Taliban’s treatment of women under scrutiny at UN rights meeting
Afghanistan’s Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a UN meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of systematically depriving women and...
Ukraine pleads for air defence as Russia turns sights on Lysychansk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western leaders to step up weapons supplies to his country as Russian forces fought to capture Lysychansk, the last...
WFP cuts Yemen food rations further due to funding gap, inflation
The World Food Programme said it has further reduced rations in Yemen, where millions face hunger, due to critical funding gaps, global inflation and...
China slashes Covid quarantine time for international travellers
China slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half on Tuesday, in a major easing of Covid-19 curbs that have deterred cross-border travel...
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Congo -statement
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that targeted the town of Lume in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the group’s news...
Japan’s ruling party set for strong election showing after Abe killing
Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election that may give the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) a surge of...
Khamenei adviser says Tehran ’capable of building nuclear bomb’ – Al...
Iran is technically capable of making a nuclear bomb but has yet to decide whether to build one, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme...
US fighter jets to fly over Bosnia in warning to ‘secessionist’...
Two F-16 fighter jets will fly over Bosnia on Monday to underline US support for its territorial integrity against “secessionist activity” by Serbs at...
France steps up security around synagogues and Jewish schools
France will step up security around Jewish schools and synagogues, partly as a response to the current Middle East crisis between Israel and Iran,...
Hindus, Muslims clash in India’s Haryana as trouble spreads
Hindus and Muslims have clashed in the Indian state of Haryana a week after violence erupted during a Hindu procession in a Muslim neighbourhood,...
