UNITED NATIONS United States: The presence of United Nations peacekeepers, whose shortcomings can frustrate local populations, is not a "magic wand" for conflict zones, said their leader Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who supports an expanded tool kit to protect civilians in increasingly complex territory. From Lebanon to the
LONDON: A recent inquiry into Britain's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a concerning quote from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the Times of India. According to Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser to the government, then-finance minister Sunak during a meeting with
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia: Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said. They included five groups with women and children who were afloat for days. One batch of more than 240 people was
LUCKNOW: The ruling Hindu extremist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues forwarding its agenda while targeting the minorities, especially the Muslims, as the authorities in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have banned the production, storage, distribution and sale of Halal-certified products, including dairy, garments
MALE: The Maldives has said that it has asked India to remove its military presence from the island country. Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu made the request during a meeting with India’s Minister for Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju on Saturday in the capital city of Malé. Maldivian president
AMRITSAR: An assistant sub-inspector of Punjab was shot dead in Amritsar on Thursday night, officials said. Police said that ASI Saroop Singh, deployed at Jandiala Guru police station, was killed while travelling along the connecting road from Duburji to Khankot village. No one has been arrested so
PORT SUDAN (Sudan): More than seven months into Sudan's devastating war that has killed thousands and displaced millions, experts warn that the scarred and impoverished country faces the threat of breaking apart. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is waging war against the armed forces and
PARIS: Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France. The crowd, which included actors Isabelle Adjani and
NEW YORK: A March research found that 8% of those who passed away in British Columbia's June 2021 heatwave — which broke all records—had a diagnosis of schizophrenia — compared to all other illnesses the authors evaluated, such as renal disease and coronary artery disease,
MANILA: The Philippines has approached neighbours such as Malaysia and Vietnam to discuss a separate code of conduct regarding the South China Sea, its president said on Monday, citing limited progress towards striking a broader regional pact with China. Relations between the two have grown more