Uganda: Death toll from rebel attack rises to 37
Kampala: The death toll from an attack by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Uganda's western district of Kasese has climbed to 37, a military spokesperson said here Saturday.
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Ukraine: 700,000 people affected by water shortages from dam disaster
New York: UN humanitarians continue bringing life-saving aid to survivors of the flooding from the Kakhovka Dam, but they’ve warned that hundreds of thousands more people in the country’s south face severe water shortages.
Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: Swift action needed to prevent new tragedy
The UN refugee and migration agencies are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following Wednesday’s tragedy in the Mediterranean. With 78 bodies retrieved, 104 people rescued, and hundreds more missing and feared dead, the 14 June shipwreck off the coast of Greece is one of the worst and most deadly in years.
Haiti: ‘Take urgent action now’ urges ECOSOC President
New York: Words are not enough to alleviate the multiple crises afflicting Haiti, said the President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, in an appeal for urgent international action.
Canada's population touches 40 million
Toronto: Canada's population is currently growing at a record-setting pace and touched 40 million people on June 16, as per data released by Statistics Canada.
Sudan's devastating war in Khartoum enters third month with death toll surpassing 2,000
Khartoum/Sudan: Sudan's war in Khartoum continues to escalate, now entering its third month, as the reported death count reaches over 2,000.
France: Brehat Island implements visitor restrictions to combat overtourism
Brehat, a charming French island off the north coast, has taken a stand against "overtourism" by implementing restrictions on the number of visitors this summer. Concerns over waste management and environmental preservation prompted the island, along with several other destinations in France, to address the issue.
Canada: Toronto Holocaust Museum opens its doors to public, educates with shared stories from survivors
Toronto/IBNS: Created by the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation of Greater Toronto, the 9,500-square-foot Toronto Holocaust Museum (THM) opened its doors last week on the federation’s Sherman Campus, a Jewish community center at 4588 Bathurst St.
15 killed in Trans-Canada Highway crash near Manitoba
Winnipeg/IBNS: At least 15 people were killed in a crash between a semi-trailer truck and a Handi-Transit vehicle near Carberry town in Canada's southwestern Manitoba on Wednesday.
Pope Francis returns to the Vatican from hospital
Vatican City/IBNS/UNI: Pope Francis, who underwent abdominal surgery last week, returned to the Vatican on Friday from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Murder of South Korean influencer in Cambodia: Chinese couple charged
A court in Cambodia has charged a Chinese couple with murder after a popular South Korean influencer’s body was dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, media reports said.
Pakistan: Mardan villagers threaten to besiege grid station over power failure
Mardan: Residents of Pakistan's Toru region recently warned they would besiege the local grid station to protest the unscheduled and prolonged power loadshedding in their area, media reports said on Friday.
Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti
New York: Nearly three million children, the highest number on record, need humanitarian support in Haiti, where they face staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty and a resurgence of deadly cholera.
Landlords burn homes of peasants over demanding share in crop, rights body takes suo-moto notice
Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Pakistan has taken suo-moto notice of landlords' brutality to set peasants houses on fire in Sanghar district and has written a letter to the Shaheed Benazriabad DIG police to ensure action on the case against the culprits and provide justice to the poor farmers, media reports said.
Afghan police smash drug lab in western Nimroz
Zaranj: Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district's head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.
Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports
Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.
UN report says Pakistan is currently facing imminent nutrition crisis
A new report published by the United Nations and its humanitarian partners has shown that the country is experiencing an imminent nutrition crisis.
UK’s anti-terror police arrest ex-Pak army man
Social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been released on bail after he was arrested by the UK police on suspicion of encouraging acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, media reports said.
UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’
New York: As donors gathered in Brussels at an international pledging conference for Syria organized by the European Union on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres highlighted the immense suffering of the Syrian people, which he said “defies description”.
UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’
New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was “appalled and deeply shocked” at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the spiralling violence and for those responsible to be brought to justice.
DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January
New York: Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday.
UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news of dozens more deaths in the Mediterranean after an overloaded boat reportedly capsized and sank off the coast of Greece.
Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres
Social justice must underpin the global transition to more just and sustainable jobs for all, UN Secretary-Antonio Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the World of Work Summit in Geneva on Wednesday.
Pope Francis discharged from hospital after surgery
Vatican City: Pope Francis, who underwent abdominal surgery last week, returned to the Vatican on Friday from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Faith leaders critical to combating ‘groundswell’ of hatred globally
In the face of rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline, faith leaders are vital allies in the quest for global peace, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life
Urgent action is needed to end gender-based bias in public and political life against women which remain deeply entrenched around the world, said the UN human rights chief on Wednesday.
Canada: Truck hits bus in Manitoba, 15 die
At least 15 people died when a truck collided with a bus carrying senior citizens in a rural portion of Canada’s Manitoba province on Thursday, media reports said.
US: Tornado hits Perryton town, 3 die
A tornado hit Perryton city of Texas on Thursday which left at least three people dead, media reports said.
France will continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris would continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau pays surprise visit to Ukraine; commits $500M more in military aid
Ottawa/IBNS: During his suprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $500 million more in Canadian military aid as Ukraine has stepped up its long-anticipated counteroffensive to drive Russia’s army out of occupied eastern and southern regions of the battered country.