Bethlehem sends signal of hope with quiet Christmas celebrations 
The deal is done’: EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord 
Iraq: Trump pardons for Baghdad Blackwater guards ‘contributes to impunity’ says UN rights office 
Iran nuclear deal: ‘Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation’ widen differences 
Russia’s Foreign Policy in 2021: Fourteen Practical Tasks ICC & WHO call on private sector to tackle COVID-19
ICC will regularly send updated advice to its network of over 45 million businesses
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UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies postpone meetings until June because of Covid-19
Geneva — The United Nations Human Rights Treaties Branch has postponed all upcoming treaty body
As Covid-19 cases spike, India announces fresh travel advisory
India bars entry of passengers from EU, UK, and Turkey
Netanyahu’s Political Future in Limbo as Challenger Gantz Chosen to Form New Israeli Govt
Gantz’s Blue and White received the support of parties representing 61 seats, a slim majority. However, those parties are also divided, and it is not clear whether Gantz will succeed in putting together a coalition. One lawmaker refused to endorse either side.
SAARC video conference discusses ways to combat Covid-19; India pledges $10 million for Covid-19 fund
The meeting was the initiative of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.
Photo: ANI
India’s annual defence exports to touch Rs 35,000 crore by 2024, says Rajnath Singh
Singh also said he has no doubt about India emerging as among the three major economies of the world by 2030 and the defence industries will have an important role to play.
Hazara minority facing persecution in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Activist
March 6 deadly attacks on Hazaras in Kabul killed 32 people
COVID-19 declared ‘pandemic’ by WHO; India suspends all visas as confirmed cases climb to 60
More than 90 percent of cases are in just four countries, and two of those – China and the Republic of Korea – have significantly declining epidemics.
Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton
There can be no sustainable peace in Afghanistan if women are not at the negotiating table, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ambassadors and activists at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.
World Bank/Graham Crouch
UAE Ambassador meets Indian Foreign Secretary
New Delhi: On March 9th, 2020 thet UAE Ambassador to India, Dr. Ahmed Al Banna,