United Nations, November 10 (IANS): UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi has warned that the world is facing risks of nuclear proliferation and nuclear catastrophe not seen in decades.
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Ottawa, November 10 (IANS): The poverty rate among Indigenous people in Canada declined from 2015 to 2020 but they are more likely to experience poverty, according to official statistics.
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Washington, November 10 (IANS) With control of the two chambers of the US Congress still hanging in balance, President Joe Biden has said that the midterm election was "a good day for democracy".
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Moscow/Kiev, November 10 (IANS) Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered troops to withdraw from the western bank of Ukraine's Dnipro River, meaning that the forces were retreating from Kherson --
Washington, November 10 (IANS) General Mark Milley, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, has estimated that around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or injured since Moscow wa
Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt), November 9 (IANS) With the adoption of the loss and damage funding formally in the COP27 agenda in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, a platform has been created to explore the financing options
Seoul, November 9 (IANS) The top South Korean, US and Japanese nuclear envoys condemned North Korea's firing of a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea Wednesday during their phone talks, accord
Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt), November 8 (IANS) In his first international appearance since taking office, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that "climate security goes hand in hand with energy security"
Seoul, November 8 (IANS) The North Korean military on Tuesday denied exporting weapons or ammunition to Russia and said that it has no plans to do so, accusing the US of spreading "groundless" rumours
London, November 8 (IANS) India was found to be the most common country of birth for one in six, or nearly 10 million, people in England and Wales, according to a report released by the UK's Office for Nati
COP27: UN chief tells climate summit in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, November 7 (AP): With the world on “a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator,″ the United Nations chief on Monday
Washington, November 7 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have held duelling rallies to fire up voters as campaigning for Tuesday's midterm elections is slated to end on Monday.
Kiev, November 7 (IANS) Mayor of Kiev, Vitaliy Klitschko has warned of possible evacuations in case the Ukrainian capital suffers a total power outage in the wake of Russian attacks on the country's critica
Seoul, November 7 (IANS) North Korea's military said on Monday that it will take "sustained, resolute and overwhelming" practical military measures in response to joint military drills of South Ko
Seoul, November 7 (IANS) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol saw his approval rating dip slightly at the end of last week, in the aftermath of the Halloween crowd crush, a survey revealed on Monday.
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Seoul, November 6 (IANS) North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, the South Korean military said.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the l
Geneva, November 6 (IANS) United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying "ensure human rights are cent
Washington, November 6 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has now irked Afghans by repeatedly disparaging their country as a "Godforsaken place", causing Kabul's Taliban rulers to claim that the Americ
Geneva, November 5 (IANS) Climate change is dramatically affecting vulnerable people across the globe, particularly those who live in conflict situations or do not have sufficient access to basic health care, t
Kiev, November 5 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met visiting US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan in Kiev to discuss further American support for the war-torn nation.
During their