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October 17, 2025 11:18 PM

Hamas aims to keep grip on Gaza security and can’t commit to disarm, senior official says

Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official told Reuters, adding he could not commit to the group disarming - positions that reflect the difficulties facing U.S. plans to secure an end to the war. Hamas politburo member Mohammed Nazzal also said the group was ready for a ceasefire of up to five years to rebuild devastated Gaza, with guarantees for what happens afterwards depending on Palestinians being given "horizons and hope" for stateh...

October 17, 2025 11:19 PM

UN shipping agency delays decision on carbon price under US pressure

A majority of countries at the U.N. shipping agency voted on Friday to postpone by a year a decision on a global carbon price on international shipping, after failing to reach consensus on the emissions reduction measure amid U.S. pressure. The decision to delay the deal is a blow to the European Union and other countries including Brazil which have been pushing for the global shipping industry to go greener and set out a price mechanism for decarbonisation. Washington and Riyadh, the world's ...

October 16, 2025 10:35 PM

President Murmu calls for stronger voice for nations contributing to UN peacekeeping

Chiefs and Vice-Chiefs of Army from countries contributing troops to the United Nations (UN), participating in the Army Chiefs’ Conclave for United Nations Troop Contributing Countries, called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. The military leaders, accompanied by their spouses, were praised by the President for their nations' commitment to global peace. Addressing the participants, President Murmu emphasized the need for collective action among troop contributing ...

October 16, 2025 8:23 PM

India elected co-chair of UN Global Geospatial Committee for Asia-Pacific

India has been elected as the Co-Chair of the Regional Committee of United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for Asia and the Pacific (UN-GGIM-AP), marking a significant milestone in the country’s growing leadership in the global geospatial sector. India was represented in the election by Hitesh Kumar S. Makwana, IAS, Surveyor General of India. The elections took place during the 14th Plenary Meeting of UN-GGIM-AP, held from September 24–26, 2025, in Goyang-si, Republic of Ko...

October 16, 2025 2:15 PM

India affirms its commitment to assume greater responsibilities in reformed United Nations: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reaffirmed India's readiness to take on greater responsibilities in a reformed United Nations and a renewed multilateral order, while addressing the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries' (UNTCC) Chiefs' Conclave. Jaishankar outlined key principles that should guide future UN peace operations, stressing that mandates must be "realistic and clear" to ensure effective implementation. He also reiterated that "the primary responsibility for the protec...

October 15, 2025 10:48 PM

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused

Aid trucks rolled into Gaza on Wednesday and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas. Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly, showing the risks to a truce that has stopped two years of devastating warfare in Gaza and seen all living hostages held by Hamas freed. However, the...

October 15, 2025 10:29 PM

Gaza needs massive boost in emergency aid after ceasefire, UN relief chief says

The United Nations is seeking a dramatic boost in humanitarian aid for Gaza, saying the hundreds of relief trucks cleared to enter the devastated enclave under a ceasefire were nowhere near the thousands needed to ease a humanitarian disaster. Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and its top emergency relief coordinator, told Reuters in an interview that thousands of humanitarian vehicles must enter weekly to avert further catastrophe. "We have 190,...

October 15, 2025 11:05 AM

India elected unopposed to UN Human Rights Council for seventh time

India has been elected unopposed to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the seventh time, securing a three-year term starting next year. In a post on X, Permanent Representative P. Harish said the election “reflects India’s unwavering commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms.” He added that India looks forward to serving this objective during its tenure. In its nomination, India said the candidature “reflects our dedication to advancing the principles of human ...

October 14, 2025 5:01 PM

UN says countries are willing to help fund Gaza’s $70 bln reconstruction

European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, a U.N. official said on Tuesday, adding that the two-year war there had produced rubble equal to 13 times the pyramids of Giza. Jaco Cilliers, an official at the United Nations Development Programme, said Israel's war against Hamas had generated at least 55 million tons of rubble and that it could take decades for Gaza to fully recover. "We've heard very positive new...

October 14, 2025 10:21 AM

India turns spotlight on litany of Pak atrocities on children at UNGA

In a powerful address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Nishikant Dubey, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian, launched a sharp critique of Pakistan’s human rights violations, particularly its failure to protect children in conflict zones. Representing India’s parliamentary delegation, Dubey accused Pakistan of being “one of the most serious violators” of the UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda, citing the UN Secretary-General�...