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Pakistan’s UN envoy Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the Security Council to implement decades-old resolutions on Kashmir, including a UN-supervised plebiscite, during a closed-door emergency session Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting followed heightened India-Pakistan tensions after an April 22 attack…

New Zealand’s National Party MP Catherine Wedd introduced a bill to ban social media access for users under 16, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon endorsing the move as a safeguard against online harms, Anadolu Agency reported. The legislation would mandate…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed “alarm” over Israel’s reported plans to expand military operations in Gaza, warning it would cause “countless more civilian deaths” and further destruction, deputy spokesman Farhan Haq stated Monday, Xinhua reported. The warning followed Israel’s Security…

The European Union marked International Midwives Day (May 5) by urging the Taliban to restore Afghan women’s access to medical education, warning that current restrictions are worsening one of the world’s worst maternal health crises, Khaama press reported. Afghanistan records…

Health experts are raising alarms as measles, considered the world’s most contagious human disease, surges across North America and Europe. The United States is experiencing its worst outbreak in 25 years, with 935 confirmed cases spanning 30 states and territories.…

Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply following the deadly April 22 Pahalgam attack, prompting both nations to impose reciprocal airspace restrictions and visa suspensions. In response, several international airlines have started rerouting flights to avoid Pakistani airspace, citing…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for a major global shift in drug policy, advocating decriminalization as a more humane and effective alternative to criminalization. His remarks were made last week during a speech at…

In 2024, approximately 93.3 million people in the European Union—equivalent to 21.0% of the population—were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to Eurostat data. This marks a slight improvement from 2023, when 21.3% (94.6 million) faced similar risks.…

Switzerland’s proposal to deport Pashtun asylum seekers to Afghanistan has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups and activists, Khaama Press reported. The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) argues that Pashtuns, sharing ethnic ties with the Taliban, may face lower…

Pakistan has dispatched 97 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza, its National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Monday, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The shipment, Pakistan’s 16th aid consignment for Gaza, includes canned food, rice, and powdered…