UN rights chief slams UK’s Rwanda bill
Geneva, Feb 20 - The UK's recent legislative moves to facilitate the removal of asylum-seekers to Rwanda run contrary to the basic principles of the rule of law and risk delivering a serious blow to human rights, the UN Human Rights Chief said.
Top US consular official visits missions in Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi
New York, Feb 20 - US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter, arrived in India to engage with embassy and consulate colleagues in Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Temperatures in Japan rise to unseasonably high
Tokyo, Feb 20 - Temperatures rose across Japan as warm air flowed in from the south, with daytime highs hitting a record for February at many locations in northern Japan, the weather agency said.
India launches construction of houses for plantation workers in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Feb 19 - India has launched the construction of houses for the Indian origin plantation workers across six different provinces in Sri Lanka.
Services of social media platform X disrupted in Pak for third day
Islamabad, Feb 19 - Services of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, remained disrupted for the third consecutive day in Pakistan on Monday.
Somalia sounds alarm as cholera outbreak surges
Mogadishu, Feb 18 - Somalia said a cholera outbreak is rapidly spreading across the country following intense flooding caused by El Nino rains in late 2023.
Iran condemns US Senate’s approval of $14bn aid package for Israel
Tehran, Feb 19 - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has denounced the US Senate for approving a $14-billion aid package for Israel, which he said would enable more Israeli killings in the Gaza Strip.
Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for President: Bilawal Bhutto
New Delhi, Feb 18 - PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that his party has decided that Asif Ali Zardari will be their candidate for the presidential election.
Will form govts in Centre, provinces: PTI’s PM candidate
New Delhi, Feb 18 - Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI) Prime Ministerial candidate Omar Ayub Khan on Sunday said that his party will form the government in the Centre and provinces, media reports said.
Iran Media Expo opens after multi-year hiatus
Tehran, Feb 18 - The 24th Iran Media Expo opened in the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday following a six-year hiatus.
Pakistan headed towards an inevitable debt default, warns think tank
New Delhi, Feb 18 - The quantum of debt Pakistan requires is growing faster than the net output of the economy (GDP). This means that the economy's ability to grow or increase output is constrained. This is unsustainable, Tabadlab, an Islamabad think tank
Trump launches sneaker line after court fined him $355 mn penalty in civil fraud case
Washington, Feb 18 - Former US President Donald Trump has launched a sneaker line, a day after a New York judge fined him and his companies nearly $355 million in the civil fraud case.
Jaishankar’s brief interaction with Chinese counterpart in Munich
New Delhi, Feb 18 - External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Jailed ex-Thai PM Thaksin released on parole
Bangkok, Feb 18 - Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country from self-exile.
UN envoy calls to build strong, united Libya
Tripoli, Feb 18 - Abdoulaye Bathily, special representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has called on Libyan leaders to come together to build a strong, united and resilient Libya.
Hungarian PM Orban says president’s resignation ‘correct’
Budapest, Feb 18 - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said President Katalin Novak's resignation was "correct" in his state of the nation speech here.
US-British coalition conducts fresh strikes in Yemen’s Hodeidah: Media
Sanaa, Feb 18 - The US-British military coalition has conducted multiple strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the media reported.
Iranian gas pipelines damaged in ‘terrorist blasts’ resume operation
Tehran, Feb 18 - Iran's National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) has announced the nationwide natural gas transfer pipelines that were damaged in recent "terrorist blasts" have been repaired and become operational.
India’s strong ties with Western nations getting better by the day: Jaishankar
New Delhi, Feb 17 - India has an extremely strong relationship with Western countries which is getting better by the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference on Saturday.
Labour protests in China increase rapidly amid economic slowdown
Washington, Feb 17 - Labour protests in China have increased rapidly since August of last year, according to rights groups, especially in the lead-up to the Lunar New Year, which began late last week, a media report said.