BARCELONA, Spain: Hours before Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their expiring cease-fire by two more days, the top Palestinian diplomat made a plea during a meeting of European Union members and Arab nations for a definitive end to Israel’s retaliatory attacks on the Gaza
MANILA: The Philippine government and the country's communist rebels have agreed to restart peace negotiations after a six-year hiatus, with the aim of ending decades of armed strife, the two sides and facilitator Norway said on Tuesday. The bloody conflict between authorities and the New People's
AUCKLAND: New Zealand's newly-elected government has ignited controversy by announcing its intention to overturn the nation's pioneering smoking ban, citing plans to use the funds for tax cuts. The legislation, initially introduced under the previous Jacinda Ardern-led government, aimed to prohibit cigarette sales to individuals born
SILKYARA, India: Indian rescuers led by “rat miners” drilled through rocks and debris on Tuesday to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days. The process of pulling out the 41 low-wage workers from India’s poorest states, one at
GAZA: The conflict that began on October 7 following Hamas' unprecedented surprise attack on Israel, finally came to a "temporary halt" after the four-day truce agreed between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday. The conflict has led to nearly 15,000 Palestinians — including more
DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to "eliminate competition" ahead of general elections, including arresting almost 10,000 activists, Human Rights Watch said Monday. As well as the thousands arrested, many from the key Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), a staggering number
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia: Holding his son's hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea journey from massive refugee camps in Bangladesh to escape the pervasive threats of kidnapping, extortion and murder. The 27-year-old said he was starting a
BEIJING: A Beijing court on Monday began hearing compensation cases filed by the families of dozens of Chinese people who died on board a Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared almost 10 years ago. The MH370 jet vanished on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people – mostly
NEW YORK: The Indian envoy in the US had to flee a Gurdwara in New York after pro-Khalistan activists confronted him over his role in the failed Indian plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel to Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and spokesperson for the