UNICEF Climate Advocate Urges World Leaders To ‘Include Children’ in Climate Discussions
UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) – The UN General Assembly High-Level Week (22-30 September) has been an opportunity for the world to convene on the most pressing issues of the…
PM gives befitting response to Indian reporter
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif responds to Indian journalists at United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, September 26, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News Tensions remain high between nuclear…
UN at 80: Civil Society Must Have a Say in the Struggle for Renewal
LONDON, September 26 (IPS) – As the high-level opening week of the UN General Assembly unfolds, with heads of states delivering often self-serving speeches from the UN’s podium, the organisation…
At UNGA, PM says Pakistan seeks peace in ‘our part of world’ after defeating India
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on September 26, 2025. — Reuters Pakistan sent back ‘enemy’ India…
Indian police detain activist after deadly occupied Ladakh protests
Sonam Wangchuk, 57, an Indian education reformer, looks on as he conducts a hunger strike demanding constitutional safeguards and statehood in the Himalayan region of occupied Ladakh, March 21, 2024.—…
Tehran, Moscow sign $25bn deal to build nuclear plants in Iran: state media
Atomic symbol and Iranian flag are seen in this illustration taken September 8, 2022.— Reuters Under the deal, four nuclear power plants will be constructed.Iran has just one nuclear power…
Karachi University cancels Justice Tariq Jahangiri’s LLB degree
IHC’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. — IHC website/FileKU says Justice Jahangiri was never student of Islamia Law College.Syndicate upholds UFM committee ruling on unfair means case.Varisity issues notification after approval…
The UK announces mandatory digital ID plans
The UK currently has no citizen ID or legal requirements to carry identification. The United Kingdom is introducing a national digital ID scheme in an effort to crack down on…
Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ approach to ads is coming to UK after being rejected in EU
Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users…
African Voices at UNGA80: Building Sustainable and Self-Reliant Systems Through Innovation
UNITED NATIONS, September 26 (IPS) – On September 24, African-led organizations convened a high-level side event during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80). The event –…