Wed 16 April 2025: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says draft agreement shows multilateralism is ‘alive and well’. The members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a landmark agreement on how to respond to future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the global health body has said. The draft agreement, drawn […]
Continue Reading
Tue 15 April 2025: As the devastating conflict in Sudan moves into its third year, the number of children needing humanitarian aid has surged, from 7.8 million at the beginning of 2023 to over 15 million today, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. “Without urgent action, Sudan’s dire humanitarian crisis could tip into […]
Continue Reading
Tue 15 April 2025: The deaths are linked to antimicrobial resistance infections due to overuse or misuse of some medications. More than three million children, many of them from Southeast Asia and Africa, are believed to have lost their lives in 2022 due to infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new research. […]
Continue Reading
Tue 15 April 2025: China has accused the National Security Agency (NSA) of the United States of launching “advanced” cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in February. It comes as the US government launches investigations into imports of computer chips, chip-making gear and pharmaceuticals as it takes further steps towards imposing more tariffs. Meanwhile, US […]
Continue Reading
Tue 15 April 2025: More than 70% of schools in the Gaza Strip have been directly hit by Israeli attacks since October 2023, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday. “About 88% of schools in Gaza require reconstruction or major rehabilitation,” the UN agency said in a statement. “This includes 162 UNRWA […]
Continue Reading
Mon 14 April 2025: Saudi Arabia plans to pay off Syria’s debts to the World Bank, three people familiar with the matter said, paving the way for the approval of millions of dollars in grants for reconstruction and to support the country’s paralysed public sector, Reuters reports. The plans, which have not been previously reported, would be […]
Continue Reading
Mon 14 April 2025: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state – home to 25 million Muslims. Indian authorities have deployed troops to crack down on deadly protests in the eastern state of West Bengal over a recently passed controversial bill that critics […]
Continue Reading
Mon 14 April 2025: Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, the French foreign minister confirmed on Monday, increasing diplomatic tension between the two countries. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot asserted on Monday that the order is linked to the recent arrest of three Algerian nationals suspected of […]
Continue Reading
Mon 14 April 2025: Two hundred Israeli military doctors have signed a petition demanding the return of hostages from Gaza, even if it means ending the ongoing war in the Palestinian enclave, according to a report Sunday by Israel’s Channel 13. “We, reserve doctors in the various units in the Israeli army, demand the immediate […]
Continue Reading
Mon 14 April 2025: China has said the US should completely cancel the “wrong practice” of “reciprocal tariffs,” Xinhua News reported. On Sunday, China’s Commerce Ministry called on Washington to resume the proper course of resolving disagreements through mutual respect, as well as balanced and constructive dialogue. The development came after the US issued a […]
Continue Reading
