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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) - UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urges member states to be committed and pray for global peace, noting that “peace is needed today more than ever before”. Guterres made the call at a religious event at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to observe a moment of prayer for peace. The

“At a time of terrible divisions, we are here today in common cause. Even the calendar is sending a message of unity. To unite for people. Unite for our planet. And unite for peace,” Guterres said

In a tweet, he said he was "deeply concerned" about the reports of fighting.

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a clarion call for unity in a world ravaged by war and political polarisation, as religious leaders from several faiths, including Hinduism and Sikhism, joined him to pray for peace – “our most precious goal.” Guterres noted that the gathering taking place in front of the iconic “Knotted Gun” sculpture at the Visitors’

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik -- who has been sanctioned by the U.S. and Britain over alleged destabilization efforts and corruption -- has threatened that he could push for the independence of the Serbian entity of Bosnia-Herzegovina over a dispute involving a controversial property law.

World Bank Spring Meetings 2023 and Ukraine Roundtable there have prompted major commitments of new financial aid to Ukraine from several international partners in Europe and Asia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 14 signed a law on electronic military enlistment aimed at making it more difficult for potential draftees to evade duty.

A Russian woman was detained in Sweden on espionage charges, police in the city of Gothenburg said on April 14.

The Council of the EU adopted a decision to allocate EUR 1 billion under the European Peace Facility to ensure the immediate supply of artillery ammunition to Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

EU foreign policy chief to visit China-