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'Very dangerous' Super Typhoon Bavi nears US Pacific Islands; NWS issues warning

The Northern Marianas in the western Pacific has a population of around 40,000, and nearby Guam -- a separate US territory, although both are part of the Marianas archipelago -- about 170,000.
Updated on Jul 05, 2026 12:21 pm IST

Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN inquiry says

The UN commission said that Palestinian children were deliberately targeted and killed during the war.
Published on Jun 23, 2026 01:50 pm IST

UN advisor highlights ovarian cancer crisis; lacking early detection systems

Dr Kapasi notes that, in India, most women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer only after the disease has already spread.
Updated on May 09, 2026 09:57 am IST

China and Russia should work closely to restore UN authority for a just, balanced international order: Xi tells Lavrov

China and Russia should work closely to restore UN authority for a just, balanced international order: Xi tells Lavrov
Published on Apr 15, 2026 05:04 pm IST

Spain will not join Trump's Board of Peace, PM says

Spain PM Pedro Sánchez (File image)
Published on Jan 23, 2026 02:06 pm IST

Top UN court to hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar starting today

A Rohingya refugee sits outside a shop selling bamboo items at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia.
Published on Jan 12, 2026 10:17 am IST

UN@80: Celebrating India's timeless wisdom, living traditions at Ajanta & Ellora

At Kailasa Temple, AIKYAM 2025 showcases India’s civilizational ethos to the world
Updated on Dec 02, 2025 08:52 pm IST

UN climate conference's websites emit 10 times more carbon than average: Study

The study comes during this year's ongoing COP30 in Belem, Brazil, scheduled to go on until November 21.
Published on Nov 11, 2025 03:33 pm IST

India brings optimism as the UN turns 80

The UN in India is proud to be a humble partner in this journey, joining hands in initiatives that strengthen health, digital access, climate action, food security, and South–South cooperation. (AP)
Published on Nov 15, 2025 03:36 pm IST

EAM Jaishankar flags UN’s decision-making, terror response and reform hurdles

External affairs minister S Jaishankar with United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres. (File Photo)
Published on Oct 24, 2025 04:18 pm IST

Trump threat to Canada after Palestine move: ‘Hard for us to make a trade deal’

Amid the tension trade tensions between US and Canada, Trump has warned Ottawa that its recognition of Palestine will have consequences.
Updated on Jul 31, 2025 10:36 am IST

At UN, India slams Pakistan for spreading ‘falsehoods’ after debate on J&K

BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi used his right to reply at the UN to answer back against Pakistan's comments on Jammu and Kashmir
Published on Nov 09, 2024 10:51 am IST

UN probe says women, children comprise the majority of Gaza war dead

TOPSHOT - Children sit on a couch amid the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 7, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Published on Nov 09, 2024 01:23 am IST

Afternoon briefing: Ukraine's Zelensky invites India to peace summit; and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Updated on Sept 25, 2024 01:22 pm IST

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN

Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
Published on Sept 16, 2024 04:51 pm IST

G20 agrees to tackle taxation of the super-rich, but forum not yet decided

G20 agrees to tackle taxation of the super-rich, but forum not yet decided
Published on Jul 27, 2024 07:43 am IST

Afghanistan has massive opium stockpiles despite Taliban ban: UN report

Opium is a narcotic substance that is extracted from the poppy plant. (File Photo)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 04:01 pm IST

India completes UN human rights review

The Indian delegation, jointly led by Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. (X/IndiaUNGeneva)
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 04:22 pm IST

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced by war, violence globally: UN

At the end of last year, 117.3 million people were displaced, UNHCR said in a report.
Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:42 am IST

Morning briefing: 3 TDP MPs likely to be inducted in Modi cabinet, and more

Three-time parliamentarian of the TDP from Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu will likely be inducted into the Union Cabinet (ANI)
Published on Jun 08, 2024 09:01 am IST

At a UN review, China basks in the flattery of friendly countries

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FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building during an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at the United Nations Headquarters, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Published on May 18, 2024 08:30 am IST

Javed Akhtar's ‘Israel not answerable to…' post after Col Kale killed in Gaza

Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar.
Published on May 15, 2024 02:41 pm IST

Pune-based ex-army officer killed in Gaza

A native of Nagpur, Waibhav Kale, 46, working with the United Nations, tragically lost his life enroute to a hospital in the Rafah region of Gaza, Palestine, on Monday. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 15, 2024 06:34 am IST

Morning brief: US speaks on UNSC seat for India; Manipur CM's vote appeal

US State Department's Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel.
Published on Apr 18, 2024 09:38 am IST

Myanmar junta slams UN's 'one-sided' claims on human rights

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing
Published on Apr 09, 2024 11:56 pm IST

Israel may be using starvation as 'weapon of war' in Gaza: UN

The United Nations rapped Israel for using starvation as a weapon of war.
Published on Mar 20, 2024 01:36 am IST

Reinventing the United Nations

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FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. The United States, key allies and Arab nations engaged in high-level diplomacy in hopes of avoiding another U.S. veto of a new U.N. resolution on desperately needed aid to Gaza ahead of a long-delayed vote now scheduled for Thursday morning, Dec. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 09:00 pm IST

1 in 4 people 'starving' in Gaza due to Israel-Hamas war: UN

Palestinians search a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike near the Kuwaiti hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza.
Updated on Dec 22, 2023 04:51 am IST