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In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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Generative AI Can Become Modern-Day Frankenstein's Monster, Warns UN Rights Chief
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.
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Brazil's Planned Railway To Amazon Draws Fire On Margins Of COP30
Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon rainforest.
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Trump Lauds UN Security Council Vote For His Gaza Peace Plan
US President Donald Trump hailed the UN Security Council's vote Monday in favor of his Gaza peace plan, claiming it would lead to "further Peace all over the World."
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Hamas Rejects UN Gaza Resolution, Says It Doesn't Meet Palestinians' Rights
Gaza's Hamas rulers said they rejected Monday's UN resolution which calls for an international force to be deployed in the territory, saying it fails to respect the "demands and rights" of the Palestinians.
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UN Security Council Adopts US Resolution On Gaza Peace Plan
The UN Security Council voted Monday in favor of a US resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state.
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NIA Arrests Another "Active Co-Conspirator" Of Delhi Suicide Bomber
The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives.
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Anti-Terror Agency NIA Arrests Delhi Suicide Bomber's Accomplice
An accomplice of the alleged Delhi suicide bomber, Umar Un nabi, was arrested on Sunday by the anti-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the national capital, six days after the tragedy that claimed 13 lives.
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US Pressures UN Securty Council To Adopt Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
he United States on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer "grave" consequences.
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UN Watchdog Unable To Verify Iran's Near-Weapons Grade Uranium Stock In Months
The International Atomic Energy Agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran's near weapons-grade uranium stockpile since Israel and the United States struck the country's nuclear sites during the 12-day war in June.
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"Trump Is Temporary": California Governor Newsom Seizes COP30 Spotlight
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
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Taliban 'Concerned' After Being Left Off Guest List From UN Climate Summit
The Taliban government expressed its disappointment Sunday that it was not invited to the COP30 conference despite Afghanistan being one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change.
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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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US Fails To Appear For Its Mandatory UN Human Rights Review
The United States failed to appear Friday for the so-called Universal Periodic Review of its human rights record, becoming only the second country to ever boycott the regular UN process.
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AI-Generated Disinformation Tactics Spotted Ahead Of COP30
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by AI and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.
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In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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Generative AI Can Become Modern-Day Frankenstein's Monster, Warns UN Rights Chief
The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.
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Brazil's Planned Railway To Amazon Draws Fire On Margins Of COP30
Indigenous protesters at UN climate talks in Brazil have zeroed in on a major grievance: A planned railway that would stretch almost the distance from London to Berlin and cut through the Amazon rainforest.
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Trump Lauds UN Security Council Vote For His Gaza Peace Plan
US President Donald Trump hailed the UN Security Council's vote Monday in favor of his Gaza peace plan, claiming it would lead to "further Peace all over the World."
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Hamas Rejects UN Gaza Resolution, Says It Doesn't Meet Palestinians' Rights
Gaza's Hamas rulers said they rejected Monday's UN resolution which calls for an international force to be deployed in the territory, saying it fails to respect the "demands and rights" of the Palestinians.
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UN Security Council Adopts US Resolution On Gaza Peace Plan
The UN Security Council voted Monday in favor of a US resolution bolstering Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan that includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state.
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NIA Arrests Another "Active Co-Conspirator" Of Delhi Suicide Bomber
The National Investigation Agency has arrested Jasir Bilal Wani in Srinagar, who was an "active co-conspirator" of suicide bomber Umar un Nabi, in connection with the car blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives.
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Anti-Terror Agency NIA Arrests Delhi Suicide Bomber's Accomplice
An accomplice of the alleged Delhi suicide bomber, Umar Un nabi, was arrested on Sunday by the anti-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) from the national capital, six days after the tragedy that claimed 13 lives.
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US Pressures UN Securty Council To Adopt Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
he United States on Thursday called on the UN Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer "grave" consequences.
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UN Watchdog Unable To Verify Iran's Near-Weapons Grade Uranium Stock In Months
The International Atomic Energy Agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran's near weapons-grade uranium stockpile since Israel and the United States struck the country's nuclear sites during the 12-day war in June.
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"Trump Is Temporary": California Governor Newsom Seizes COP30 Spotlight
With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
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Taliban 'Concerned' After Being Left Off Guest List From UN Climate Summit
The Taliban government expressed its disappointment Sunday that it was not invited to the COP30 conference despite Afghanistan being one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change.
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"Hope To Resume Repatriation": UNHCR India Chief On Lankan Refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency is working closely with the Colombo Mission to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sri Lankan refugees.
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US Fails To Appear For Its Mandatory UN Human Rights Review
The United States failed to appear Friday for the so-called Universal Periodic Review of its human rights record, becoming only the second country to ever boycott the regular UN process.
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AI-Generated Disinformation Tactics Spotted Ahead Of COP30
A clip said to show massive flooding in the Amazonian city hosting the UN climate summit is just one widely-shared example of how disinformation, cheaply created by AI and circulating on social media, is influencing perceptions of COP30.
