GENEVA: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies elected a US candidate on Monday as its new president after an acrimonious meeting that nearly saw the vote postponed amid a controversy involving a rival candidate. Kate Forbes, an existing IFRC board member, became
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives passed a ban on imports of Russian uranium as lawmakers seek to add pressure on Moscow for its war on Ukraine, though the measure has waivers in case of supply concerns for domestic reactors. The bill must pass the Senate
BRUSSELS: France, Germany and Italy called for the European Union to set up a special sanctions scheme to target Hamas as EU foreign ministers met on Monday to consider possible next steps in response to the Middle East crisis. Among the possible measures up for discussion
MOSCOW: A UTAir Boeing-737, carrying a mysterious "radioactive cargo," was compelled to make an emergency landing in Russia with 109 passengers on board. The airliner faced a perilous situation, necessitating a rapid return to Vnukovo airport in Moscow just 40 minutes after take-off. Pilots executed a
SYDNEY: The Australian government on Monday announced a new 10-year immigration strategy aimed at addressing its "broken" immigration system. According to the BBC, the plan involves striking down the migration intake by "around 50%" within two years, to reduce the annual intake to 250,000 by June
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jillani has slammed the Indian Supreme Court's verdict that validated the Narendra Modi-led government's unilateral move to scrap Article 370 — the constitutional provision that granted semi-autonomous status to the Muslim-majority region. Addressing the media to share Pakistan's response to
ODISHA: Indian tax authorities claimed to have recovered millions of dollars of black money during a raid at the residences of Congress party lawmaker, as per Indian media reports. Times of India reported Monday that the value of the unaccounted cash seized by the Income Tax
CALAIS, France: On the northern French coast, dozens of migrant teenagers are living in miserable conditions in the forest while waiting to try to cross the Channel in one of the small boats at the center of a heated immigration row in Britain. British Prime Minister
VIENNA: The number of murders and other intentional killings surged to a record high across the world in 2021, driven in part by the stress and economic pressures of COVID-19 lockdowns, a UN report said. Around 458,000 people were killed intentionally, higher than the 400,000 to
LONDON: Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The long list of targets ranges from human traffickers in