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April 21, 2026

Iran has not sent delegation for U.S. talks in Pakistan: Report

Iran has not yet sent any representatives for talks with the United States in Islamabad, according to state media.

Masoud Pezeshkian
April 21, 2026

Red Cross launches emergency aid operation for ravaged Afghan communities

According to the ICRC, approximately 136,000 people, representing around 17,000 households in the districts of Kamdesh and Barg-e-Matal, have faced acute food shortages.

Afghanistan earthquakes
April 21, 2026

Labour secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer quits Trump administration

Ms Chavez-DeRemer has been under pressure for months over several investigations.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer
April 21, 2026

Cuba confirms talks with U.S. officials in Havana

Cuba has confirmed that officials from Havana and Washington recently held talks on the island, amid heightened tensions with the United States under President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald
April 21, 2026

EU ministers to discuss conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine

European Union foreign ministers are set to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East and ongoing support for war-torn Ukraine at a meeting on Tuesday.

EU foreign ministers
April 21, 2026

UN chief urges countries to honour commitments of indigenous peoples

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called on member states to honour their commitments under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

António Guterres
April 21, 2026

Tinubu will resolve generational grievances, Jimoh Ibrahim tells UN

Mr Ibrahim stated this after presenting his letter of credence to UN secretary-general António Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York City on Monday.

Nigeria’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Ibrahim,
April 20, 2026

UN opens public dialogues as succession race to replace Guterres begins

The UN has never had a woman secretary-general in nearly 80 years.

António Guterres addressing UN assembly
April 20, 2026

Air pollution raises cancer risk by up to 11%, report warns

It said that the sharpest increases were recorded in liver and colorectal cancers.

Union for International Cancer Control