Briefing ambassadors, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, welcomed steps taken by the country’s new authorities to engage with the Organisation for the […]
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Scores killed in ‘abhorrent attack’ on UN helicopter in South Sudan
More than two dozen members of the South Sudanese military, including an injured General, were also reportedly killed when the UN mission (UNMISS) helicopter came […]
Alibaba’s Qwen Team Releases QwQ-32B Open-Source Reasoning Model, Said to Perform Similar to DeepSeek-R1
Alibaba’s Qwen Team, a division tasked with developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, released the QwQ-32B AI model on Wednesday. It is a reasoning model based […]
“India’ve Played All Their Games Here”: New Zealand Star’s Big Dubai Pitch Verdict Ahead Of Champions Trophy Final
Picture from India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final.© AFP New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner on Thursday acknowledged India’s familiarity with the slow […]
Donald Trump Delays Canada, Mexico Tariffs After Market Blowback
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico — leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures — […]
Trump Envoy On Ukraine Aid Freeze
Washington: An envoy of President Donald Trump said Thursday that Ukraine has itself to blame for the US suspension of war aid and compared the […]
Singer Kalpana Raghavendar Denies Suicide Attempt Rumours After Hospitalisation: “I Fell Unconscious”
New Delhi: Renowned playback singer Kalpana Raghavendar, who was found unconscious at her Hyderabad home on Wednesday, has denied the reports of a suicide attempt. […]
UN Assembly President calls for just and lasting peace in Ukraine
The meeting, held under the Assembly’s veto initiative, followed Russia’s use of its Security Council veto on 24 February to block amendments to a United […]
One in four countries report backlash against women’s rights in 2024
UN Women’s latest report Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing, published ahead of the UN 50th International Women’s Day on 8 March, shows that […]
Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy
The “current trajectory is deeply concerning,” he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels – formally known […]
