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Captagon: 'Poor man’s cocaine' and the curse of crisis-hit West Asia

Captagon, originally a brand name for the synthetic stimulant fenethylline, has become a notorious drug, particularly in the Middle East

Education and social safety crucial for Asia's growth and aging population: UN report

Increasing use of artificial intelligence and other automation technology will cause some people to lose their jobs, it said, with women engaged in clerical and information technology work most likely to be affected as companies roll back their reliance on offshore call centers that have provided good quality jobs in countries like the Philippines and India

Talks with Iran on nuclear programme suspended, says UN atomic energy watchdog

The relationship between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of the United Nations (UN) has been tense in recent years

'Israel will not stop until we make it': UN Palestine Envoy Francesca Albanese calls for sanctions on Israel

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, further called upon the international community to suspend diplomatic and political relations with the State of Israel

Nearly 30 pc syrians live in extreme poverty, World Bank reports

"Extreme poverty, while virtually non-existent before the conflict, affected more than one in four Syrians in 2022" and might have further deteriorated after a deadly earthquake last year. The quake killed about 6,000 people in the country. According to the United Nations, about 90 percent of Syrians live in poverty, while it previously estimated that around 2 million lived in extreme poverty after more than a decade of war.

Top UN court tells Israel to stop attack on Rafah: What comes next

The ICJ has ordered Israel to halt its military offensive in Rafah, citing a disastrous humanitarian situation. This ruling aims to prevent further destruction and aid relief efforts. But can it actually influence the conflict's trajectory? We explain

What is the 'pandemic accord' and will it help avoid the next Covid-like catastrophe?

On 27 May, global health leaders will convene in Geneva for the annual World Health Assembly. The primary focus of the meeting will be a new ‘pandemic accord’, which aims to facilitate international cooperation in preparing for, preventing, and responding to pandemics. What is it? Will it make nations ready to tackle future COVID-19-like diseases?

'Net zero emissions': What does it actually mean today?

In recent years, the concept of 'net zero' emissions has gained significant traction as governments and organisations worldwide commit to ambitious climate targets. Here we delve into the origins and evolution of net zero, tracing its roots from early climate negotiations in the 1990s to the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement

Srebrenica, a massacre that outraged the world: A timeline

The massacre in July 1995 of Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the country's bloody inter-ethnic war has widely been considered the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II

Jamaat’s entry into Kashmir politics: A recipe for disaster

Delhi should not repeat past blunders by reviving Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu & Kashmir. The policy wonks should immediately throw such devilish ideas into the trash cans and resume its long-term vision to liquidate Islamist outfits and terrorist infrastructure