Earth is getting ever brighter at night. Here's the reason whyEarth's nighttime illumination increased by 16% between 2014 and 2022, driven by urban expansion and energy access in developing regions. H...
08 Apr, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
What is Temporary Protected Status? In a big relief for Haitians, federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections; all you need to know about immigration status and the rulingA federal judge has temporarily halted the termination of protections for Haitians in the US, offering relief to around 350,000 individuals...
03 Feb, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 HaitiansA US judge has stopped the government from ending protections for Haitians. This prevents over 350,000 people from being sent back to Haiti...
03 Feb, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Dozens killed in Haiti's capital following internal clashes within a powerful gang coalitionViolent clashes within Haiti's powerful gang coalition, Viv Ansanm, have resulted in dozens of deaths, including 10 children, in the capita...
10 Dec, 2025, 06.38 AM IST
India's food transformation key to global hunger fight as Western funding drops: WFP Deputy ChiefAs global hunger soars due to conflict and funding cuts, the WFP highlights India's transformation into a key aid supplier. India's innovat...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Trump ally Erik Prince plans to keep forces in Haiti for 10 years to fight gangs and collect taxesErik Prince's Vectus Global has a 10-year deal in Haiti. The goal is to combat criminal gangs and create a tax system. Vectus plans to cont...
14 Aug, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Trump administration to end deportation relief for 500,000 Haitians: What it means and what comes nextThe Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for about 500,000 Haitians. This decision allows deportations to start in Septemb...
28 Jun, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
As the United Nations turns 80, some key moments in its historyMarking 80 years since its charter signing, the UN has witnessed pivotal moments, from its first collective security effort in the Korean W...
26 Jun, 2025, 08.40 PM IST
US aid cuts having dire impact on Haiti's children, says UNICEFU.S. aid cuts are severely impacting children in Haiti, where violence is escalating and more youth are joining armed gangs. Essential serv...
28 Feb, 2025, 07.54 PM IST
World’s most dangerous countries in 2025The Emergency Watchlist for 2025 highlights escalating humanitarian crises in several countries, including Sudan, which tops the list due t...
09 Jan, 2025, 01.43 PM IST
Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle 'catastrophic' gang violence , UN expert saysLast July, William O'Neill said Haiti needed between 1,000 and 2,000 international police trained to deal with gangs. Today, he said the si...
29 Mar, 2024, 08.20 AM IST
Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completionA police operation killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, Ernst Julme, known as Ti Greg, a day after another gang leader was killed in an a...
22 Mar, 2024, 08.32 AM IST
We've run out of cholera vaccines, WHO official says as disease surgesThe U.N. health agency says global fatality rates are rising and there are around 30 countries around the world that have reported cholera ...
16 Dec, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
'We need help': Haiti's interim leader requests US troops“What do we do? Do we let the country fall into chaos? Private properties destroyed? People killed after the assassination of the president...
11 Jul, 2021, 12.45 PM IST
UN says 155 million people faced severe hunger last yearThe report, which focuses on 55 countries that account for 97% of humanitarian assistance, said the magnitude and severity of food crises l...
06 May, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
Decade in review: Haiti earthquake, Paris climate deal, Malala's work dominated the headlines in 2010sThe decade began with an immense disaster in Haiti.
26 Dec, 2019, 03.35 PM IST
- Ibsa declaration mum on Pakistan
Government officials accompanying the Prime Minister acknowledged that Pakistan's role in fomenting terror did not come up in the discussio...
19 Oct, 2011, 02.57 AM IST