- 05 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securityhumanitarian
Russia declares partial ceasefire to allow humanitarian corridors in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Russia declared a partial ceasefire on Saturday to allow humanitarian corridors out of the Ukrainian cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Russia's defence ministry said. "From 1000 am Moscow…
Ukraine-Russia talks to start soon, focus on humanitarian corridors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Talks between Ukrainian and Russian delegations will begin in Belarus at about 1400 GMT and Kyiv plans to discuss setting up humanitarian corridors before moving on to…
Tonga goes into lockdown; COVID cases not at international aid port – official
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two COVID-19 cases in wharf workers in tsunami-hit Tonga were at a different wharf to that used by foreign naval ships delivering aid, a…
Syria defends rights record as West, Turkey accuse it of imposing ‘starvation’
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Western powers and Turkey accused Syria on Monday of imposing "starvation" and siege warfare in opposition-held areas, as Syrian officials said foreign forces were…
Western diplomats begin humanitarian talks with Taliban in Norway
OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. and European diplomats began talks with representatives of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Monday on how to alleviate the country's humanitarian crisis. With millions of Afghans at…
Taliban delegation due in Norway for humanitarian talks
OSLO (Reuters) - Representatives of Afghanistan's Taliban will arrive in Norway on Sunday for three days of talks on how to alleviate a humanitarian crisis, the Norwegian foreign ministry said…
U.N. chief appeals for release of money to save Afghan lives
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Thursday for a suspension of rules preventing the use of money in Afghanistan to save lives and…
Iran calls for release of Afghan funds during Taliban envoy’s visit
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban administration's acting foreign minister travelled to Iran to meet with his Iranian counterpart, who called for Afghan financial assets blocked since the Taliban takeover to…
India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
On the New Year's Day, today, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to…
Impoverished Ethiopia seeks extra $2.5 billion to rebuild from war
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia wants to pass a supplementary budget worth 122 billion birr ($2.5 billion) to help finance programmes to rebuild areas destroyed by war and provide humanitarian…
Shri Rajnath Singh reiterates India’s vision of security and growth for all in Indian Ocean Region during multi-agency HADR exercise PANEX-21 in Pune
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh witnessed a Multi-Agency Exercise (MAE) and inaugurated an equipment display on the second day of PANEX-21, a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise for…
Islamic states’ meeting agrees to set up trust fund for Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A meeting of foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation agreed on Sunday to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in…
