TEXAS: Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a strict legislation, making it a criminal offence to enter the state illegally crossing the southern border, sparking a potential clash with President Joe Biden's administration over immigration policy and border enforcement. The law allows authorities of the American state
KUWAIT: Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah was named Kuwait's new emir on Saturday after the death of his brother Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah aged 86. Sheikh Meshal, 83, spent much of his career helping build the Gulf state's security and defence apparatus before stepping into the public
NEW YORK: Russia's Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India's Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting U.S. democracy. For those who worry that
LONDON: Kashmiri and Pakistani diaspora groups in the UK have lauded the SNP MP Alison Thewliss for raising Kashmir question in the British parliament. Alison Thewliss MP asked the British government for its assessment over the Indian kangaroo court, the so-called supreme court decision which backed
AYODHYA, India: In this northern Indian city once marred by communal tensions, laborers are finalizing a $6 billion infrastructure facelift ahead of the opening of a grand Hindu temple that is igniting an economic boom — which some of Ayodhya’s poor and its Muslim community
COLUMBIA: A recent study from Columbia University suggests that the appearance of defendants influences whether they receive the death penalty or life imprisonment, challenging the notion of unbiased jury decisions. Researchers exposed a mock jury to hundreds of mugshots of Florida inmates convicted of murder, revealing
SAN JOSE: The number of people without permanent housing has reached an all-time high in the United States, according to a recent government report that details a disturbing rise in homelessness nationwide. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development released a study that found out
RAWALPINDI: In a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir reiterated the significance of a peaceful solution to the longstanding Kashmir dispute, saying the peace in South Asia will remain elusive till then, the Inter-Services Public Relations
CHICAGO: Biden administration officials ramped up their calls for the prosecution of warring Sudanese factions for war crimes against civilians but brushed aside questions about alleged Israeli war crimes against civilians in the Gaza Strip. Beth Van Schaack, the US Department of State’s ambassador-at-large for global
LONDON: Even before the war in Gaza led to the displacement of some 1.9 million people, the world was already in the throes of the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War, with conflicts, crises and climate catastrophes forcing people from their homes. More than