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13 Apr 2023; MEMO: A panel of United Nations experts have urged the international community to immediately take action to stop forced evictions and displacement of Palestinians in East Jerusalem, as part of Israel's annexation of the city and "de-Palestinianisation" of the city.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday as concerns over another rate hike in early May and economic recession dampened short-lived optimism from the lower-than-expected inflation in March.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 38.29 points, or 0.11 percent, to 33,646.50. The S&P 500 fell 16.99 points, or 0.41 percent, to 4,091.95. The Nasdaq Composite Index decreased 102.54 points, or 0.85 percent, to 11,929.34.

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was expected to visit the offices of New York’s attorney general Thursday for his second deposition in a legal battle over his company’s business practices.

The Republican was scheduled to meet with lawyers for Attorney General Letitia James, who sued Trump last year. Her lawsuit claims Trump and his family misled banks and business associates by giving them false information about his net worth and the value of assets such as hotels and golf courses.

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (APP):A UN Spokesperson has welcomed the talks between Saudi and Omani delegations with officials from the Houthi movement in Yemen’s capital Sana’a over the weekend, saying the move was a “step towards the de-escalation in tensions.”

UNITED NATIONS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The UN's senior disarmament official, Izumi Nakamitsu, stressed on Monday that the implementation of global tools for controlling the trade and transfer of weapons is critical to prevent arms from falling into the wrong hands.

UNITED NATIONS, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) on Monday began examining the various threats to the achievement of the global educational goal, stressing the importance of quality and inclusive education for women and girls.

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned that the goal of achieving quality education for all by 2030 is "seriously off track," with 263 million children and young people out of school.

NEW YORK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- With gun violence rising in the United States, new research shows that the number of U.S. kids killed by gunfire has hit a record high, a concerning trend as the country reels from another mass school shooting last month, reported Global News on Sunday.

NEW YORK, Apr 10 (APP):A prominent Imam was stabbed in the back while leading prayers at a mosque in Paterson, a city in the US state of New Jersey, on Sunday, according to media reports.

The Imam, Sayed Elnakib, was beginning the fajr prayers at the Omar Mosque in South Paterson when the assailant — a person named Serif Zorba — stabbed him twice at around 5:30 a.m. local time, (2:30 a.m. PST), the reports said.

The attacker was quickly restrained by other worshippers at the mosque.

NEW YORK (AP) — Legally, the most important words former President Donald Trump said after he was charged with 34 felonies by the Manhattan District Attorney last week were “not guilty.” But, politically, the most significant may be “election interference.”

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called on the international community to take a firm line against rising intolerance as the world is commemorating the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

"We mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in one hundred days of horror 29 years ago," Guterres said in his message to mark the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which falls on April 7.