Should the Government Step In to Regulate Social Media Before More Tragedies Occur?

by Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi The artificial world of reels and the unchecked use of social media require regulation and accountability. The government must introduce appropriate legislation to prevent further social media-related tragedies. Social...

Special Representative of UN Secretary General Convenes Briefing on UNRCCA Activities Implemented during the International Year of Peace and Trust

On 11 June 2025, SRSG Kaha Imnadze convened a briefing on the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) initiatives and activities implemented during the International Year of Peace and Trust. The briefing...

World Day Against Child Labour marked: Collective action needed to provide secure future for our children: President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said that child labour is a global challenge that demands collective action by government and civil society to provide a secure future for our children. “Pakistan, as a signatory to various international...

UNICEF highlights persistent gaps in children’s rights in the Dominican Republic

Image: external source Santo Domingo.- In 2024, an estimated 138 million children worldwide are engaged in child labor, with 54 million performing dangerous tasks that threaten their health and development, according to a new report by the...

Half a million Syrians returned home since fall of Assad regime, UN says

More than half a million Syrians displaced across the Middle East have returned home since the fall of former president Bashar Al Assad’s regime six months ago, the UN's refugee agency said on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011,...

US slams UN conference on Israel-Palestinian issue

US President Donald Trump's administration is discouraging governments around the world from attending a UN conference next week on a possible two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, according to a US cable seen by Reuters. The...

NS cancer institute to have world level facilities: minister

LAHORE:Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique has said Asia’s largest cancer hospital is being built for the people, adding international level medical facilities will be provided to patients at the Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer...

UN study: Armenians aspire to three children, but settle for one

Birth rate in Armenia “The infertility rate in Armenia stands at 18.2%, including 2.7% primary infertility and 15.5% secondary (preventable) infertility,” reads a report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The study, titled The State of...

Global Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Product & Service Market Revenue To Reach USD 57.34 Billion By 2030 Arizton

(MENAFN- GetNews) "Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Product & Service Market Research by Arizton"Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook, Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast 2025–2030.According to Arizton's latest...

Not interested in being part of Bangladesh's next elected government: Yunus

Chief Advisor to the Government of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus speaks during a live interview at Chatham House on June 11, 2025, in London, United Kingdom. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad...

Pope Leo XIV, UN Secretary-General Discuss Global Crises, Peace Efforts

IMA marks World Oceans Day with launch of book on coral reefs

The In­sti­tute of Ma­rine Af­fairs (IMA) re­cent­ly launched the Sec­ond Edi­tion of Coral Reefs of Trinidad and To­ba­go writ­ten by Dr An­jani Ganase in com­mem­o­ra­tion of World Oceans Day. World Oceans Day, des­ig­nat­ed by the Unit­ed...

Chilika Lake’s mud crab fishery eyes global sustainability certification

Large size mud crab in basket for sale in chilika fish market Aimed at boosting India’s inland fishery, diverse stakeholders, including fishery scientists, policymakers, industry players, and community leaders, have decided to seek global...

KU observes World Environment Week with focus on ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’

SRINAGAR: To mark World Environment Week (05–12 June 2025), the Department of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir (KU), in collaboration with the Department of Students’ Welfare (DSW) and Wular Conservation & Management Authority (WCMA),...

Happy Tax Freedom Day! You’re working for the government longer than ever

Thursday 12 June 2025 5:25 am | Updated: Wednesday 11 June 2025 11:42 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Today is Tax Freedom Day, the point in the year...

What did a rally across the world teach me about business? It’s about being in the drivers’ seat

Thursday 12 June 2025 5:57 am | Updated: Wednesday 11 June 2025 11:23 am Share Facebook Share on Facebook X Share on Twitter LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn WhatsApp Share on WhatsApp Email Share on Email Driving across deserts from Peking to Paris is...

China-Europe International Conference on Vocational Education and High-Skilled Talent Development held in Qingdao, E China

China-Europe International Conference on Vocational Education and High-Skilled Talent Development is held in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, June 11, 2025. (Photo provided by the organizer) 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the...

Judge says government must release Mahmoud Khalil

The latest news from NYC and beyond, plus the best of Good Day New York. NEW YORK - A federal judge has ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student who has been in ICE custody for over two months...

World News | Members of the Fulbright Scholarship Board Resign, Accusing Trump of Meddling

Washington, Jun 11 (AP) All 12 members of the board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships resigned on Wednesday in protest of what they call the Trump administration's meddling with the selection of award recipients for the...

Chinese company shares slow-release fertilizer technology at UN

The 13th Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, was recently held at its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Chinese enterprise Kingenta Group was invited to...