Headlines- At least 750 people killed and another 3000 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- After US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran says to have attacked US bases in Jordan.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that several Iranian fighters and civilians were killed and injured in the US attack on Larak Island.
- Since resuming its naval blockade of Iran on July 14, US Central Command claimed to have diverted 83 commercial vessels, disabled three, and boarded two.
- Guinea-Bissau held a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to grant the president additional authority.
- At least eight people died, 237 have been rescued, and 23 are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
- NASA launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is intended to survey the universe on a never-before-seen scale while investigating far-off planets, exploding stars, and black holes.
Tag: United Nations
UN Security Council Meets on Situation...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
UN Security Council Meets on UN...
A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia (UNVMC).On the screens are Hilda Beatriz Molano Casas, Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat of theCoalition against the involvement of children and young people in the armed conflict in Colombia (COALICO).
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Passing...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis on April 21,2025.”Pope Francis was a messenger of hope, humility and humanity. He was a transcendent voice for peace, human dignity and social justice. He leaves behind a legacy of faith, service and compassion for all.
Permanent Forum on People of African...
Sing Harlem performs during the 1st plenary meeting of the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (14-17 April).
UN Commission on Population and Development...
A view of a participant attending the58th session of the Commission on Population and Development (7-11 April).
UN Security Council Meets on Peace...
Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Founding Director of Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center, briefs the Security Council meeting on peace consolidation in West Africa. The Council heard a Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS).
United Nations Convention on Cybercrime
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime on December 24, 2024, in New York, with resolution 79/243.The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Cybercrime on December 24, 2024, in New York, with resolution 79/243.
UN General Assembly Holds Commemorative Meeting...
Salome Agbaroji, 2023 National Youth Poet Laureate, addresses the commemorative meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to Mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ad Interim, briefs the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীদের সাথে ইফতার করলেন জাতিসংঘ...
বাংলাদেশে আশ্রয় নেয়া প্রায় এক লাখ রোহিঙ্গা শরণার্থীর সঙ্গে ইফতার করেছেন প্রধান উপদেষ্টা অধ্যাপক মুহাম্মদ ইউনূস এবং জাতিসংঘ মহাসচিব আন্তোনিও গুতেরেস।