United Nations, May 30 (IANS) Verified cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled globally in 2025 over the previous year, according to a UN report.”Cases of conflict-related sexual violence verified by the United Nations in 2025 rose sharply from 2024, marked by extreme brutality, and overwhelmingly targeted women and girls,” said the annual report of the UN secretary-general.A total of 9,788 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were documented in 2025, more than doubling …
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Jerusalem, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as one of the few world leaders to have received the highest civilian honours from both Israel and the State of Palestine, reflecting India’s balanced and principled approach to West Asian diplomacy. In a landmark moment for India-Israel relations, Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, on Wednesday conferred the ‘Speaker of the Knesset Medal’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the first-ever recipient of this prestigious a…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Noting that India is a friend of both Palestine and Israel, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian on Thursday said that New Delhi can play an important role in bridging both sides. The visiting Foreign Minister, who arrived in New Delhi earlier in the day to attend the 2nd India-Arab Foreign Ministers meeting (FMM) and the 4th India-Arab Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 2026, asserted that Palestine expects India to actively participate in the ongoing peace effort…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Foreign Ministers of several countries have started arriving in New Delhi to attend the second India–Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, slated for January 31.Comoros Foreign Minister Mbae Mohamed, State of Palestine Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin and Sudan’s Mohieldin Salim Ahmed Ibrahim arrived in the national capital on Thursday.Welcoming the delegates, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the visit would strengthen the bilateral partnership and peopl…