World plastic pollution treaty talks collapse with no dealGlobal talks in Geneva to create a treaty addressing plastic pollution collapsed. Nations could not agree on key issues. Some countries wan...
15 Aug, 2025, 08.21 PM IST
Nations meet at UN for 'killer robot' talks as regulation lagsThe UN is holding its first General Assembly meeting on autonomous weapons, aiming to revive stalled efforts to regulate AI-controlled arms...
12 May, 2025, 07.11 PM IST
UN special envoy for Syria calls for urgent talks in Geneva for 'orderly political transition'UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen urges for immediate talks in Geneva concerning Syria's political transition. Pedersen emphasized the urgency...
07 Dec, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
India pushes for diplomacy as talks start between Russia & UkraineIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti told a rare emergency special session of the UN General Assembly on Ukr...
01 Mar, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
India abstains from vote on holding UNGA sessionIndia abstained from a procedural vote in the Security Council for holding the emergency UNGA session. India also abstained at a meeting to...
01 Mar, 2022, 12.24 PM IST
Kremlin says it has date for new Vladimir Putin-Joe Biden talks, waiting for U.S. approvalRussia has been pushing for top-level talks with the United States for weeks, and has floated the idea of seeking legally-binding security ...
03 Dec, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
Pakistan, United States discuss 'negotiated' political settlement in AfghanistanBlinken, who returned to Washington on Thursday evening after a visit to India and Kuwait, had said during the tour that Pakistan has "a vi...
30 Jul, 2021, 05.14 PM IST
Libya's rivals urge Security Council to back ceasefire deal inked in Geneva last monthThe agreement also called for ``military deals on training inside Libya'' to be frozen and for foreign trainees to leave the country. It di...
04 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
Russia pledges help to Yerevan if fighting reaches ArmeniaArmenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in fierce fighting for more than a month over Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan controlled ...
31 Oct, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
Armenia Prime Minister asks Putin to start talks on providing security amid Karabakh warPasninyan sent the letter to Putin after Armenia and Azerbaijan failed to agree a fresh ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during t...
31 Oct, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
Pakistan foreign minister questions agenda of TV anchor over Kashmir issueDuring a recent talk show on Pakistan TV channel Express News, Qureshi was asked the question as he had repeatedly endorsed Khan's statemen...
05 Oct, 2019, 09.19 AM IST
IFRC launches emergency appeal for $35 million for NepalThe Red Cross today launched an emergency appeal for USD 35 million to cater to 75,000 people hit by the worst earthquake in 80 years in Ne...
27 Apr, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
India proposes changes in trade pact at WTO Bali meetThe trade facilitation agreement aims to smoothen cross-border trade by removing red tape, improving infrastructure and harmonising Customs...
31 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Military intervention in Syria will exacerbate conflict: PM Manmohan SinghHe said the Geneva-2 Conference should be convened at the earliest as the conflict in Syria could have broader economic and security conseq...
19 Oct, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
- Developing & developed nations continue to pass buck on climate
The latest round of UN-sponsored global climate change talks has called for stepping up the pace of negotiations in the run-up to a crucial...
17 Jun, 2008, 03.27 AM IST
- Food crisis: UN to reveal battle plan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set on Monday to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisi...
27 Apr, 2008, 08.40 AM IST
- WTO chief steps in to put talks on track
Last ditch efforts are being made at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to put the stalled trade talks back on track.
03 Jul, 2006, 02.45 AM IST