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UN Warns Afghanistan Faces One of the World's Largest Humanitarian Crises After 4 Decades of War

Afghanistan, Sept. 8 -- The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan remains one of the world's largest humanitarian crises after more than four decades of conflict and recurring natural disasters, ... Read More


UN, GOSL discuss resettlement of Ditwah victims

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- A meeting between UN Resident Co-ordinator Marc-Andre Franche and Chief of Staff to the President, Prabath Chandrakeerthi was held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (7). ... Read More


Indian scientist elected chair of global fisheries governance body

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- An Indian fisheries scientist has been elected to head a 50-member global network of regional fishery bodies at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), even as India em... Read More


PM Modi sets fintech agenda: Top-notch cybersecurity, ethical data protection, strong regulation

Mumbai, Sept. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on India's fintech industry to strengthen cybersecurity, adopt ethical data-protection standards, deepen regulator-industry innovation... Read More


Foreign Minister holds bilateral discussion with UN Resident Co-ordinator in SL

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath met with the United Nations Resident Co-ordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-Andre Franche, at the Foreign Affair... Read More


Dhaka Airport Third Terminal contract negotiation with Japan begins

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Formal negotiations between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and a Japanese consortium over the operating contract for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's ... Read More


UN dissatisfied over SL's perceived lack of progress

Sri Lanka, Sept. 8 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has raised concerns over the lack of recognition or accountability for grave crimes under international law, gross h... Read More


Soldiers foil terror attack in Borno, recover weapons - Official

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, have thwarted a terror attack and recovered several weapons in the Buni Gari-Burtia axis in the Biu Local Gover... Read More


Why China wants to tell its own story

Beijing, Sept. 8 -- The first thing I thought, standing before the 51-story headquarters of China Media Group, was simple: do all media companies get to be this grand? It turns out the group's reach ... Read More


When Disaster Crosses Borders, China's Response in Nepal Offers Lessons for Its Neighbors

India, Sept. 8 -- INDIA - September 7, 2026 - Within days of a glacial collapse along the Nepal-China border, China had begun sending emergency supplies, specialized rescue teams, meteorological suppo... Read More