Top News Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/category/top-news/ Independent Online News Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:59:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://nepsnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-13.03.36-1-32x32.jpeg Top News Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/category/top-news/ 32 32 US cancels $1.1bn of Somalia’s debt in ‘historic’ financial agreement https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/us-cancels-1-1bn-of-somalias-debt-in-historic-financial-agreement/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/us-cancels-1-1bn-of-somalias-debt-in-historic-financial-agreement/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:59:03 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4647

Commitment by Mogadishu’s largest single lender is latest in series of deals to forgive ‘unsustainable’ $4.5bn debt

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/us-cancels-1-1bn-of-somalias-debt-in-historic-financial-agreement/feed/ 0 Displacement crisis reaches 123 million, amid ongoing conflicts https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/displacement-crisis-reaches-123-million-amid-ongoing-conflicts/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/displacement-crisis-reaches-123-million-amid-ongoing-conflicts/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:52:10 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4640

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for “urgent international support” as the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide reaches 123 million, with ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Sudan and other areas driving further displacement.  

In a statement to the Third Committee of the General Assembly, Mr.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/displacement-crisis-reaches-123-million-amid-ongoing-conflicts/feed/ 0 85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/85-per-cent-of-journalist-killings-go-unpunished/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/85-per-cent-of-journalist-killings-go-unpunished/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:45:51 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4632 Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to their lives, are highlighted each year on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, which falls on 2 November.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/07/85-per-cent-of-journalist-killings-go-unpunished/feed/ 0 Middle East crisis: Gaza polio vaccine campaign under fire https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/middle-east-crisis-gaza-polio-vaccine-campaign-under-fire/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/middle-east-crisis-gaza-polio-vaccine-campaign-under-fire/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:28:17 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4592

Attacks on a clinic and UN staff member were reported during a resumed polio vaccine campaign in besieged northern Gaza, Israeli forces continued airstrikes on Lebanon on Sunday and in Yemen, a new water project launched a “lifeline” for populations fleeing conflict, with updates from Syria.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/middle-east-crisis-gaza-polio-vaccine-campaign-under-fire/feed/ 0 Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/lebanon-un-agencies-call-for-ceasefire-as-war-worsens-dire-conditions/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/lebanon-un-agencies-call-for-ceasefire-as-war-worsens-dire-conditions/#respond Mon, 04 Nov 2024 04:19:56 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4585

The humanitarian situation in Lebanon has surpassed the devastation wrought by the war with Israel in 2006, UN agencies said on Saturday, publishing the latest updates from the ground amid calls for an immediate ceasefire.

A new Israel airstrike hit the border post of Joussieh, where many Lebanese and Syrian people are crossing to escape the violence.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/11/04/lebanon-un-agencies-call-for-ceasefire-as-war-worsens-dire-conditions/feed/ 0 LT GEN BEDI, CHAIRMAN OF CFMG/CFSB, SAYS NSCN (KHANGO) AGREES TO FIX CURRENT ISSUE WITH KKB RULHO FIRM AS EARLIEST POSSIBLE https://nepsnews.in/2024/08/03/lt-gen-bedi-chairman-of-cfmg-cfsb-says-nscn-khango-agrees-to-fix-current-issue-with-kkb-rulho-firm-as-earliest-possible/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/08/03/lt-gen-bedi-chairman-of-cfmg-cfsb-says-nscn-khango-agrees-to-fix-current-issue-with-kkb-rulho-firm-as-earliest-possible/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2024 14:34:22 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4573 KOHIMA, Aug 3 (NEPS): The NSCN (Khango) assured to abide by the provision of the Cease Fire Ground Rules, according to Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh Bedi, Chairman of the Cease Fire Monitoring Group and Cease Fire Supervisory Board (CFMG/CFSB).

At a press conference held here on Saturday, August 3, 2024, General Bedi revealed this.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/08/03/lt-gen-bedi-chairman-of-cfmg-cfsb-says-nscn-khango-agrees-to-fix-current-issue-with-kkb-rulho-firm-as-earliest-possible/feed/ 0 Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/deadly-atlantic-shipwreck-shows-victims-desperation-says-un-refugee-agency/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/deadly-atlantic-shipwreck-shows-victims-desperation-says-un-refugee-agency/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:47:27 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4565 News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the waters off the coast of the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/deadly-atlantic-shipwreck-shows-victims-desperation-says-un-refugee-agency/feed/ 0 Chinese Olympic swimmer says doping testers are part of a ‘European and American’ plot https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/chinese-olympic-swimmer-says-doping-testers-are-part-of-a-european-and-american-plot/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/chinese-olympic-swimmer-says-doping-testers-are-part-of-a-european-and-american-plot/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:58:43 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4543
  • Qin Haiyang fumes at 5-7 tests per swimmer over 10 days
  • Breaststroker is main rival to Peaty and Stubblety-Cook

    • Daniel Boffey in Paris

    A world-record holding Chinese swimmer has accused doping testers at the Olympic Games of being part of a “European and American” plot to unsettle China’s team.… Read the rest

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    ]]>     https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/chinese-olympic-swimmer-says-doping-testers-are-part-of-a-european-and-american-plot/feed/ 0     Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/britain-drops-its-challenge-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-leaders/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/britain-drops-its-challenge-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-leaders/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:51:51 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4536 Labour government says it will not pursue questions on court’s jurisdiction over Netanyahu and Gallant

    Reuters

    Britain has said it will not proceed with efforts to question whether the international criminal court (ICC) has jurisdiction to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the defence minister, Yoav Gallant.… Read the rest

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    ]]>     https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/britain-drops-its-challenge-to-icc-arrest-warrants-for-israeli-leaders/feed/ 0     French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/french-rail-network-hit-by-arson-attacks-before-olympics-opening-ceremony/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/07/26/french-rail-network-hit-by-arson-attacks-before-olympics-opening-ceremony/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:46:20 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4529 ‘Massive’ coordinated attacks on TGV bring severe disruption to France’s busiest rail lines

    Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

    France’s high-speed rail network has been hit by coordinated “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have brought major disruption to many of the country’s busiest rail lines hours before the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.… Read the rest

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