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Dr Shakuntala Bhabani A 22-member team of Myanmar immigration officials visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to verify more than 400 Rohingya refugees as part of a pilot repatriation project. Does it hold out any hope for the forcibly displaced people to return to their
London: A group of 90 runners from the UK raised thousands of pounds for charity by competing in the Palestine Marathon this month. They were running on behalf of UK-based international humanitarian charity Penny Appeal, and the cash they raised, which has reached over £200,000 ($245,000)
London: More than two-thirds of Muslims in England and Wales live in local authorities that report the highest levels of unemployment. Census data shows that about 2.6 million Muslims live in areas where the recorded unemployment level was as high as one in 20 people aged
TUNIS: At least 34 African migrants were missing after their boat sank off Tunisia, the fifth shipwreck in two days, raising the total number of missing to 67 amid a sharp increase in boats heading towards Italy, Tunisian officials said. The Italian coast guard said that
Rajasthan: The Indian Army misfired three missiles during an exercise in the Pokharan ranges in the western Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, causing alarm in the surrounding areas, according to the Indian media. India Today reported that the firing exercise was being held at the Pokhran field
New Delhi: Top Indian opposition figure Rahul Gandhi said Saturday he would keep fighting for democracy after blaming his expulsion from parliament on his demands for a probe into a key business ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi, 52, was stripped of his parliamentary seat
United Nations: India must immediately end its crackdown against Kashmiri human rights defenders, a UN expert said, after renowned Kashmiri rights defender Khurram Parvez was arrested in a second case on terrorism charges. “Indian authorities appear to be intensifying the long-standing repression of Kashmiri civil society,”
Warsaw, Poland: Britain’s Prince William paid tribute to Poles who lost their lives in past wars, and expressed gratitude to the nation for what it is doing today to provide humanitarian and military support to Ukraine. The heir to the throne’s visit to Poland underscores Britain’s
United Nations: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a message marking World Meteorological Day, saying that the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.” He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, to make
Seoul: North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, state media reported on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un warned joint military drills by South Korea and the US should stop. During the test, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth
New Delhi: Russia is unable to deliver vital defence supplies it had committed to India's military because of the war in Ukraine, the Indian Air Force (IAF) says. New Delhi has been worried that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 could affect military supplies from
United Nations: Pakistan stressed the need for transboundary water cooperation, citing the 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan — a lower riparian state — as an example of such successful cooperation that provides an effective mechanism to deal with issues related to shared