UN demands global action to democratise water governance

Oct 18, 2025

New York [US], October 18: Governments must abandon market-driven models and embrace democratic, rights-based approaches that recognise water as a common good essential to life,...

UN Women calls for placing women, girls at heart of every humanitarian, reconstruction effort

Oct 18, 2025

Gaza [Palestine], October 18: The UN Women called for ensuring that the ceasefire in Gaza translates into safety, recovery, and rights for women and girls,...

Korean import prices rise for 3rd straight month in September

Oct 18, 2025

Seoul [South Korea], October 18: Import prices in the Republic of Korea increased for the third consecutive month in September, according to data released on...

Astronomers observe rings forming around icy celestial body Chiron

Oct 18, 2025

New York [US], October 18: The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of the solar system, with a diametre of roughly 175,000 miles (280,000...

UN Security Council welcomes Lebanese Government's commitments to exercise its sovereignty over its territory

Oct 18, 2025

New York [US], October 18: The members of the UN Security Council welcomed the efforts and commitments of the Lebanese Government to exercise its sovereignty...

'Day after' in Gaza: Türk urges all actors to ensure human rights are central to recovery, peacebuilding processes

Oct 18, 2025

Geneva [Switzerland], October 18: UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today called on all actors to ensure that human rights are central to recovery and...

Ahead of Zelenskyy's White House visit, Trump says will hold second summit with Putin on Ukraine in Budapest

Oct 18, 2025

Washington, DC [US], October 18: Ahead of his meeting on Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House, US President Donald Trump said...

Nepal PM briefs foreign diplomats, a month after formation of interim government

Oct 18, 2025

Kathmandu [Nepal], October 18: Nepal's Interim Government Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Friday held a high-level diplomatic briefing one month after the formation of the...

US Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say

Oct 18, 2025

New York [US], October 18: The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in...