• 23 November, 2024
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Russia says it will offer its own UN resolution on Ukraine humanitarian situation

(Reuters) - Russia will put forth its own draft of a resolution regarding humanitarian situation in Ukraine, Moscow's ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday. Answering a reporter's question,…

Will There be a Cease-fire in Ukraine?

The war started by President Vladimir Putin’s facetiously and fallaciously termed “special military operation” on 24th February 2022 shows no sign of ending soon unless President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs on…

By K P Fabian

Ukraine crisis shows need to reform UN Security Council -Japan foreign min

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's foreign minister said on Tuesday Russia's invasion of Ukraine showed the need to reform the Security Council of the United Nations, on which the country holds…

UN experts say Russian media law amounts to information ‘blackout’

GENEVA (Reuters) - A Russian law giving Moscow stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism is placing Russia under a "total information blackout" on the war in Ukraine, U.N.…

UN rights office says it has credible reports of Russian cluster bomb use in Ukraine

GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office said on Friday it had received "credible reports" of several cases of Russian forces using cluster munitions in populated areas in Ukraine, adding…

The World is Missing a Strong NAM

The first ambassador of Japan to India, while recording his reminiscences, makes a reference to a remark made by Prime Minister Nehru during his first call that true independence of…

By G S Iyer

EU asks U.N. watchdog to safeguard Ukraine’s nuclear plants

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has asked the U.N. nuclear watchdog to safeguard Ukraine's nuclear plants, two of which are now under Russian control, and mobilise…

UN chief calls for pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow safe passage of civilians caught in conflict in Sumy, Kharkiv

United Nations, Mar 6 (PTI) : UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Sunday said it is "absolutely essential" to pause the fighting in Ukraine to allow for the safe passage…

Pakistani premier hits out at Western envoys’ joint letter on Russia

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out on Sunday at Islamabad-based Western envoys who last week urged Pakistan to condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine, asking them if…

Ukraine calls for no-fly zone to stop Russian bombardment

KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the West to consider a no-fly zone for Russian aircraft over Ukraine on Monday after Moscow bombarded the country's second largest city, drawing new…

U.N. nuclear watchdog to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday about Ukraine, where war is raging in a country with…

Ukraine Invasion : What the West Needs to Do Now

With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in…

By PTI and Chanakya Forum