Khartoum: The United Nations warned that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles
United Nations: A United Nations Security Council committee has accepted a Pakistani request to allow the acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to travel to Pakistan next week to meet with the foreign Ministers of Pakistan and China, according to Ambassador Munir Akram. “The Security
London: United Kingdom’s shortest-serving prime minister Liz Truss has refused to pay back the British government £12,000 over the disappearance of bathrobes and slippers from the Chevening estate, reported The Daily Mail. Truss was sent a £12,000 bill by UK’s Cabinet Office to cover the expenses
London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called on Home Secretary Suella Braverman to withdraw her racist comments and apologise for falsely linking Pakistani men with sex grooming. UK Home Secretary Braverman has been accused of peddling extremist far-right lies about Pakistanis after she singled out British
Hong Kong: Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the Covid-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said. Fang Bin and other members of the public
Canberra: Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government described as a broken migration system that fosters exploitation and favors attracting low-paid employees over filling critical skill shortages. “What has emerged
Beijing: China is bracing for a record-high travel rush over the Labour Day holiday, with popular sightseeing spots selling out of tickets and some cities warning would-be visitors away as domestic tourism rebounds after Beijing ended Covid-19 curbs. Authorities are expecting 19 million trips to be
London: King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated. There’s a second wife, an
Geneva: A United Nations committee has said that it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions. In its findings on Russia, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government