London: The London police forces, Britain’s largest, is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic and could still be employing rapists and murderers, a scathing independent review said Tuesday. The report, written by government official Louise Casey, was commissioned after the kidnap, rape and murder two years ago
London: International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan urged countries to find “the stamina to deliver on justice,” as ministers from dozens of capitals met to discuss boosting support for ICC probes into the war in Ukraine. The gathering of more than 40 ministers in London
Berlin: Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change ’s future harms, a top United Nations panel of scientists said Tuesday. But doing so requires quickly slashing nearly two-thirds of carbon pollution by 2035, the Intergovernmental Panel on
Washington: The annual US report on human rights practices released Tuesday listed "significant human rights issues" and abuses in India, including reported targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists, the US State Department said. The findings come nearly a year after Secretary of State Antony Blinken
New Delhi: India has been ranked at the 126th place among 146 countries in the latest World Happiness Report published by a non-profit organisation launched by the United Nations. The report was released on Tuesday on the occasion of the International Day of Happiness. The United
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on
Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a state visit to Russia Monday, a trip Beijing has touted as a "visit for peace" as it seeks to play mediator in Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Xi's three-day trip is his first to Russia -- a major Chinese
Vatican City: Pope Francis met with thousands of refugees and charity groups hosting them in Italy as he sought to promote legal migration routes to Europe as an alternative to smuggling operations that he said have turned the Mediterranean Sea into a “cemetery.” Francis said “humanitarian
Geneva: The UN’s migration agency should not get itself dragged into domestic policy debates, its chief Antonio Vitorino said, as he seeks a second term leading the organization. “Migration has become a highly politicized area, and even a highly polarized area,” the 66-year-old former Portuguese deputy
London: A man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after a crowd incident saw windows smashed at the Indian High Commission in London. Metropolitan Police officers were called to the building in Aldwych, Westminster, at around 1:50pm on Sunday, and two security guards sustained