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
LONDON: British lawmakers, activists, practitioners, and peace activists held discussions on Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir in the UK Parliament. The discussions were held to mark International Human Rights Day and the Indian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Modi’s BJP government’s revocation of Article
NEW DELHI: In a move that could impact the general elections in India next year, the Allahabad High Court allowed a petition demanding that a court commissioner be appointed to inspect the Shahi Idgah mosque in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura, reported Live Law. The petitioners have demanded
LONDON: Despite initial concerns that the introduction of ChatGPT might lead to increased cheating in high schools, a recent Stanford study reveals that cheating rates among high school students have remained statistically unchanged or even slightly decreased. The study, conducted through an anonymous survey at 40
DAKAR: Eight months after her arrest, a heavily pregnant detainee was escorted into court in Senegal's capital Dakar for the start of a trial for her involvement in a counterfeit money scheme. The 42-year-old had spent the bulk of her pregnancy in overcrowded prison cells, sharing
RAFAH, Gaza Strip: Israel has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until it crushes Hamas after one of the deadliest single battles of the war for its soldiers, even as it faces mounting international calls for a cease-fire and unease on the part of its
SYDNEY: Australia’s latest move announcing dramatic cutbacks to its immigration levels also discussed stricter student visa rules that are set to have an impact on the higher education sector in 2024. The Australian government's new migration strategy, released earlier this week, aims to increase application scrutiny
NEW DELHI: Two men jumped into the legislators’ area of the Indian parliament’s lower house on Wednesday and opened canisters that emitted yellow smoke in a major security breach for a heavily-secured building in New Delhi, Reuters reported. The breach at the high-security zone in the
Kyiv: Russian missile strikes damaged a hospital and residential building in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, injuring at least 45 people, the city’s mayor said. An AFP journalist in the city heard several explosions, with air raid sirens sounded soon after that. “In total, 45 people were