KSrelief, WFP sign $4.5m agreement to help children, mothers in Somalia
RIYADH, 24 September: Saudi aid agency KSrelief and the World Food Programme have signed a $4.5 million cooperation agreement to help fight malnutrition in drought-affected areas of Somalia. The funds will be used to buy 1,068 tonnes of food that will benefit close to 123,000 children and more than 57,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women in […]
Torrential rain leaves three dead in Vietnam
Hanoi, Sep 24 (IANS) Heavy rain in Vietnam’s central region following tropical storm Soulik has claimed three lives over the past few days, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reported on Tuesday. The three people were swept away by flash floods in Nghe An province, Xinhua news agency reported. More than […]
ADB launches 5-year strategy to bolster Fiji’s climate resilience
Manila, Sept 24 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that it launched a new country partnership strategy with Fiji for 2024-2028 to support the South Pacific nation’s resilience to economic and climate-related shocks. The five-year strategy will prioritise assistance for public sector management, improve access to climate-resilient transport infrastructure, and boost climate-resilient […]
Suicide remains leading cause of death for young Australians veterans: Report
Canberra, Sep 24 (IANS) Suicide is the leading cause of death for young Australians who leave the military, a government report has found. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Tuesday released its seventh annual report on deaths by suicide among permanent, reserve and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), reports […]
Venezuela’s top diplomat calls for new international financial architecture
Caracas, Sep 24 (IANS) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil called for an overhaul of the international financial architecture in an address to the UN ‘Summit of the Future’, local media reported. The current architecture is designed “to perpetuate a model of domination and dependence,” said Gil, stressing his country’s demand for an end to unilateral […]
UNSC reform: G4 ministers see both – steps ahead and a lack of progress
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) The foreign ministers of G4, the group advocating for Security Council reforms, see both a step ahead and a lack of progress in the mission to make the world organisation “better reflect contemporary geopolitical realities” and be fit for the present and future. After meeting on Monday, the foreign ministers […]
Australia: Man stabbed to death on busy Sydney street
Sydney, Sep 24 (IANS) An investigation was underway after a man was stabbed to death on a busy street in Sydney’s inner west, police said on Tuesday. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that emergency services responded to reports of a man being stabbed on a main road […]
Japan hit by 50 cm tsunami following 5.9-magnitude earthquake
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) The Japanese weather agency said that a 50-centimetre tsunami struck an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, according to local media. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara islands shortly after the tremor but lifted it by 11 […]
Grateful for PM Modi’s support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, says Zelensky
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for his “clear support” of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the UN Summit of the Future to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and explore paths toward peace. In a […]
Meeting with PM Modi that Trump announced did not happen
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had said that he was going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit here but they did not meet. PM Modi’s brief trip was of about 55 hours packed with activities, while Trump was in the heat of the campaign for an election […]
