scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicUnited Nations

Topic: United Nations

UN Security Council backs Biden’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Russia abstained from the vote, while the remaining 14 council members voted in favour. The US finalized its text Sunday after six days of negotiations among the council.

UN adds Israel, Hamas to ‘list of shame’ for violations against kids; Netanyahu calls it ‘delusional’

Others on the list submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's office include Russia, the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia, Yemen & Syria.

Key ambassador appointments await Modi govt 3.0, foreign secretary & deputy NSA in race for US

Ambassador positions in US & Philippines are lying vacant, while those serving in France & Sweden have exceeded their 3-yr-tenure. Permanent Representative of India to UN retired on 1 June.

Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, says UN labour agency

Israeli offensive has killed more than 36k people, according to health authorities in Gaza Strip, where around half of its population lived below poverty line even before the war.

UNDP selects ocean innovators for sustainable development

13 innovators from SIDS and LDCs to receive funding and mentorship

‘Deeply distressing’ — UK condemns Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, calls for transparent investigation

UK pressed for Gaza ceasefire and hostage release in its statement at UN Security Council.

World’s largest humanitarian network, Red Cross, calls for Gaza ceasefire

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew over the weekend, even as Israel pressed on with its offensive.

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen to receive UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award 2023

Major Sen, a native of Himachal Pradesh, served in Democratic Republic of Congo between March 2023 & April 2024. She is the second Indian to win the award since its inception in 2016.

More than 2,000 could be buried in Papua New Guinea landslide, authorities say

More than 72 hours after the landslide residents are still using spades, sticks and their bare hands to try and shift the debris and reach any survivors.

More than 670 feared dead in Papua New Guinea’s massive landslide, says UN agency

The agency based its death toll estimates on information provided by officials at Yambali Village in Enga province, who say more than 150 houses were buried in Friday’s landslide.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.