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  Israel denounces UN resolution backing Palestinian rights, shreds copy of charter | VIDEO

  World | May 11, 2024 10:35 IST

  The UN voted overwhelmingly on granting additional Palestinian rights on Friday, with 143 members in favour, nine against and 25 abstaining. Israel's act of protest was intended to show a mirror that the UN was destroying the principles inscribed in its own Charter.

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  India supports UNGA resolution backing Palestine's full UN membership bid

  World | May 10, 2024 23:52 IST

  India stood alongside other nations in supporting a UNGA resolution endorsing Palestine's quest for full membership in the United Nations. The resolution, titled 'Admission of new Members to the United Nations,' garnered significant support, with 143 nations voting in favour, including India.

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  Rattled Pakistan reaches UN to complain against India, alleges killings by 'unknown men'

  World | May 03, 2024 18:55 IST

  Pakistan, which has a "dubious record" of shielding and sending terrorists across the border, has ironically accused India of 'extra-judicial' assassinations. The Pakistani government and the military seem rattled by the mysterious deaths of terrorists on their soil.

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  India lashes out at Pakistan over remarks at UN, says it harbours 'most dubious track record'

  World | May 03, 2024 11:29 IST

  India's terse response came after Pakistan's UN envoy made remarks referencing Kashmir, the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. India asserted that the remarks lacked decorum and sought to detract the UN from collective efforts.

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  UN warns Israel's Rafah invasion 'on immediate horizon', urges nations to prevent assault

  World | May 01, 2024 12:11 IST

  This came after Netanyahu vowed to invade Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal, ignoring US warnings over such an operation. The US and other aid groups have opposed Israel's plans to attack Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter from the war.

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  Is Russia developing nuclear arms for mass destruction in space as it vetoes UN resolution?

  World | April 25, 2024 8:16 IST

  The Russian Federation vetoed a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan aimed at keeping weapons out of outer space. The Security Council rejected the draft resolution, introduced by Japan and the United States, by a vote of 13 in favour to one against, with China abstaining.

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  UN calls for probe into mass graves where 283 bodies uncovered at Gaza hospitals raided by Israel

  World | April 24, 2024 12:21 IST

  The latest development came after Palestinian Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip said it had uncovered 283 bodies from a temporary burial ground inside the main hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.

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  US vetoes Security Council resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine

  World | April 19, 2024 11:12 IST

  The resolution got 12 votes in its favour, with Switzerland and the UK abstaining and the US vetoing against Palestinian membership. Despite supporting a two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, the US said that it has to come from direct negotiations between both sides.

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  US responds after Elon Musk advocates India's permanent UNSC seat I VIDEO

  World | April 18, 2024 7:59 IST

  India has long sought a permanent seat on the Security Council to better represent the interests of the developing world. The nation's quest has gained momentum with support from the international community.

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  India elected to several key UN bodies, Jagjit voted again to Int'l Narcotics Control Board

  World | April 10, 2024 9:59 IST

  India secured 41 votes out of the 53 voting members of the ECOSOC, the highest amongst all winning member states. With 41 votes, Pavadia secured a convincing win in the tough election with the candidate coming in second garnering 30 votes.

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  At UN, India condemns civilians death in Israel-Hamas war: 'Humanitarian crisis is unacceptable'

  World | April 09, 2024 9:03 IST

  India voiced its concern over the "dire" humanitarian situation in Gaza and underlined the imperative of scaling up humanitarian aid to the people in the strip immediately to avert a further deterioration in the situation.

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  'Incredible India': UNGA President Dennis Francis lauds digitalisation, infrastructure investment

  World | April 07, 2024 12:10 IST

  UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis lauded India’s use of digitalisation to alleviate poverty and bring millions of people into the formal economic system “simply through the use of a handset and a digitalisation model.”

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  UNHRC adopts resolution condemning Israel’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza; India, 12 other countries abstain

  World | April 06, 2024 6:32 IST

  In the resolution adopted on Friday, the UNHRC condemned Israel for the war in Gaza, but, did not make any mention of Hamas or its crimes on the October 7 attack.

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  'Don't need UN to tell me...': Jaishankar dismisses global body's remark on free and fair elections

  India | April 05, 2024 8:01 IST

  UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric last week made a statement saying that they hope in India, everyone's political and civil rights are protected and everyone is able to vote.

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  'Hope everyone's rights are protected': UN on Kejriwal's arrest, freezing of Congress bank accounts

  World | March 29, 2024 11:02 IST

  The United Nations statement came in the wake of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the freezing of the opposition Congress Party's bank accounts.

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  All is not well between Netanyahu, Biden? Israel cancels White House visit after UN ceasefire vote

  World | March 26, 2024 10:46 IST

  Netanyahu abruptly scrapped a visit to Washington this week by a senior delegation to discuss Israel’s threatened offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after the US abstained in a Security Council vote that demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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  When is World Water Day 2024? Know date, history, significance and more

  Lifestyle | March 21, 2024 20:27 IST

  World Water Day is an annual United Nations observance day dedicated to highlighting the importance of freshwater. It's a day to raise awareness about the global water crisis and inspire action to ensure sustainable water management for all.

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  Sudan on course to become world's worst hunger crisis amid devastating 11-month civil conflict

  World | March 21, 2024 11:58 IST

  At least 18 million people are facing acute food insecurity and the Darfur region, which has seen the worst of the conflict, will face catastrophic hunger, according to the UN. Thousands of people have been killed since the war erupted in April 2023 and 10 million people have been driven homeless.

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  'Earth's issuing a distress call': UN issues 'red alert' on climate change after record-hot 2023

  World | March 20, 2024 15:04 IST

  A report by the World Meteorological Organisation said the climate goal of limiting global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius is in increasing jeopardy and efforts for a solution have been inadequate. The 12-month period from March 2023 to February 2024 averaged 1.56 degrees beyond the limit.

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  A Gaza woman witnesses horrific incident of her husband's death as IDF attacks hospital I VIDEO

  World | March 19, 2024 21:03 IST

  British broadcaster captured the immediate aftermath of the airstrike, which struck not far from the Shifa hospital where a woman could be seen crying seeking help from the desperate people looking for a safe place to hide.