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Topic: António Guterres

Aid trucks enter Gaza as Rafah crossing opens. ‘Difference between life & death,’ says UN chief

Earlier in the day, Hamas released 2 American hostages. US embassy in Israel issued security alert prior to crossing’s opening, expressing uncertainty over 'how long it will remain open'.

UN chief appeals to Hamas to release Israeli hostages, asks Israel to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says both objectives are 'valid in themselves', adds they shouldn't become 'bargaining chips' & must be implemented because it's the right thing to do.

UN chief urges G20 leaders to reset climate crisis and reform ‘outdated’ financial rules

Calling the global financial architecture 'outdated dysfunctional, and unfair,' Antonio Guterres said it needed deep, structural reform.

UN adopts world’s first treaty to protect high seas, marine biodiversity in international waters

The pact is a key plank in efforts to put 30% of the world's land and sea under environmental protection by 2030, a goal set in December.

UN Secretary General urges Israel to halt, reverse settlement decisions in West Bank

Calling the decisions 'troubling and alarming,' UN deputy spokesperson stated that UN Chief Guterres reiterates the settlements as flagrant violation of international law.

‘Peace talks not possible now. Both sides are convinced they can win’: UN chief on Ukraine war

Antonio Guterres told Spanish newspaper El Pais the UN was focusing on talks with both Russia & Ukraine to solve concrete problems such as extending the Black Sea grain deal.

Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed by an intimate partner or family member, says UN chief

Calling it the most pervasive 'human rights violation', Guterres made the remarks ahead of the International Day for the 'Elimination of Violence against Women' on November 25.

PM Modi & Antonio Guterres launch sustainable strategy Mission LiFE for pro-climate behaviour

The launch comes ahead of COP27 in Egypt next month. Modi said 'Mission LiFE' will strengthen the concept of a pro-people planet, changing the approach towards sustainability.

PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Gujarat

Antonio Guterres and him will later launch Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment), a sustainability strategy. The UN chief will visit Modhera, India's first solar powered village.

‘Modi’s global aura, Gujarat’s pride’: How UN chief visit fits into BJP’s messaging as polls near

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres' visit to Gujarat Thursday is part of flurry of big-ticket events in state. BJP leaders say these are expected to reap political dividends.

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Trump-proofing Europe is a real project. And India can benefit in this

Poland PM Donald Tusk highlighted that the ‘Trump pill’ will serve as a much-needed wake-up call for Europe to make painful but necessary structural changes.

How to Trump-proof India’s trade policy: ‘Give US tariff concessions, block Chinese dumping’

Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.