Minneapolis: A Minneapolis homicide investigator testified on Friday that Derek Chauvin used “totally unnecessary” deadly force when kneeling on George Floyd’s neck during an arrest last May that sparked global protests against police brutality. Chauvin, who is white, was fired by the city’s police department the
Washington: The United States lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump. The move, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, lifts the sanctions imposed on Bensouda over
Washington: The United States is working with international partners to defend human rights worldwide as authoritarian regimes step up repression amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Standing for people’s freedom and dignity honors America’s most sacred values,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said March 30, announcing the
By Ray White Today the world is a standing at a cross-roads similar to the one in 1938 just before the beginning of Second World War. The fascist ideology broke its boundaries and started the Second World War. Nobody was prepared for it and it came
Expressing concerns over "external trends filtering into the region," a new report on nuclear challenges in South Asia sees nuclear warheads as “potential triggers for accidents or further escalation,” particularly when deployed at a tactical level. It also warned that the contrasting focus and pattern of
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Myanmar The Myanmar government has been accused by Human Rights Watch of continuing to defy international calls to seriously investigate human rights violations against ethnic minorities in Shan, Kachin, Karen and Rakhine states. "A United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission found sufficient evidence to call for the investigation of
Yangon: Myanmar s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, her lawyer said as former colonial power Britain ramped up sanctions against the junta. The newly unveiled charge came amid growing international outrage over the February
Brussels: World powers and Iran will meet by videoconference to discuss the possible return of the United States to the Iran nuclear deal, the EU announced Thursday, in a development welcomed by Washington. Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and Iran -- the
Mae Sam Laep: A sleepy village in remote northern Thailand became a hub of activity this week when it received refugees fleeing Myanmar -- a sight that brought back vivid memories for its ethnic Karen residents. Hkara, 70, said she had spent roughly 30 years crisscrossing