Addis Ababa, April 6 (IANS) The African Union (AU) and its partners have warned that the ongoing Middle East conflict poses a “serious risk” to African economies.In a joint policy brief, the AU, the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, and the UN Development Program warned that the longer the conflict lasts and the more severe the disruption on shipping routes, energy, and fertilizer supplies, the greater the risk of a significant growth slowdown acro…
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New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Iran’s internet blackout, imposed following a joint US-Israel military operation on Tehran, has now entered its fifth week, making it the longest nationwide internet shutdown on record, according to digital monitoring group NetBlocks on Sunday.In a post on social media platform X, NetBlocks reported that the shutdown has continued for 37 consecutive days, exceeding 864 hours, surpassing all previous comparable incidents in terms of duration and scale.“Iran’s interne…
Khartoum, April 5 (IANS) At least 2,042 people have been killed and 785 injured in 214 attacks on health care facilities in Sudan since the conflict began nearly three years ago, two UN agencies have announced.In a joint statement on Saturday (local time), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 184 deaths and 295 injuries occurred in the first quarter of this year alone, expressing concern over the growing scale and frequency of such attacks in conflict-affe…
Abu Dhabi, March 9 (IANS) The UAE’s Ministry of Defence said on Monday that its air defences detected 15 ballistic missiles, of which 12 were destroyed, while three fell into the sea. According to the statement released by UAE’s Ministry of Defence amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, 18 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were detected, of which 17 were intercepted while one fell within the country’s territory.”Since the start of the Iranian attacks, 253 ballistic missiles have been detected. Of…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Pakistan is facing renewed scrutiny as questions are being raised about the low number of deportations as the UK bans visas to some nations that have high asylum cases, local media reported. The development comes days after the UK placed an “emergency brake” on visas of people from four nations after an increase in asylum claims from legal routes. The UK Home Office will end sponsored study visas for people of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan and end skilled …
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Finnish President Alexander Stubb concluded his State Visit to India on Sunday and was warmly seen off by the Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani. Taking to X, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “A fruitful visit concludes as President Alexander Stubb of Finland departs India. Warmly seen off by Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani at the airport.””A defining moment in…
United Nations, March 6 (IANS) An alarming intensification of fighting in Sudan’s Kordofan region has killed and injured civilians, destroyed homes, hospitals and other civilian infrastructure, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the escalation of violence also impeded relief workers’ ability to reach civilians in need of aid.The office said that in South Kordofan, confrontations between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forc…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Finland President Alexander Stubb on Thursday highlighted India and Global South’s growing role in shaping a cooperative, fair and representative multilateral world order. In his address at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Stubb stated that the world is changing much like how it did after the World War I, World War II and the Cold War. He noted that the era of western dominated world is over. “My thesis is very simple. I believe that the Global South will decide what …
United Nations, Feb 25 (IANS) The UN Security Council expressed deep concern over continued violence across Sudan, including in the Kordofan and Darfur states, calling on all parties to the conflict to immediately halt the fighting.In a press statement on Tuesday, the members of the Security Council strongly condemned reports of repeated drone attacks on civilians, civilian infrastructure and humanitarian personnel as well as property and assets, including multiple attacks impacting the World Fo…
Khartoum, Feb 15 (IANS) At least 12 people went missing after a boat carrying 16 passengers capsized in the Wad Al-Zaki area in central Sudan’s White Nile State, according to volunteers and eyewitnesses.”A ferry carrying 16 people, including women, sank in Wad Al-Zaki. Four passengers were rescued, while search operations are still underway,” the Sudan Doctors Network, a volunteer group, said in a statement on Saturday (local time).An eyewitness told Xinhua that the boat sank while crossing betw…