Month: January 2026

The war, which erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has devastated civilian infrastructure, collapsed basic services and triggered one…

During the early days of the Global Chess League in Mumbai, Pravin Thipsay confessed: “Ours is a great team, but the results are not just there.” His concern was understandable.…

Follow our live coverage as the General Assembly and its Fifth Committee meet today to finalize negotiations and vote on the United Nations’ regular budget for 2026. The Fifth Committee…

United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz addresses the Security Council on January 5, 2026 at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP The UN Security Council held an…

In a statement delivered by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, António Guterres said the Council was meeting “at a grave time” following the 3 January US military action in…

Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters”, though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday (January 5, 2026), following more than…

The amendments, adopted on 29 December, to the Law to Cease UNRWA Operations “seek to further impede UNRWA’s ability to operate and carry out its mandated activities,” said a statement…

Showing his class: Dhamne was in top form. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Highly rated teenager Manas Dhamne registered his first win over a top-250 player when he beat Croatia’s…

In a statement, UNICEF identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during “severe flooding” in an improvised camp for internally displaced people in Sudaniyeh,…

Manoj Kothari. | Photo Credit: THE HINDU ARCHIVES Former World billiards champion and Indian cue sports chief coach Manoj Kothari passed away on Monday, according to his family sources. Kothari…