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India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless & deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA

June 26, 2024 admin

Pratik Mathur. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy made references to Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA.) “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused this forum to spread baseless and deceitful narratives, which is not a surprise,” Minister in India’s Permanent…

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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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India hits out at Pakistan for references to Ayodhya, CAA in UNGA

March 16, 2024 admin

Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj. File | Photo Credit: ANI India has slammed Pakistan and described it as a “broken record” that remains stagnant while the world progresses, after Islamabad’s envoy made references to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) during remarks to the United Nations General…

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New York protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station

October 28, 2023 admin

Protesters are arrested and led away by law enforcement at Grand Central Terminal during a rally calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 27, 2023, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York city’s famed Grand Central Terminal during the evening rush hour…

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with global counterparts on UNGA sidelines

September 25, 2023 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar at a global event on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a series of bilateral meetings with his global counterparts on the sidelines of the high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York,…

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External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with global counterparts on UNGA sidelines

September 25, 2023 admin

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Colombia’s Presidential office manipulates video of President Gustavo Petro at United Nations to hype applause

September 23, 2023 admin

Columbian President Gustavo Petro. File | Photo Credit: AP The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Associated Press reviewed the video and was able to verify that it was altered. The recording released by…

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Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

September 22, 2023 admin

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee…

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India, U.S., China absent at U.N.’s climate summit

September 21, 2023 admin

Delegates attend the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The Climate Ambition Summit (CAS) in New York, as part of the United Nations General Assembly, that concluded on September 21, was marked…

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