Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea next week. This marks his first trip in almost seven years. The visit follows Nort...
05 Jun, 2026, 08.37 AM IST
WHO chief heads to Congo as Ebola outbreak strains responseHealth authorities in Congo and neighbouring countries are scrambling to contain the latest outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for whi...
28 May, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisonedAsylum seekers deported from the United States are being held against their will in Equatorial Guinea. The Trump administration struck a de...
28 May, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
North Korea again tests cluster munitions in a launch observed by Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju AeNorth Korea conducted its second ballistic missile test this month, featuring cluster bomb warheads, likely to enhance its ability to penet...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.16 AM IST
UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officialsUnder a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are subject to sanctions that include asset freezes and travel bans.
20 Aug, 2022, 08.06 AM IST
Taliban leaders travel ban exemption meant for peace talks alone: IndiaIndian said the world community’s expectations regarding Afghanistan and the Taliban setup were clearly outlined in UN Security Council res...
27 Jan, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
No decision yet on UN ban on Masood Azhar, says China"We have stated China's position on the listing of the 1267 Committee of the UN Security Council many times" in the past, the ministry said...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.49 AM IST
UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to Kim-Trump summitTrump earlier said the fate of the summit will be decided next week as his aides travelled to Singapore to prepare the meeting and push for...
24 May, 2018, 09.56 AM IST
4 Britons on UN anti-terror sanctions listFour Britons, including two women who have travelled to Syria to join the Islamic State group, have been slapped with anti-terrorist sancti...
29 Sep, 2015, 05.36 PM IST
India to seek UN sanctions against Hizbul chief SalahuddinIndia is in the process of seeking UN sanctions against banned Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin for a freeze on his assets and a t...
18 May, 2015, 08.18 PM IST
New Sri Lanka govt looks to improve rights recordFollowing new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's assertion that his government would get the country's human rights house in order, sepa...
25 Jan, 2015, 03.19 PM IST
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet Satyarthi during India visitBan will visit Gujarat and New Delhi from January 10 to 13 and address leaders and policymakers at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit.
09 Jan, 2015, 03.47 PM IST
Vibrant Gujarat Summit: UN chief Ban Ki-moon to stress on inclusive development during India visitThe UN Secretary General is also scheduled to meet President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi and other key leaders when he visits New De...
07 Jan, 2015, 12.49 AM IST
Vladimir Putin promised no new military moves in Ukraine: UN chief Ban Ki-moonBan Ki-moon today said Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured him that he has "no intention" of sending troops into southern and east...
29 Mar, 2014, 01.46 PM IST
UN imposes sanctions against Pakistan-based Haqqani networkThe UN committee said the Haqqani network is linked to al-Qaeda, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and Jaish-I-Mohammed and perpetrated terrorism i...
06 Nov, 2012, 11.25 AM IST
- UN chief Ban Ki-moon encourages India, Pak to resolve issues through talks
UN chief Ban Ki-moon encouraged the two countries to resolve their outstanding issues through dialogue in the interest of the regional secu...
30 Jul, 2011, 11.22 AM IST
- Ban to travel to Arctic Circle
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon would travel to Austria, Norway, Arctic Circle and Switzerland later this week, his spokesperson has annou...
25 Aug, 2009, 03.00 PM IST