The Hague: In a partial victory for Iran, judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled Washington had illegally allowed courts to freeze assets of Iranian companies and ordered the United States to pay compensation, the amount of which will be determined
Pristina: Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, considered a hero by compatriots for leading the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule that led to independence, will go on trial on Monday for alleged war crimes during the conflict. A special Kosovo court set up in The Hague indicted
Monte Cristi (Dominican Republic): The anti-migrant wall being built in the northwest of the Dominican Republic crisscrosses a thick mangrove forest and threatens the ecosystem by depriving it of water, environmental groups warn. The Dominican government wants to build a 160 kilometer (100 mile) concrete fence
Mogadishu: This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, Hadiiq Abdulle Mohamed and her family have just water and whatever
Berlin: Charles III has visited Germany 40 times before but the monarch will never have seen anything like Wednesday's welcoming ceremony for his first foreign trip as king at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate. Spectators lined the sides of the square in front of the Gate, waving German
United Nations: The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan must immediately release activists detained for advocating for girls’ and women’s rights, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said, expressing alarm over the ongoing arrests. Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been
New York: A US Federal Court in New York has summoned India Punjab’s chief minister and two other officials after a violent crackdown was launched against Sikhs including a total ban on the internet in the state. The New York Federal Court has issued summons on
New York: A UN resolution was adopted that should make it easier to hold polluting countries legally accountable for failing to tackle the climate emergency, in a vote which was hailed as a historic victory for climate justice. The UN general assembly adopted by consensus the
London: Russia's FSB security service said on Thursday it had detained a reporter for US newspaper The Wall Street Journal on suspicion of spying for Washington, the most serious public move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine. The FSB said in a statement that
New Delhi: India on Thursday fell six places to the 144th position in the annual passport index for 2023, from 138th a year ago. The Passport Index 2023 has been published by financial advisory services firm Arton Capital that ranks passports of 199 countries. The rankings