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Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman elected President of 81st session of UNGAIn a remarkable turn of events, Khalilur Rahman from Bangladesh has clinched the presidency of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly,...- America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
- Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in GazaAn international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on ho...
- US expresses regret on failure to get consensus in Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyThe US expressed deep regret that states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) failed to reach a consensus on a final documen...
- North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better tiesNorth Korea launched ballistic missiles towards the sea for the second time in two days. This follows harsh insults directed at South Korea...
- World growing more dangerous: Ready-to-use nuclear weapons rise despite overall decline, report warnsNuclear weapons are on the rise globally. Monitors report more warheads are ready for use. This is a worrying trend as conflicts intensify....
- South Korea and the US will begin annual military drills next weekSouth Korean and U.S. troops will begin their annual joint military drills next week to enhance readiness against North Korean threats. Sou...
- China, Iran, Arab nations condemn Israeli minister's statement about dropping a nuclear bomb on GazaIsrael has neither confirmed nor denied its nuclear capability. It is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, and a former employee at ...
- Senior Indian diplomat Amandeep Singh Gill appointed by UN chief Guterres as his Envoy on TechnologyGill, who was India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva from 2016-to 2018, is the Chief Ex...
- U.S. warns Moscow, Minsk against deploying nuclear arms in BelarusThe new constitution could see nuclear weapons on Belarusian soil for the first time since the country gave them up after the 1991 break-up...
- Nuclear disarmament can be achieved through agreed multilateral framework: Foreign Secy Harsh Vardhan Shringla"We believe that nuclear disarmament can be achieved through a step-by-step process underwritten by a universal commitment and an agreed mu...
- Top UN official warns malicious emails on rise in pandemicThe UN disarmament chief warned on Friday that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600 per cent increase in malicious emails during the COVI...
- Nuclear arms race is threatening world: UN disarmament chief Izumi NakamitsuIzumi Nakamitsu didn't name any countries but she was clearly referring to the United States and Russia, and possibly China, when she told ...
- UN adopts global treaty banning nuclear weapons; India skips talksA substantive session was held in March this year to negotiate the legally binding instrument aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons.
- Need to build trust, confidence among nuke weapon states: IndiaCondemning a series of nuclear and missile tests by North Korea, the UN chief said Pyongyang's "provocative" actions have heightened tensio...
- Need for legally-bound ban against nuclear testing: UN chief Antonio Guterres"Continued nuclear tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea demonstrate that even the strongest norm is no substitute for a legal...
- Manmohan Singh presents Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2015 to UNHRCSingh, who is trustee of IGMT, gave the prize to UNHCR India Chief of Mission, Yasuko Shimizu, in the presence of the trust's Chairperson S...
- Ban Ki-moon welcomes Iran nuke dealUN chief Ban Ki-moon welcomed historic agreement reached between Iran & world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme.
- UN chief pledges to help boost inter-Korean tiesUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon promised on Sunday to help improve inter-Korean ties after the North cut off official dialogue with Seoul'...
- World tour to create awarenessSeeking to create awareness about the danger of global warming, two youths from Tamil Nadu embarked on a year-long world expedition.
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