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President meets Donald Trump's Special Envoy for South and Central Asia

Colombo, Sept. 24 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is currently in the United States to attend the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, met with President Donald Trump's Spec... Read More


India slams Khyber Pakhtunkhwa airstrikes, says Pakistan 'harbours terrorists', 'bombs own people': Watch

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- India has slammed Pakistan at the United Nations over its recent air attack on civilians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying that Islamabad has been illegally occupying Indian territo... Read More


Asian markets ease as Wall Street rally cools

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Asian stocks mostly slipped on Wednesday after Wall Street's record-breaking run took a breather, with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioning that stock prices are "fai... Read More


Trump shifts stance, says Ukraine can win war with Russia

Nigeria, Sept. 24 -- The US President Donald Trump has reversed his position on one of the key foreign policy issues of his administration, now indicating that Ukraine has a chance to win in its ongoi... Read More


Prabowo, Muslim leaders ask Trump to lead peace process in Gaza

New York, Sept. 24 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto along with Arab and Muslim leaders have appealed to United States President Donald Trump to lead the peace process in the Gaza Strip. The r... Read More


Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet delivers UN speech on COVID, masks and child health

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Violet Affleck, 19, the daughter of actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, spoke at the United Nations on Tuesday at an event titled "Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Actio... Read More


Russian Daily: China to Assess Taliban's Readiness Against Possible U.S. Military Operation in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Sept. 24 -- Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports that China has invited Taliban defence chief Mullah Yaqoob to Beijing to evaluate the group's readiness against potential U.S. operat... Read More


PH deposits ratification instrument for UN High Seas Treaty

Manila, Sept. 24 -- The Philippine government has officially deposited the ratification instrument for the High Seas Treaty or the Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agr... Read More


Israeli drone crashes into UN base in Lebanon

Published on, Sept. 24 -- September 24, 2025 10:22 PM A United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon reported that an Israeli drone crashed into its headquarters in Naqoura without causing c... Read More


Donald Trump mocks UN over broken escalator, bad teleprompter

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- US President Donald Trump criticised the United Nations after facing a broken escalator and a malfunctioning teleprompter at its New York headquarters. During a fiery and hecto... Read More