Only 36% of global SDG targets on track: UN report
AMN/ WEB DESK According to a UN report, with four years to go, only 36 per cent of the assessable targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track,…
US launches fresh strikes on Iran after attacks in Strait of Hormuz
AMN/ WEB DESK The US military has launched new strikes against Iran, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement posted to social…
Syria: 18 injured in explosions in Damascus just after French President’s arrival
AMN/ WEB DESK Two explosions rocked Syria’s capital, Damascus this afternoon, injuring 18 people, including four police officers. The explosions occurred just before the meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron…
Iran refuses negotiation with US on final agreement
AMN/ WEB DESK Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has firmly refused to negotiations with Washington on a final agreement following remarks by US President Donald Trump. In a social…
PM Modi holds talks with Indonesian President; conferred with country’s highest honour
AMN/ WEB DESK Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Indonesia’s highest civilian honour, the Bintang Adipurna of the Republic of Indonesia, by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto during a ceremonial event…
8 killed as severe storms batter central China
AMN/ WEB DESK Eight people were killed and several others are reported missing after thunderstorms and gale-force winds triggered by severe convective weather struck the eastern part of central China’s…
Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes rises to 3,535
AMN/ WEB DESK Venezuela’s National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez has said that the death toll from the twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, while 16,740 people have been injured. He…
EAM Jaishankar meets Bahrain King to strengthen bilateral ties
AMN/ WEB DESK External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Bahrain and discussed ways to further strengthen the bilateral partnership. Mr Jaishankar arrived in…
Measles outbreak pushes Bangladesh families into debt, joblessness
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Measles outbreak in Bangladesh is pushing thousands of low-income families into debt, unemployment and financial distress as prolonged hospital stays force breadwinners to leave work, borrow…
More than 300 children killed or injured in Sudan war in 6 months: UNICEF
AMN/ WEB DESK The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said that over 300 children have been killed or injured in the last six months in the war in Sudan,…