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An alleged post shared by the official Twitter handle of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence has triggered a controversy as it depicted Hindu goddess Kali in an awkward pose that resembled Hollywood’s Marilyn Monroe’s up-skirt pose.In the now-deleted tweet, there were two photos with a caption – ‘work of art’. While one photo had a massive cloud, the other showed the Hindu Goddess Kali in a plume of
Hopes of 24-hour ceasefire to evacuate civilians and wounded after US secretary of state intervenesFighting continued in Sudan hours after an internationally brokered truce was supposed to have come into effect, as forces loyal to dueling generals batt…
Officials say it will leave in May if Taliban cannot be persuaded to let local women work for organisationThe UN is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it cannot persuade the Taliban to let local women work f…
Mumbai: The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port was held in Mumbai on April 12-13, 2023 and the joint statement laid emphasis on the active participation of the private sector and wheat assistance to Afghanistan.The meeting was chaired by Secretary (ER) and attended by the Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Package similar to 2005 deal needed, as struggling African countries suffer severe funding squeeze, says officialWestern countries need to put together a debt relief and aid package to match that of the landmark Gleneagles summit deal in 2005 in order …
Britain has been criticised for loading cost of accommodating refugees on to overseas aid budgetThe UK is spending proportionately more of its overseas aid budget on housing refugees than most other major aid donors, new figures from the OECD show.The …
A security officer interacts with a driver at the Burkina Faso border in Paga, northern Ghana, on December 6, 2022Washington (AFP) – The United States is preparing long-term assistance for the Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo as concerns rise that jihadist…
New York: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj on Friday handed over the contribution of USD 2 million to the United Nations Trust Fund in support of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), reiterating New Delhi’s commitment to peace and stability in Somalia and the Horn of Africa.Earlier, India had contributed USD 4 million to African Union
Foreign Office figures show aid to Africa fell to £1.1bn in 2022, compared with £3.7bn of budget spent on refugees in UKThe UK spent more than three times its overseas aid budget on housing refugees in Britain than on helping to alleviate poverty in Af…
Country gives just $1 in assistance for every $10 that goes to defence, humanitarian groups sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe huge Aukus price tag has sparked calls to boost aid funding, with the sector lob…