What to know about a rare visit by China's Xi to North Korea for talks with Kim Jong UnChinese President Xi Jinping's recent trip to North Korea marks a significant chapter in regional diplomacy, focusing on enhancing cooperat...
07 Jun, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
US strikes Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-upU.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites after shooting down four Iranian drones targeting maritime traffic near the Strait of Hormuz...
06 Jun, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
'Seriously concerned': Quad joint statement flags water cannons, blocked ships in South and East China SeasIndia, US, Japan, and Australia foreign ministers met in New Delhi. They voiced serious concerns over the South China and East China Seas. ...
26 May, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
Iran condemns US strikes as show of 'bad faith', warns of consequencesIran has condemned US strikes as a breach of trust during peace talks. The US military stated the strikes were defensive. Negotiations are ...
26 May, 2026, 07.15 PM IST
- Russia, North Korea agree 'long-term' military cooperation
Russia and North Korea have taken a bold step in reinforcing their military ties, as Moscow's defense minister convened with North Korean a...
26 Apr, 2026, 07.53 PM IST
Afghan territory must not be used for terrorist activities: India and 5 central Asian countriesLast December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban's decision to ban university education for women in ...
07 Mar, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
WTO may propose new agriculture packageThe revised text will be presented by chair of agriculture negotiations, Costa Rica's Gloria Abraham Peralta, later this week. The previous...
17 Nov, 2021, 06.46 AM IST
UN World Food Programme in talks with India for wheat donation to AfghanistanMary-Ellen McGroarty, the WFP country director in Afghanistan, said that discussions have taken place over the last two weeks and she hoped...
07 Oct, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
India elected to 3 bodies of UN Economic and Social CouncilIndia was elected by acclamation to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2022...
21 Apr, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
World Food Programme chief 'deeply humbled' by Nobel win, calls it 'incredible recognition' of WFP familyIn 2015, eradicating hunger was adopted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
09 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN bodyThe novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last, has so far infected over 2,565,290 people and claime...
22 Apr, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
India to contribute USD 100 million to UN partnership fundThe India-UN Development Partnership Fund was set up earlier this year as a partnership between India and the United Nations Office for Sou...
07 Nov, 2017, 01.45 PM IST
India top supplier in health sector to UN system in 2016India, a top ten supplier country since 2000, supplied six per cent of procurements by UN organisations in 2016, the second highest after t...
29 Jun, 2017, 12.06 PM IST
- Food, fuel prices skyrocketing in Nepal due to blockade: UN
The UN World Food Programme warned of severe shortages of food and fuel in Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports.
12 Dec, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
UN Mission applauds Indian doctors helping civilians in South SudanThe UN mission in South Sudan has appreciated the critical work done at military field hospitals by Indian doctors treating several patient...
01 Feb, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
- India's poverty will fall from 51% to 22% by 2015: UN report
As many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years, while India's poverty ...
08 Jul, 2011, 08.29 PM IST
- WFP runs out of money; food aid to poor may be affected: UN
The United Nations has said it expects to register a "dangerous and unprecedented" shortfall in budgetary allocations for its World Food Pr...
31 Jul, 2009, 10.24 AM IST