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UN aid chief Martin Griffiths calls anew for Gaza ceasefire, urges UN action to bring war to end

Quoting Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, he said that more than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 58,000 injured since Israel launched the offensive.

‘Cruel, inhuman’: UN experts sound alarm over planned first US execution by nitrogen gas

Kenneth Smith, convicted for a 1988 murder-for-hire, is set to be executed in Alabama on 25 Jan using nitrogen, depriving him of oxygen via a face mask connected to a cylinder.

Hunger worsens in Gaza as UN prepares to vote on ceasefire resolution

Hundreds more civilians have died in Israel's assault on Gaza since the US on Friday vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.

PM Narendra Modi set to attend COP28 in Dubai from 30 November

The PM will attend climate talks from 30 Nov to 1 Dec. In a statement, the government underlined India's committment to the issue of climate change. 

UN offices in Asia fly their flag at half mast in memory of over 100 employees killed in Gaza

United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees quoted in media as saying that it feared more 'unaccounted for' deaths of its staff in Gaza in Israeli counterattack on Hamas.

‘Enough is enough’: UN leaders demand humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

'A population is besieged, denied access to essentials, bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals & places of worship. This is unacceptable', UN chiefs said in a joint statement.

‘Enough is enough’: 18 humanitarian agencies issue joint statement, call to end Israel-Hamas violence

Inter-Agency Standing Committee, forum of 18 UN & non-UN humanitarian partners, calls for an end to the violence. Their statement expresses concern for suffering of civilians on both sides.

Gaza records highest ever UN fatalities in single conflict after 88 staffers killed amid ongoing war

A joint statement from heads of all major UN agencies has expressed outrage at the civilian death toll in Gaza and called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'.

How India voted at UN General Assembly on Israel-Palestine issue over the years

This is the edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1338, published on 30 October 2023, on how India has historically voted on the Israel-Palestine issue at UN.

Russia, China veto US resolution calling for UN action on Israel, Gaza

Days after US vetoed a Brazil-led resolution for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Gaza conflict, its own resolution called for aid access, and stop to arming Hamas.

On Camera

The Beckhams’ PR game is on track. Victoria’s 50th birthday was a pop culture moment

The Beckhams have had the sleekest, unassailable PR game in celebrity town. And much of it rests on their carefully curated social media image, especially on Instagram.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.