalanced’ says EU lawmaker
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – European Union lawmaker Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade on Monday has sharply criticized a draft trade agreement between the European Union and the United…
WHO calls to eliminate hepatitis ‘a global public threat’
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - World Health Agency on Monday urged the governments and partners to boost their efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths.
UN agency issued the appeal on …
OCHA reports 20 dead, 120 injured in Ukraine over weekend attacks
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS -UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Monday that at least 20 people were killed and 120 injured in Ukraine as of Friday.
OCHA noted that the most severe attacks occurred in the Sumy…
UN interagency reports decrease in global hunger as inequalities widens
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS – UN interagency group on Monday released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report which estimated a global decline in hunger since 2022.
The report estimated 8.2% of the…
UNSG calls for action on two-State solution, says “breaking point’ reached in Mid-East conflict
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has warned that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has reached a breaking point, called for bold political action on the two-State solution and halt what he described as the…
Guterres calls for truce in Cambodia-Thailand tensions
By Anjali Sharma
UNITED NATIONS - UN head António Guterres on Monday has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand after days of deadly violence over their mutual border dispute.
Mr. Guterres noted that the deal was…