Geneva: The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion on February 24 has topped the "terrible milestone" of three million, the United Nations said Tuesday. The UN s International Organization for Migration said the landmark figure had been surpassed. "Three million lives uprooted.
Tokyo: The number of women who died by suicide in Japan rose for a second straight year in 2021 although the overall number of people who took their own lives in the country edged down, police said on Tuesday. Suicide has a long history in Japan
New York: New Myanmar‘s military has engaged in systematic human rights violations, many amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, the United Nations said on Tuesday, in its first comprehensive human rights report since last year’s coup. Security forces have shown a flagrant disregard for
Kabul: The Russian invasion of Ukraine must not make the world forget Afghanistan, the UN refugee chief said, warning that ignoring its humanitarian needs could be "very risky". UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi, who is on a four-day visit to Afghanistan, said the international community must continue
New York: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has passed a resolution calling on Pakistan and the OIC to observe the International Day against Islamophobia. As per the details, a resolution was tabled at the UN General Assembly to mark the International Day against Islamophobia. While talking
Beijing: India`s amendment of its constitution to revoke the disputed Kashmir’s special status and establish “the Union Territory of Ladakh” on the Chinese territory in August 2019 is the root cause for the outbreak of conflicts along the LAC in the Western Sector in recent
Qaisar Mansoor The Karnataka High Court’s verdict on the hijab ban has left Muslim organisations in the state disappointed. A three-judge bench of the Karnataka High Court held that the hijab (headscarf) was not an integral part of religious practice in Islam and upheld a government
Kamra: The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) unveiled the latest addition to its fleet – the next-generation Chinese J-10C fighter jets – during the induction ceremony attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the three services chiefs, Chinese ambassador and others at the Minhas Air Base, Kamra. Prime
Islamabad: Pakistan expressed serious concern over the decision of the High Court of Indian State of Karnataka restricting Muslim students from wearing hijab in educational institutions. “The decision manifestly has failed to uphold the principle of freedom to religious practices and impinges on the human rights,”
Male: Maldives Police Service (MPS) says that the agency has seized 12 kilos of drugs in a special operation conducted Monday evening. Briefing the press on the seizure, Police media official said that the operation was a joint one carried out by Police's Drug Enforcement Department