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HISTORICAL FACTS: The united nations - The Untold Story

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Because the US rejects reality, it voted against the UN's Correct the Map plan

Salon

China reiterates its One China principle on Taiwan over UN resolution

Beijing reaffirmed its One-China principle following a renewed dispute over the interpretation of a UN resolution that defined lawful representation of China at the world's foremost intergovernmental body.

Euronews

UN rapporteur says Israeli rubble-clearing in Gaza could erase 'atrocity crimes' evidence

The United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned on Monday that the large-scale rubble removal in parts of Gaza under Israeli control could risk erasing "evidence relevant to the investigation of alleged international crimes".

France 24

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Brazil Marks Independence Day at 204 Years Amid Tightest Election in a Generation: Key Numbers to Know

Brazil turns 204 as a new poll shows Flavio Bolsonaro edging past Lula for the first time, with rate cuts and GDP data shaping October's vote.

Latin Times

Germany fights Gaza genocide claims at the UN’s top court

Germany is challenging claims at the United Nations' top court that it is facilitating genocide in Gaza by supplying arms to Israel

The Independent UK

UN names November 27 as day against child marriage

On September 4, the United Nations passed a resolution declaring November 27 the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.

Newslaundry

UN backs effort to drop Mercator map and show size of Africa more accurately

The United Nations voted on Saturday for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting the true size of countries.

Radio France Internationale

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In 1945, he walked out of Hiroshima alive after the US bombing, 3 days later he was in Nagasaki when the second atomic bomb fell; the story of the only survivor of both atomic bombings

Tsutomu Yamaguchi's remarkable story is one of survival against unimaginable odds, as he endured the horrors of two atomic bombings just days apart in August 1945. Initially in Hiroshima on August 6, he found himself in Nagasaki on August 9. Post-war, Yamaguchi channeled his experiences into activism, passionately advocating for…

The Times of India

UN report details foreign networks fueling war in Sudan

The United Nations reports foreign networks are fueling Sudan's brutal war between the army and the Rapid Security Forces since 2023

The Independent UK

Three Pacific hurricanes gather strength as El Nino intensifies

The current El Nino could become the strongest on record as the natural climate pattern that warms the tropical Pacific intensifies, with three hurricanes churning across the ocean on Thursday. The United Nations has warned of growing extreme weather risks into 2027.

Radio France Internationale

Former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin appointed to RBI central board for 4 year term

Former diplomat Syed Akbaruddin joins the Reserve Bank of India Central Board. He will serve as a part-time, non-official director for four years. The board oversees the central bank's general direction and business affairs. Akbaruddin brings extensive experience in international affairs and governance. His appointment enhances the board's expertise in…

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Kofi Annan: 'If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.' Life lessons from inspiring quote on leadership, trust, human dignity, rights and democracy

Quote of the day by Kofi Annan, “If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom,” explains why leaders should protect human rights, dignity and personal freedom when making difficult decisions. The quote links liberty with trust, democracy and responsible leadership, while allowing…

The Economic Times

UN says humanity has failed in key global warming target but all hope is not lost

UN’s most optimistic scenario has warming peaking at 1.8C around the middle of the century if governments pursue the most ambitious climate goals available

The Independent UK

WFP will halve West Bank food assistance as it faces possible new cuts in Gaza

The United Nations' food agency is halving food assistance in the Israeli-occupied West Bank due to severe funding shortages

The Independent UK

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UN spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time

The United Nations is warning that any new nuclear test could trigger an arms race

The Independent UK

Trump border czar Tom Homan says ‘I don’t know the conditions in Haiti’ as hundreds deported after TPS revoked

The State Department currently warns Americans not to travel to Haiti ‘for any reason’

The Independent UK

‘I’ve been waiting for this for 20 years’: Father jailed for two decades for stealing mobile phone finally going home

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Leroy Douglas, whose incarceration has been found to be unlawful and arbitrary by the United Nations, has finally been granted parole

Reason

Inside Venezuela's El Helicoide Prison: How Dissident Jesús Armas Endured Torture and Outlasted Maduro

For helping prove that Maduro lost the 2024 election, Jesús Armas spent more than a year in Venezuela’s most-feared prison. He’s lucky it wasn’t more.

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Kabul, Kashmir, Mumbai, Pahalgam: Hafiz Saeed’s deadly four-decade terror trail

India has formally charged Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, in connection with a new case of terrorism. The Mumbai Police have initiated proceedings for a trial in absentia, highlighting the legacy of LeT across various phases. Originating from the Afghan jihad in the 1980s, the organization has transitioned…

The Independent UK

‘I survived the Taliban to go to school – now the UK has blocked me from studying at Oxford’

Aisha Khurram has not seen her family in five years after she fled Afghanistan – now she won’t be able to fulfil her dream of studying at Oxford University due to new Home Office rules

The Economic Times

Nepal Flash Flood latest news updates: Death toll climbs to 270, with over 1200 missing; India on alert

Nepal Flash Flood News Updates: At least 270 people have died and more than 1200 are reported missing after a glacial collapse triggered flash floods and mudslides along the Nepal-China border. Nepal has recovered 270 bodies, while Tibet reported three deaths. India placed Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on alert as…

The Guardian - UK

Goodbye to the Soviet Union – archive, 1991

On 2 September 1991, the Congress of People’s Deputies voted for the dissolution of the Soviet Union, allowing its republics to opt for independence

The Independent UK

More than 50 kidnapped after violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead

The United Nations says armed men have killed at least 47 people and kidnapped over 50 others near Haiti’s capital

Bangkok Post

Myanmar human rights conditions at new low, UN says

GENEVA - Human rights conditions in Myanmar have ‌sunk to a new low, with widespread abuses against the Rohingya minority and a booming illicit economy driven partly by illegal rare-earth mining deepening civilian suffering, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

World urged to rein in ‘killer robots’

GENEVA - The United Nations and the Red Cross warned Tuesday that the world is “dangerously close” to a future where so-called “killer robots” could target humans, and issued an urgent appeal for international regulation of autonomous weapons.

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