London: The United Kingdom was hit-hard by the coronavirus and is entering its fifth COVID-19 wave, but there is a British island that hasn’t seen a single infection case, let alone a full-fledged wave. For the last two years, according to Mail Online, the 250 residents
Berlin: The German government unveled plans to make it easier for trans people to officially change their first name and gender, acknowledging that existing legislation was outdated and “humiliating”. “The right to live a self-determined life is fundamental to all people,” Family Affairs Minister Lisa Paus
Odessa: Eighteen people were killed Friday in missile strikes on an apartment building and recreation center in southern Ukraine’s Odessa region, authorities said. Fourteen were killed and 30 wounded in the strike on a nine-story apartment block, the emergency services said on Telegram. Seven people were rescued
Zurich: The United Nations human rights chief urged the Taliban authorities on Friday to respect the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, which she said were facing the biggest erosion in decades. Women face hunger, domestic violence, unemployment, curbs on movement and dress, and lack
Wellington: New Zealand’s government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations. The two groups join 18 others including the Daesh group that have been given an official terrorist designation, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit
Washington: Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as a US Supreme Court justice, making history as the first Black woman on the nation’s top judicial body while joining it at a time when its conservative majority has been flexing its muscles in major rulings. Jackson, 51,
Lahore: Islamabad and New Delhi exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other's custody, on Friday. The lists were exchanged under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008. The agreement requires both India and Pakistan
Washington: The United States of America (USA) is very much concerned at open calls being made for Muslims genocide in India Muslims. These views were expressed by US envoy at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain has said. Dehumanizing rhetoric was escalating the persecution of India’s
Beijing: China opposed the Indian plan of holding a G20 meeting in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and called on the member of the grouping to focus on economic recovery and avoid politicising the issue. “China’s position on Kashmir is consistent and clear cut. It is
Srinagar: India’s being member of G-20 is planning to host the summit in the occupied region. It has set up a committee to make arrangements for the event. BJP led Indian government wants to bolster its normalcy claims by holding next G-20 summit in IIOJK. G-20