Frankfurt: Germany used more renewable energy than ever in 2022 but again failed to reach its CO2-reduction goal as Russia s war in Ukraine prompted a return to more coal and oil use, a think tank reported Thursday. Europe s biggest economy emitted 761 million tonnes
Nairobi: A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world’s deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray after a November ceasefire agreement. The two-year-long war has caused a dire humanitarian crisis, killing tens
Islamabad: Pakistan senate has nominated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the Nobel Peace Prize for his “efforts to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.” Pakistani MPs nominate Tayyip Chairman Senate shared the news on his Twitter account. The official letter was shared online. “Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq
New Delhi: Supreme Court of India judge Justice Bela M. Trivedi recused herself from hearing a clutch of petitions challenging early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M. Trivedi took up the petitions filed by
United Nations: Pakistan will not rest until Kashmiri people realize their UN-pledged right to self-determination through a plebiscite by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, Ambassador Munir Akram said in a message released in New York. “January 5, 1949, is an important day in the
Haldwani: Fear and uncertainty have gripped the residents of Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and they are determined not to give up their claim on the land from where the High Court has ordered them to be evicted. The court’s
Chandigarh: An Indian Armed Forces Tribunal has denied bail to an Army Captain facing trial by a summary general court martial for murdering three innocent civilians in Indian Administered Kashmir. Three labourers from Rajouri district of Jammu region were martyred in a fake encounter carried out
New Delhi: Members of the Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday (January 4) allegedly vandalised a mall in Ahmedabad, tearing down posters of the upcoming Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone-starrer Pathaan. According to PTI, five members of the mob were detained by the police
Ottawa: Canada set an immigration record last year by granting more than 437,000 foreigners permanent residency, the government said, as it ramps up immigration to fight a tight labor market. The government had set a target to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, and the
London: United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s strategy for reducing illegal immigration by preventing Albanian migrants from crossing the English Channel in small boats is unlikely to succeed because there is “almost infinite” demand for the hazardous crossings among people of other nationalities, according