The 74-year-old former prime minister was taken to an Islamabad hospital for an eye procedure and treatment for blood pressure issues; his lawyers have warned of deteriorating health and significant vision loss.
State Department accuses Human Rights Council of pushing "anti-American rhetoric", adding that showing up would amount to endorsing its work.
UN Women urges governments to expand gender-responsive climate financing as research links rising temperatures and drought to income losses and sexual violence.
Four children remain in critical condition, including one on life support, after a fire at Jamiatul Ashrafia Madrasa in Narayanganj, with authorities suspecting an electrical short circuit.
Global fossil fuel emissions are projected to fall 0.4 percent in 2026, with oil-related emissions expected to drop 1.9 percent, although coal use is forecast to rise, according to the Global Carbon Project.
The Palestinian resistance group rejects blame for the stalled peace roadmap and demands unrestricted humanitarian aid, accountability for unmet commitments and a timeline for implementation.
Ismail al Thawabta says damaged drainage networks and restrictions on repair supplies leave displaced Palestinians by Israeli genocide vulnerable to further deadly flooding as winter rains continue.
The UN urges Israel to allow more shelter materials and equipment into Gaza as heavy rains devastate displacement camps, leaving thousands of families exposed and claiming the lives of children and others.
Germany and Italy are among nine EU countries at risk of missing their 2030 emissions targets, with Brussels calling for corrective action plans within three months.
A total of 102 leaders representing 95 countries and seven international organisations are expected to attend the UN's COP31 Climate Change Conference in Türkiye.
After three decades of climate diplomacy, Türkiye has put implementation at the centre of COP31. Africa will test whether the global climate architecture can finally turn commitments, finance and plans into resilience on
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Australian PM Anthony Albanese are set to plant olive saplings at the COP31 venue on November 11.
Türkiye's Murat Kurum has called for COP31 to become an 'Implementation COP', turning pledges into tangible action through dialogue and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Türkiye's Murat Kurum has called for COP31 to become an 'Implementation COP', turning pledges into tangible action through dialogue and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Antalya summit brings world leaders and negotiators together to push for faster emissions cuts, stronger climate resilience and greater support for developing countries.
The gunman dies from injuries sustained in a shootout with police as prosecutors investigate the attacks as terrorism.
Heavy rains have flooded some 70,000 tents sheltering displaced Palestinians, while an EU commissioner urges more aid access and Hamas says Israel is blocking shelter supplies.
November 9-20 summit seeks to foster international cooperation, promote shared responsibility, and translate climate commitments into concrete, measurable actions.
November 9-20 summit seeks to foster international cooperation, promote shared responsibility, and translate climate commitments into concrete, measurable actions.
Nearly 950,000 displaced Palestinians live in flood-prone areas as the committee urges churches worldwide to provide shelter, food and winter supplies.
OCHA says the displaced families living in flood-prone areas and damaged buildings are at "immediate risk."
Authorities plan to deploy 70,000 security personnel nationwide as unions and students protest rising living costs and Yellow Vests call for “mass disobedience”.
Conservation organisations use AI to monitor wildlife and track fires, but also warning that data centres are driving up energy use and water consumption.
The death toll could not yet be established because heavy rain hampered army operations and investigations, a local official said.
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