LONDON: Former energy minister Grant Shapps replaced Ben Wallace on Thursday as Britain's defence minister, a surprise move that reaffirmed London's support for Ukraine while raising questions over his lack of experience of the military. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's appointment of Grant Shapps was a
GENEVA: Amnesty International decried the “woefully inadequate” international response after the UN released a bombshell report last year detailing a litany of abuses in China’s Xinjiang province. On the first anniversary of the report, Amnesty lamented that the international community, including parts of the United Nations,
UNITED NATIONS: A planned United Nations vote to renew approval for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has been delayed as France, the United States and the United Arab Emirates argue over the freedom of movement of U.N. troops, diplomats said. The U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to skip the upcoming G20 leaders' summit in India, sources familiar with the matter in both countries confided to Reuters on Thursday. However, according to two Indian officials, one diplomat based in China and one official working for the
SRINAGAR: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference leaders and organizations paid rich tribute to martyred veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, have reiterated the Kashmiris’ resolve to continue his mission till it reached its logical conclusion. Ali Gilani throughout his life championed the right to self-determination of
WASHINGTON: Although people in most G20 nations have a favourable view of India, according to a survey, but the country’s popularity has come down in most of the European countries in the last 15 years with many people saying they lacked confidence in Narendra Modi
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations called for more global action to end nuclear testing, warning against the danger of ‘collective suicide’. In his message marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for key countries to ratify the international treaty that
GENEVA: More than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in government-held areas of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion and others have been badly damaged, the UN children’s fund UNICEF said. Persistent attacks mean that only about a third of school-age children there are attending classes fully
LONDON: An Albanian man who was part of a gang that smuggled migrants into the UK from France and Belgium has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Jetmir Myrtaj, 35, who lived in Leicester, was sentenced on Tuesday at Nottingham Crown Court for his role in organizing
NEW DELHI: India has said that it had lodged a strong protest with China over a new map that lays claim to India's territory, the latest irritant in testy ties between the Asian giants. The protest by New Delhi followed reports in the Indian media that