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Imran Khan arbitrarily detained: UN
International —2 July, 2024 06:33
A United Nations human rights working group says former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arbitrarily imprisoned in violation of international…
Red Sea disruptions to continue
The coming months will be challenging for carriers and businesses,…
Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare, whose irreverent works…
Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis
The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault in the Gaza Strip’s…
Divorce leading to gender equality in parenting
Single mothers are one of the most vulnerable groups in societies around the world. In Sweden, the number of women with these care responsibilities has nearly halved over the past…
France's far right celebrates lead and seeks majority
France’s far right is in pole position after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in French politics and brought them to the gates of power.…
Gaza hospital chief among Palestinians freed by Israel
Israel released the head of Gaza's biggest hospital, who had been detained for more than seven months, among dozens of Palestinian prisoners returned Monday to the besieged territory…
US military rebuilds runway on World War site
A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles…
France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party holds a clear lead in irst round of the country’s snap parliamentary elections as per exit polls. Pollsters IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay…
Friends defend Biden
A new poll suggests that some Democratic voters are increasingly concerned about whether Joe Biden is mentally fit to serve as president after a shaky debate performance on Thursday.…
Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya
Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern…
Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come
A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on Sunday afternoon, amid warnings that the worst of the summer heat is yet to come. Accustomed to scorching summers, Greece faces a…
China opens Shenzhen-Zhongshan link with world records
China opened the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link in Guangdong Province, south China, on Sunday, with trial operations scheduled to commence at 3 p.m. The 24-kilometer passage starts at the…
Junta’s loss of control of Rakhine worries India
India, one of the Bumese junta’s closest allies, has urged the regime to protect its assets in the west of the country as fighting rages there between junta troops and ethnic…
US, Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel
U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war…
Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate
US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled…
Kenya anti-govt protests claim 30 lives
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch monitor said Saturday.…