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Nearly 250 people, including children, feared missing after boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, says UN
Nearly 250 people were feared missing after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals capsized in the Andaman Sea, the United Nations (UN) said on Tuesday, AFP reported.
3 min read14 Apr 2026Davos, Trump, and the fragile future of multilateralism
From NATO jitters to a controversial Board of Peace, Davos revealed a world struggling to hold together under US pressure.
5 min read24 Jan 2026America’s climate retreat should galvanize global action: The cause is vital, not US participation
America’s retreat from the global agenda of climate action is a setback, no doubt, but the rest of the world must fight on. It’s a scientific imperative. And responsibilities can be shared both variably and equitably—as climate realists must acknowledge.
2 min read13 Jan 2026India, China to lead global energy transition post-US exit: UN Energy official
Despite the US withdrawal from multilateral climate organizations, the global energy transition will continue, with India and China at the forefront. Developing nations will pursue their energy pathways, said Damilola Ogunbiyi, co-chair of UN Energy.
5 min read11 Jan 2026Mint Quick Edit | Trump’s withdrawal of America from global institutions will return to haunt Uncle Sam
By walking away from multilateral set-ups, Washington may believe it’s acting in its self-interest. But it isn’t. Turning its back on global crises like climate change will only diminish its ability to project power beyond its borders. The White House needs to think again.
1 min read9 Jan 2026UN to cut 25% of global peacekeepers: 14,000 soldiers to return home | Here's why
The United Nations will cut around 25% of its global peacekeeping workforce, affecting 13,000 to 14,000 military and police personnel across nine global missions, a senior official has said.
2 min read9 Oct 2025‘Your countries are going to hell’: Key takeaways from Trump's UN speech as he flags teleprompter failure, bad escalator
Here are key takeaways from US President Donald Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday. While addressing world leaders, Trump flagged a teleprompter failure and a faulty escalator, among other issues. This was Trump's first speech at the UNGA since 2020.
2 min read24 Sep 2025'Should focus on its own challenges': India slams Switzerland's remarks on minorities at UNHRC
Noting that since Switzerland currently holds the Presidency of the UN Human Rights Council, India said it is all the more important for Switzerland to avoid wasting the Council's time narratives that are ‘blatantly false and do not do justice to the reality of India’
1 min read10 Sep 2025Refugees in Africa fight over food as US aid cuts take hold
The impact of America’s cuts is rippling across the continent.
5 min read12 Aug 2025Stiglitz & Cuerpo: The world has an opportunity to join hands on development again
Initiatives being launched at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla represent only the beginning. Many pragmatic ideas exist that must be pursued if we are to put global development back on track.
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