New York: US State department released the 202 country report on Human Rights. The report includes 68 page chapter on India highlighting the harassment of media outlets, declining press freedom and extra-judicial killings in Kashmir. ·         US State department released the 2020 country report on Human

Brussels: NATO allies agreed to start withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan by May 1 after the United States announced it would pull its troops out by September, an alliance statement said. "This drawdown will be orderly, coordinated, and deliberate," the NATO statement said after talks involving

Cairo: The ship stuck in Suez Canal, Ever Given, was used by the Taiwan-based company Evergreen Marine. It is important to note that all 25 ship crew members were Indians. On 18th March the ship lodged sideways blocking the traffic across Suez Canal. It was a

Kampala: The United States Mission in Uganda announced to launch $12.8 million Civil Society Strengthening Activity (CSSA) in Uganda, to support the contribution of Ugandan civil society organizations (CSOs) to development outcomes across four areas:  health; education, youth, and child development; agriculture; and democracy, rights,

Christchurch: The mass shooter who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019 has launched a legal challenge seeking a review of his prison conditions and his status as a “terrorist entity”. White supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced in August to jail for life without parole

Tehran: Iran and Russia united against the United States and Europe Tuesday warning on the eve of new nuclear talks that an attack on the Natanz atomic site and new EU sanctions could harm ongoing negotiations. Iran charged that its arch-enemy Israel had sabotaged its Natanz

Brussels: NATO defence and foreign ministers will hold a video conference Wednesday after the US said it was planning to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11 this year. The alliance announced the jumbo meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd

Yangon: Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar sloshed red paint in the streets on Wednesday to symbolise the blood spilled and more than 700 lives lost in a brutal military crackdown. The country is barely functioning and the economy has stalled since the military seized power from civilian

Hong Kong: China sent 25 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, the largest breach of that space since the island began regularly reporting such activity in September, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. The Chinese flights came a day after the US secretary of state warned Beijing

Washington: President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after al Qaeda’s attacks triggered America’s longest war, three sources familiar with the decision told Reuters. However, the withdrawal would be based on certain security