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Sunday, November 9, 2025
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Topic: United Nations

Trump to kill what’s left of Iran nuclear deal before confronting UN

The US and a few Mideast allies are declaring the end of the nuclear deal while most other Security Council members disagree with the latest example of Trump’s 'America First' foreign policy.

India beats China in highly-contested election to UN Commission on Status of Women

The win is significant as it comes on the eve of India gearing up to sit at the UN Security Council high table as non-permanent member for a two-year term beginning 2021.

Near-record violence in Afghanistan risks derailing peace talks between govt & Taliban

The planned negotiations stem from a landmark pact the US signed with the Taliban in February to promote a peaceful settlement to the Afghan war.

Hunger could kill more people than the Covid pandemic in 2020

With the pandemic upending supply chains and livelihoods, an estimated 132 million more people could go hungry by the end of this year than previously projected.

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, a look at the numbers in India

For this year's UN observance against trafficking, the spotlight is on first responders and the challenges they have faced in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Slowing population growth means time is running out for India to get rich

India’s working-age population swells by a million a month, propelling economic growth. Without this demographic push, growth will depend on individual productivity, not sheer numbers.

UN report on ISIS in Kerala, Karnataka has no new intelligence input, say states’ top cops

Senior officers in Karnataka and Kerala said UN report on significant number of IS members in the states based on police reports, but they would analyse it. 

UN report warns of significant number of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka

The report added that the al-Qaida, which has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is planning attacks in the region.

Fury of Covid has given context for UN’s rebirth & reform, says PM Modi

Modi's speech at UN's 75th foundation anniversary was the first address after India was elected as non-permanent member of the Security Council last month.

Fewer working hours, higher stress, drop in income: UN survey shows how Covid affected women

The surveys were conducted in April across Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands & Thailand.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.