Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023). In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and […]
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Canada: Cinemas screening Indian films targeted by masked men in Greater Toronto
Several moviegoers in three different Greater Toronto Area regions in Canada were evacuated, and some were treated for exposure to an unknown substance sprayed by masked men in theatres playing Hindi movies earlier this week, according to police and media reports. One such incident happened around 9.20pm on Tuesday at a cinema complex in Vaughan, […]
600,000 ordered to evacuate in southern Gaza: UNRWA
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Hamas members and Israel military. “There is nowhere to go as shelters, including @UNRWA, are beyond & over their capacity,” he said. The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN […]
UNICEF report says one in five children in the world’s richest countries are living in poverty
A sharp rise in child poverty was registered across 40 of the world’s richest countries between 2014 and 2021, according to a new report published on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund’s global research centre, Innocenti. The new findings from the UNICEF research wing focus on Member States of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and […]
UN warns about rapid surge in climate change over the past decade
The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that the UN weather chief said on Tuesday is “unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities”. Marked by record-breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic […]
Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in south Gaza, says UN
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday (November 4, 2023) said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, […]
China “never bets against” the US, says official on “biggest threat” comment
China has said that it never bets against the United States of America, and has no intention to “challenge or unseat” it. The Asian nation reacted after a senior US official described China as the “biggest threat” and “not our friend”, just weeks after the summit between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi […]
Over 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza: WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday (December 5, 2023) said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28. In its X post, the health organization said: “About 1.9 million people, nearly 80% of Gaza’s population, are estimated to be internally displaced. Recent […]
Oxford University Press votes Rizz as the word of the year; but do you know what it means?
Every year, new words get added to the lexicon, keeping those on the lookout interested. In 2023, the prestigious Oxford University Press named ‘Rizz’ as its word of the year. By the way, do you know what it means? OUP names Rizz as word of the year. Photo Courtesy: OUP X page According to X […]
Gaza: UN rights chief appeals for end to violence and a return to dialogue
The resumption of hostilities in Gaza and its terrifying impact on civilians underscore the need for the violence to end and a long-term political solution between Palestinians and Israelis to be found, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Sunday. “Silence the guns and return to dialogue – the suffering inflicted on civilians […]
