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Israel, Palestine must avoid unilateral action that could prejudice final status issues: India at UN

10:36 am February 28, 2021

United Nations: Reiterating that only a two-state solution will deliver enduring peace that the people of Israel and Palestine deserve, India has said this should be achieved through direct negotiations between both sides on final status issues and any unilateral action which could prejudice these issues must be avoided. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu said […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

11:49 pm February 26, 2021

United Nations: The US, the UN and the EU have welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and hoped that it would lead to greater peace and stability in South Asia. In a significant move to ease tension, India and Pakistan on Thursday said they have […]

Biden to host first virtual meeting with PM Trudeau to unveil US-Canada partnership roadmap

4:51 pm February 23, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden will host his first-ever virtual bilateral summit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during which they will jointly unveil a new initiative, a roadmap for partnership between the two neighbours. The US and Canada are close allies, sharing the world’s longest land border and trading hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually. ASTRO ACCENT […]

World’s biggest emitters like China, India, Russia, need to step up and lower emissions: Kerry

2:35 pm February 20, 2021

United Nations: The world’s big emitting countries, including China, India, Russia, and Japan need to “really step up” and begin to lower greenhouse gas emissions, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said as he called on all nations to raise their ambition to fight against climate change. Kerry on Friday joined UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for a special virtual event to mark the United […]

UN: Huge changes in society needed to keep nature, Earth OK

12:00 am February 19, 2021

United Nations: Humans are making Earth a broken and increasingly unlivable planet through climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. So the world must make dramatic changes to society, economics and daily life, a new United Nations report says. Unlike past U.N. reports that focused on one issue and avoided telling leaders actions to take, Thursday’s report combines three intertwined environment crises […]