By Jayati Ghosh It is difficult to see any winners in the ongoing war caused by Russia’s irrational and devastating attack on Ukraine. But the losers extend far beyond the people of Ukraine, who are being attacked, and the people of Russia, who did not choose
Ramzy Baroud A new global geopolitical game is being formed and the Middle East, as is often the case, will be directly impacted in terms of possible new alliances and the resulting power paradigms. While it is too early to fully appreciate the impact of the
London: Iranian authorities have returned the passport of a UK woman who has been detained in the country for almost six years, raising hopes of progress in negotiations toward her release. Charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains at her parents’ home in Tehran, said Tulip Siddiq, her
Christchurch: On the eve of the third anniversary of the deadly mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, many will not mark the day due to Covid-19 restrictions and the spread of Omicron. Both targets that came under attack – the Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic
Sydney: Last year's legal win by a group of high school children had been hailed by environmental groups as a potential legal weapon to fight fossil fuel projects. But the federal court found in favour of an appeal by Environment Minister Sussan Ley, deciding she did
Kyiv: The war in Ukraine is likely to be over by early May when Russia runs out of resources to attack its neighbour, Oleksiy Arestovich, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff. Talks between Kyiv and Moscow - in which Arestovich is not personally
Beijing: Nearly 30 million people were under lockdown across China on Tuesday, as surging virus cases prompted the return of mass tests and hazmat-suited health officials to streets on a scale not seen since the start of the pandemic. China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on
Islamabad: Pakistan is contemplating different options in case India refuses to agree on a joint probe into a missile fiasco that could have triggered an accidental war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. “We are still waiting for the Indian response,” a senior Pakistani official told The
Islamabad: The Muslim world is observing International Day to Combat Islamophobia on Tuesday (today), to denounce rise in intolerance and discrimination against Muslims and other minorities in the West, India and other parts of the world. Pakistan has emerged as one of the leading actors in
New Delhi: An Indian court on Tuesday upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the state of Karnataka, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority. The ban last month by the southern