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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he has been in "very close contact" with India and other countries including Turkey, China and Israel on mediation efforts towards bringing an end to the war in Ukraine.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he was in "close contact" with India and a number of other countries on "mediation efforts" to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.

With President Donald Trump tweeting that the US is ready to "arbitrate" between India and China to end their "raging border dispute", a UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to "opine" who should mediate in the situation but urged that all parties involved should avoid any action that would increase tensions.

India on Sunday rejected an offer of mediation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the focus instead should be on making Pakistan vacate the territories that it has "illegally and forcibly occupied".

A Pakistani court has acquitted all three police officials accused of killing a thief in police custody in a case that drew attention after UN designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed played the role of an arbitrator in it.

Admitting that Pakistan has failed in its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he is "disappointed with the international community" over the issue.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again made a pitch to help resolve differences between India and Pakistan, in the fourth offer at mediation which New Delhi has strongly opposed so far. The offer came just hours before he is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bilateral talks in New York.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is starting on Friday for a hectic week-long tour of the US that includes two meetings with US President Donald Trump, nearly 20 other bilaterals, and address at the UN General Assembly. India is clear, however, that despite the international focus on Kashmir, it would not be on PM Modi's agenda and any offer of mediati...

It will be a packed week for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US starting Saturday: Two meetings with President Trump, nearly 20 other bilaterals, and his big UN General Assembly speech on Friday September 27. India is clear, however, that despite the international focus on Kashmir, it will not be on PM Modi's agenda and any offer of mediation i...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and refrain from taking steps that could affect the status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he highlighted the Simla Agreement which rejects any third-party mediation on the issue.

A week after former cricketer Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister, India has reminded the new government that any attempt to drag the Kashmir issue into the world body for a mediation route will not succeed. "We hope that the new government of Pakistan will, rather than indulge in polemics, work constructively to build a safe, stab...

South Korea is seeking to mediate to bridge the gap between the United States and North Korea as they appear to have "some kind of difference in stances" ahead of a planned summit, an official at South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday.

China today opposed UN mediation in the Maldives but toned down its opposition to foreign intervention, saying the international community can provide "support and convenience" for Maldivian parties to resolve the political turmoil.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has ruled out any mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue unless all parties agree to it and asked India and Pakistan to address their outstanding issues through dialogue.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he has been in "very close contact" with India and other countries including Turkey, China and Israel on mediation efforts towards bringing an end to the war in Ukraine.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that he was in "close contact" with India and a number of other countries on "mediation efforts" to bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

The UN Security Council called Wednesday for an "immediate cessation of all forms of violence" in Myanmar and expressed hope that a special envoy would be allowed to travel there to mediate the crisis.

With President Donald Trump tweeting that the US is ready to "arbitrate" between India and China to end their "raging border dispute", a UN spokesperson said it is not for the Secretary General to "opine" who should mediate in the situation but urged that all parties involved should avoid any action that would increase tensions.

India on Sunday rejected an offer of mediation from UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the focus instead should be on making Pakistan vacate the territories that it has "illegally and forcibly occupied".

A Pakistani court has acquitted all three police officials accused of killing a thief in police custody in a case that drew attention after UN designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed played the role of an arbitrator in it.

Admitting that Pakistan has failed in its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he is "disappointed with the international community" over the issue.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again made a pitch to help resolve differences between India and Pakistan, in the fourth offer at mediation which New Delhi has strongly opposed so far. The offer came just hours before he is set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bilateral talks in New York.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is starting on Friday for a hectic week-long tour of the US that includes two meetings with US President Donald Trump, nearly 20 other bilaterals, and address at the UN General Assembly. India is clear, however, that despite the international focus on Kashmir, it would not be on PM Modi's agenda and any offer of mediati...

It will be a packed week for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US starting Saturday: Two meetings with President Trump, nearly 20 other bilaterals, and his big UN General Assembly speech on Friday September 27. India is clear, however, that despite the international focus on Kashmir, it will not be on PM Modi's agenda and any offer of mediation i...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and refrain from taking steps that could affect the status of Jammu and Kashmir, as he highlighted the Simla Agreement which rejects any third-party mediation on the issue.

A week after former cricketer Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister, India has reminded the new government that any attempt to drag the Kashmir issue into the world body for a mediation route will not succeed. "We hope that the new government of Pakistan will, rather than indulge in polemics, work constructively to build a safe, stab...

South Korea is seeking to mediate to bridge the gap between the United States and North Korea as they appear to have "some kind of difference in stances" ahead of a planned summit, an official at South Korea's presidential Blue House said on Thursday.

China today opposed UN mediation in the Maldives but toned down its opposition to foreign intervention, saying the international community can provide "support and convenience" for Maldivian parties to resolve the political turmoil.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has ruled out any mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue unless all parties agree to it and asked India and Pakistan to address their outstanding issues through dialogue.