United Nations: The United Nations and European members of the Security Council called for all eligible Palestinians in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem to be able vote in the first Palestinian legislative elections in 15 years. Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem are due
Tokyo: Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country’s southwest next month, the defence minister said Friday, as China’s actions in regional waters raise concern. The exercise, running from May 11 to 17, will be the first large-scale exercise
Jerusalem: Over 100 Palestinians were wounded in overnight clashes with Israeli police, medics said Friday, the largest such incident since the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan 10 days ago. The Palestinian Red Crescent said it had treated at least 105 people, with some
Brussels: NATO leaders will hold a summit in Brussels on June 14 to discuss updating the alliance’s strategy on key challenges including Russia and China, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday. US President Joe Biden is expected to attend on his first official visit to Europe
Washington: President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world’s most powerful countries to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the
New York: An unknown man threw acid on a Pakistani college student in Long Island, a suburb of New York City, disfiguring her face and shattering her life in an attack that activists want investigated as an anti-Muslim hate crime. Nafiah Ikram, 21, and her mother
New Delhi: According to Reporters Without Borders, published World Press Freedom Index 2021 ranked India 142 among 180 countries. The index claimed that PM Modi and Hindutva activists have created an environment of intimidation for journalists in India. Thrust lines · India has been listed under countries
Bengaluru: India recorded the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for the second day in a row on Friday, while daily deaths from COVID-19 also jumped by a record. With 332,730 new cases, India's total caseload has now passed 16 million. Deaths in the past
Ottawa: Canada's government said it would temporarily bar passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days starting on Thursday as part of stricter measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The center-left Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acted after prominent right-leaning politicians
Yangon: Food insecurity is rising sharply in Myanmar in the wake of the military coup and deepening financial crisis with millions more people expected to go hungry in coming months, the United Nations said on Thursday. Up to 3.4 million more people will struggle to afford