MOSCOW: Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a bid to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets of water ice. The Russian lunar mission, the first
LONDON: The number of migrants to have crossed the English Channel into the UK by small boat since 2018 reached 100,000 people this week, driven in part by refugees fleeing from Afghanistan and the Middle East. At least nine boats were intercepted by the Royal National
NEW YORK: Under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dogmatic rule, the targeting of minorities — particularly Muslims — by right-wing Hindu extremists is now a way of life in many states, as India degenerates into a conflict zone of sectarian violence, according to an article
SRINAGAR: The High Court of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir upheld illegal detention of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Abdul Hameed Fayaz under black law Public Safety Act. A bench of Justice M. A. Chowdhary while dismissing a petition filed by Dr Fayaz’s wife, seeking quashing of
KYIV: Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” on Thursday to let dozens of cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war last year sail into the Black Sea, where shipping routes are under scrutiny since Russia quit a deal to allow grain exports. At
GURUGRAM, India: Over 3,000 poor Muslims have fled a business hub outside New Delhi this month, fearing for their lives after Hindu-Muslim clashes and sporadic attacks targeting them, residents, police and a community group said. Shops and shacks owned or run by Muslims and their houses
TOKYO: Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases risks of nuclear war. Shiro Suzuki made the remark after the Group of Seven industrial powers
UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations spokesperson reiterated the world body’s concerns over the human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir, saying “the concerns we have expressed still stand.” The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, made that statement in response to a question about India’s unilateral action
LONDON: Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, the Ansa news agency reported on Wednesday, citing accounts from survivors who have just reached the Italian island of Lampedusa. Ansa said four people who survived the shipwreck told rescuers that they were
NEW DELHI: After being reinstated as a parliamentarian by the top court, Rahul Gandhi, the Indian opposition leader, Wednesday came down hard on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for dragging his feet in taking action against the deadly violence in Manipur that killed at least 120