70 dead in Gaza’s Jabalia camp after Israeli army’s withdrawal
Gaza, June 1 (IANS) At least 70 Palestinians were found dead in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp where Israel has just pulled out its armed forces after a nearly three-week offensive. Local medical sources told Xinhua news agency on Friday that ambulance and civil defence crews primitively retrieved about 70 bodies, including 20 children, from […]
UN chief highlights achievements of Iraq assistance mission
United Nations, June 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has highlighted the achievements of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) after the Security Council decided to renew its mandate for the last time. The Secretary-General has taken note of Friday’s Security Council decision to extend UNAMI’s mandate for a final 19-month period until December […]
Iraq welcomes UN resolution to end assistance mission by 2025
Baghdad, June 1 (IANS) The Iraqi government has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution to end the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) by the end of 2025. The government spokesman Basim al-Awadi said on Friday in a statement that the Iraqi government welcomes and appreciates the resolution, which was issued unanimously to end the […]
Iran condemns new EU sanctions on officials, entities
Tehran, June 1 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned new sanctions imposed by the EU on several Iranian officials and entities. He made the remarks in a statement by his Ministry after the EU on Friday imposed sanctions on six individuals and three entities of Iran for their alleged “role in the […]
Israel rejects lifting restrictions on Spanish consulate
Jerusalem, June 1 (IANS) Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced his rejection of a request by his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares to remove the restrictions on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem. A week ago, Israel announced that the consulate was banned from providing services to Palestinians from the West Bank following Spain’s decision […]
Qatar, Egypt push Hamas to accept Israel’s ceasefire proposal
Tel Aviv, June 1 (IANS) The negotiators from Qatar and Egypt are pushing the Hamas political leadership to accept the ceasefire proposal mooted by Israel at the behest of the United States. Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the head of Egyptian intelligence, Major General Abbas Kamel met the Hamas political […]
South Korea, US, Japan condemn North Korea launches, reaffirm peninsula denuclearisation goal
Washington, June 1 (IANS) Senior diplomats of South Korea, the US and Japan “strongly” condemned North Korea’s recent satellite and missile launches and reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete” denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula as they held trilateral talks in Virginia. US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun […]
Antimicrobial resistance among top health threats, over 2 people die every minute: Experts
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Calling for accelerated action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), global experts, including from India, at the 77th World Health Assembly (decision-making body of the WHO), have once again reiterated that AMR continues to be among the top-10 global health threats. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, said that AMR is […]
Entertainment giant Live Nation confirms data breach via Ticketmaster
San Francisco, June 1 (IANS) Entertainment major Live Nation has confirmed that its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster was compromised by hackers, who allegedly offered data of 560 million users on the dark web for sale. The hackers exposed data, allegedly containing personal information, credit card details and other information about Ticketmaster customers, selling it for $500,000 […]
SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon, Mars: Elon Musk
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future, its CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. “Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and travel to the moon and Mars,” the tech billionaire posted on X social […]
