Sun 29 December 2024: More children than ever have been forcibly displaced from their homes due to conflict, according to the UN agency. About 473 million, or more than one in six children, are estimated to live in conflict areas worldwide, according to the United Nations children’s agency. UNICEF’s statement came on Saturday as conflicts […]
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Sun 29 December 2024: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday reported a 25% rise in human trafficking globally in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels. In its “2024 Global Human Trafficking” report, the UNODC highlights a sharp increase in trafficking for forced labor and criminal exploitation, exacerbated by poverty, conflict, and climate […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday had a phone call with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev about this week’s Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Kazakhstan, and gave an apology and condolences. “Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday to delay the sale of TikTok by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face a nationwide ban, according to officials. “In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: The commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that children in Gaza are freezing to death due to the cold weather and a severe lack of shelter. “Gaza babies are freezing to death due to cold weather and a lack of shelter,” Philippe Lazzarini wrote in a […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: The United States saw a dramatic rise in homelessness at the start of 2024, counting 18% more unhoused people during its annual tally in January than the year before, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) reported on Friday. Cities reported counting a total of 771,480 unhoused people in […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: Parker Solar Probe is operating normally after passing just 6.1 million kilometres above the Sun’s surface, NASA says. The United States space agency has confirmed its Parker Solar Probe is safe after making the closest approach to the Sun ever recorded by a human-made object. The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 […]
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Sat 28 December 2024: The Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday it has attacked “centers and hideouts of evil elements and their supporters” across the Durand Line, locla media reported. “Several points across the hypothetical line including centers and hideouts of evil elements and their supporters from where attacks were organized in Afghanistan were […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: A recent Israeli report has raised alarms about the escalating threat posed by Turkiye in Syria, particularly concerning the future of the Kurdish autonomous administration in northeastern Syria after the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. The report, published by the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University yesterday, underscores […]
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Fri 27 December 2024: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about the unrest in Mozambique, his associate spokesperson said Thursday. “The Secretary-General is concerned about the post-election violence, which has resulted in loss of lives and the destruction of public and private property,” Stephanie Tremblay told reporters. Guterres continues to follow developments closely, Tremblay said. […]
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