NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party filed a complaint to the Election Commission on Monday (22nd April, 2024) accusing Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “blatantly targeting” minority Muslims in a campaign speech. The world’s most populous country is constitutionally secular and its election code bans canvassing based on “communal feelings”. Modi’s muscular […]
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ISLAMABAD: Process of polling for 21 seats, that commenced at 8am Sunday (21st April, 2024) has ended at 5PM and the counting of votes is in progress. Results show PML-N is winning most of the vacant seats. Info Minister while condemning the killing of PML-N worker in Narowal has condemned the killing of PML-N worker […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Following reports of Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”. “The Secretary-General condemns any act of retaliation and appeals to the international community to work together to prevent […]
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BABYLON (KALSU): One member of Pro-Irani Popular Mobilization Force (PMF) was killed and eight others were injured in an overnight mysterious explosion at an Iraqi military base here in the early hours of Saturday (20th April, 2024). Authorities at the base said there was no sign of a drone or missile attack and they were […]
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MANHATTAN: The Security Council has blocked Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations due to a United States veto on a widely-supported resolution that would have recommended the granting of such status. The proposal, submitted in the 15-member Council by Algeria, received 12 votes in favour, with the United States casting […]
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MANHATTAN: Ten thousand Gaza women have been killed since war erupted six months ago and one child is injured or dies every 10 minutes, UN agencies warned Tuesday (16th April, 2024) amid spiraling violence in the West Bank and concerns over a regional escalation of the conflict following Iran’s missile and drone strike on Israel. […]
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MANHATTAN: The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis, has announced the UN body’s inaugural Sustainability Week, encapsulating a series of high-level discussions and initiatives aimed at propelling the implementation of sustainable practices and to address pressing challenges. To be held from 15 to 19 April, the UN chief’s flagship initiative converges […]
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MANHATTAN: The President, Dennis Francis, appealed on Monday (8th April, 2024) for “all those with leverage” to use their power to bring an end to the six-month-long war in Gaza. Francis convened the 193-member Assembly, UN’s most representative body, following the Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution put forward by the United States last […]
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WASHINGTON: World Central Kitchen founder (Spanish American chef and restaurateur) José Andrés raised questions on Sunday (7th April, 2024) over the Israeli probe into a strike that killed seven of his staff in Gaza, and warned that the conflict had become a “war against humanity itself”. “I want to thank, obviously, the Israeli Defense Forces […]
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LONDON: In the United Kingdom, six hundred members of legal profession including three former Supreme Court justices have urged the government to halt arms sales to Israel. They said arms sale to Israel would make the Britain complicit in genocide in Gaza. Prime Minister Sunak has been facing growing political pressure after seven aid workers, […]
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