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French president accuses pro-Hamas group of bing directly implicated in murder of teacher Samuel…
French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) accused of being “directly implicated” in the murder of teacher Samuel Paty.
The group denied the claim made by the French president, saying…
Two assassinations hit Aden
The assassinations in the southern port city of Aden escalated on Wednesday, in a sign that the province, which has not yet recovered from the nightmare of kidnapping girls, has entered a dangerous direction.
In the past 24 hours, the…
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of abandoning its prestige, resources to U.S.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, accused on Wednesday the ruling regime in Saudi Arabia of abandoning the kingdom’s prestige and its resources in favor of the administration of U.S. President, Donald Trump.…
One in six children living in extreme poverty, with figure set to rise during pandemic
An estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children’s Fund…
Trusted data helps us all ‘understand the changing world’: Guterres
Current, reliable and trusted data help us to “understand the changing world” in which we live, the UN chief said on Tuesday in his message for World Statistics Day.
Statistics are “fundamental for…
Safeguard human rights defenders, rights of NGOs in India, Bachelet urges
Highlighting that India has long had a strong civil society at the forefront of “groundbreaking human rights advocacy within the country and globally", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concerns on Tuesday that…
‘Work in unison’ to promote peace and security in the Persian Gulf region – UN chief
Given the complex and multifaceted challenges in the Persian Gulf region, the UN chief told the Security Council on Tuesday that it is important to reflect more deeply on how everyone, particularly the Council itself, can “work in…
UN chief appeals for urgent action to reverse ‘downward spiral’ in Central Sahel
The world must act now to reverse the situation in Africa’s central Sahel region, where humanitarian needs are at “a breaking point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level conference on Tuesday to address…
UN urges people to #PledgetoPause before sharing information online
With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking a “communications emergency” caused by false information disseminated on social media, the UN Secretary-General is encouraging people everywhere to take a breath before sharing content online.…
More than million cases of corona reported in Argentina
Argentine Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced that the death toll from the new Corona virus in the country has exceeded the one million mark.
The ministry said in a statement: “On Tuesday*, 12,982 new cases of Coronavirus were…