The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has allocated $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support Pakistan’s ongoing response to devastating floods, a UN spokesperson said Monday. This new allocation adds to the $600,000 provided by OCHA’s Asia and the Pacific Regional Fund and the $250,000 approved by the Pakistan Country-Based Pooled Fund for …
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Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, strongly condemned the US military aggression on Iranian soil, saying Tehran reserves the complete and lawful right to defend itself under international law. In a fiery speech, Amir Saeid Iravani said today marks yet another “shameful chapter in the political history …
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The strikes, which Iran says were in retaliation for earlier Israeli actions, targeted both military and strategic locations, causing significant damage and chaos. Emergency services are continuing rescue operations, while hospitals remain overwhelmed with casualties. Iran fires new barrage of missiles at Israel: The escalation between Irana nd Israel entered third day as both the nations are trading deadly strikes …
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A man cools off with a water hose during a hot summer day in Hyderabad, May 24, 2024. — Reuters LAHORE: For the second consecutive year, April in Pakistan arrived not with a bloom, but with blistering heat. Across large swathes of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan, temperatures soared past 40 degrees Celsius, weeks before the official onset of summer. “In …
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Bindi Irwin opens up about her health after emergency surgery Bindi Irwin is “healing” after her crippling health scare. The celebrity conservationist took to her Instagram account on Sunday, May 25 to share an emotional health update two weeks after undergoing emergency surgery due to a ruptured appendix and recurring endometriosis. “Healing,” the TV personality began, “Thank you for your …
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Police officers gather at Hamburg’s main train station, after several people were injured in a knife attack, in Hamburg, Germany, May 23, 2025. — Reuters Six people with life-threatening injuries, says official. Suspect injured several people with knife at train station: police. Investigation into attack handed over to federal prosecutors. BERLIN: A knife attack at the main station in the …
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