World17 May 2025 | 12:38 AMKabul, May 16 (UNI) Andrew Saberton, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has warned that a recent $102 million reduction in US aid will deprive 6.9 million Afghan women and children of critical healthcare services.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 10:53 PMDhaka, May 16 (UNI) More Bangladeshi parties are voicing opposition to the Interim Government's decision to establish a "humanitarian corridor" to Myanmar's Rakhine State to deliver aid supplies.
Days after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party of former PM Khaleda Zia expressed "grave concern" over the Yunus-led interim government's announcement that Dhaka had agreed in-principle to open a humanitarian corridor for transporting relief supplies to Myanmar's Rakhine, the Bangladesh Islamist party, Khelafat Majlish, has now raised raised alarm over the move.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 10:46 PMIslamabad, May 16 (UNI) A United Nations report has projected that Pakistan's GDP is likely to grow by 2.3 percent in 2025-26.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 10:20 PMIstanbul, May 16 (UNI) The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years ended in Istanbul today, with both delegations issuing brief statements after the almost two-hour negotiations, aimed at resolving the Ukraine conflict.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 10:14 PMDhaka, May 16 (UNI) Protesting the rising levels of gender discrimination and violence against women in Bangladesh, thousands of people from various walks of life participated in the country’s annual 'Moitree Jatra', a march which called for equal treatment of women.
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16 May 2025 | 9:51 PMMoscow, May 16 (UNI) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of attempting to provoke tensions between India and China by pitting the two nations against each other.
see more..16 May 2025 | 7:51 PMJakarta, May 16 (UNI) The Indonesian government has arrested 170 foreigners from 27 countries during immigration operations conducted from May 14 to May 16 across Greater Jakarta, covering Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections said on Friday.
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16 May 2025 | 7:03 PMMoscow/Kiev, May 16 (UNI) Russian troops have taken control of the village of Volnoye Pole in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Moscow's Defence Ministry claimed on Friday, as intense fighting continued along multiple frontlines.
see more..16 May 2025 | 6:54 PMCanberra, May 16 (UNI) Feeling older than your years, struggling with loneliness, or holding bleak views about getting older could be early red flags for frailty — even in your 40s, according to new research from Australia’s Flinders University.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 6:47 PMHanoi/Bangkok, May 16 (UNI) Vietnam and Thailand have officially elevated their bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, marking a new chapter in relations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 6:37 PMPhnom Penh, May 16 (UNI) Amid reports of the multi-billion dollar cyber scam industry spreading its tentacles into Cambodia, the country's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday urged police to ramp up efforts to combat all forms of crime, including cyber-crimes, in order to ensure security, social safety, and public order.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 6:09 PMKabul, May 16 (UNI) Several shops have been damaged as a market caught fire in Kunduz city, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, on Friday, provincial police spokesman Juma Din Khaksar said.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 5:48 PMBeijing, May 16 (UNI) As China faces the pressures of rapid urbanisation, climate resilience, and an ageing population, authorities have unveiled a more comprehensive framework for evaluating the health of its cities.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 5:45 PMKazan, Russia, May 16 (UNI) Russia expects to sign a number of cooperation documents with Afghanistan at the Russia-Afghanistan business forum being held in the city of Kazan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said on Friday.
see more.. 16 May 2025 | 5:38 PMNew Orleans, May 16 (UNI) A Lakeview residence in New Orleans became the centre of a disturbing investigation after city officials discovered the mummified remains of a 600-pound man who had been dead for approximately nine months, while his elderly mother, was found living in the home with the decomposing body.
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