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Pakistan PM Shehbaz to travel to Washington to meet President Trump on September 25

September 24, 2025 admin

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel from New York to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (September 25, 2025), as the two sides made a renewed push to reset their bilateral relations. Mr. Shehbaz is in New York to attend the…

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France’s Macron warns against ‘survival of the fittest’ in world affairs

September 23, 2025 admin

France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday (September 23, 2025) against allowing an approach of “survival of the fittest” to take hold in international relations as he addressed the UN…

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U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

August 29, 2025 admin

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. File | Photo Credit: AP Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly, where the Palestinians previously have been represented. A State Department official, who spoke on condition of…

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U.S. revokes visas of Palestinian president, other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

August 29, 2025 admin

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S Jaishankar Meets Russian Foreign Minister After PM’s Meeting With Zelensky In New York

September 25, 2024 admin

S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday. New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (local time) on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York. “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister…

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World leaders at UN warn against ‘full-scale war’ over Lebanon

September 25, 2024 admin

Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, Lebanon September 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS World leaders lined up at the United Nations on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) to call on Israel to refrain from a full-scale war in Lebanon, with…

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UNGA President Says India Lifted 800 Million People Out Of Poverty Simply By Smartphone

August 2, 2024 admin

Rural farmers are now able to transact all their businesses on their smartphone. New York: Stressing the use of digitisation for rapid development, the President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Dennis Francis, lavished praise on India for its work in this direction, which has lifted 800 million out of poverty in…

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India abstains on UNGA resolution against Russian offensive in Ukraine

July 12, 2024 admin

An overview of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and fires, in Enerhodar in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that demanded that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorised personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear…

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Thousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict: UN expert Irene Khan

May 23, 2024 admin

“Thousands of journalists have fled their home countries in recent years to escape political repression, save their lives and escape conflict – but in exile they are often vulnerable to physical, digital and legal threats,” a U.N. investigator said on May 22. Irene Khan said in a report to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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UNGA to vote on resolution that would grant Palestine new rights, revive its UN membership bid

May 10, 2024 admin

In the Security Council vote on April 18, the Palestinians got much more support for full U.N. membership. The vote was 12 in favor, the United Kingdom and Switzerland abstaining. | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to vote on May 10 on a resolution that would grant new “rights and…

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