Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: United Nations
Following UN Security Council Meeting on...
After the Security Council meeting, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s Minister for External Affairs and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, briefs reporters on terrorist threats to international peace and security
Solemn Ceremony Prior to the Security...
A view of a solemn ceremony held prior of the Security Council’s High-Level Open Debate on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Technology and Peacekeeping
UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative Briefs Press...
Following a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council,James Kariuki, the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, informs reporters on the situation in Myanmar
UN Security Council Convenes to Discuss...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan is chaired by T.S. Tirumurti India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Rohingya Refugees Get COVID-19 Vaccinations in...
COVID-19 vaccines are being given to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, as part of a nationwide vaccination push to stop the deadly virus from spreading.Bangladeshi authorities are leading the Vaccination programme, with technical assistance from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Health Organization (WHO), and other humanitarian partners
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
The United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia is chaired by T.S.Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of August
Human Rights Violations in Tambura
Intercommunal conflict, displacement, and human rights violations persist in Tambura, South Sudan, as efforts to execute a peace accord struck in September 2018 continue.A UN peacekeeping team increased patrols in the area, protecting and analysing the human rights situation
UN Security Council Holds an Open...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a videoconference open debate with United Nations Security Council members on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security” on
Members of UN Security Council Give...
Estonia, France, Ireland, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Albania, all members of the United Nations Security Council, brief media on the situation in Georgia
UN General Assembly Debates the Fifth...
Courtenay Rattray, High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, speaks at the Preparatory Committee for the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries’ second session (LDC5)