Letters containing a suspicious white powder sent to at least 17 top judges, prompting an investigation by the authorities. Islamabad, Pakistan – More than a dozen senior judges in Pakistan have received letters containing a suspicious white powder since Tuesday, prompting an investigation by the authorities. On Tuesday, all the eight judges of the Islamabad […]
Israeli fighter jets fired missiles at the Iranian embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus earlier this week, killing senior military commanders. Tehran has said it will retaliate, with experts saying it has options at its disposal with wide-ranging ramifications. But why does Israel keep launching air strikes on Syria and what will happen next? When did […]
In March, the United States imposed new sanctions on 11 Zimbabwean individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his wife, and other officials, following allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. It also placed sanctions on three businesses – also because of alleged corruption, human rights abuses and election rigging. A statement from Mnangagwa’s office described […]
An estimated 835,000 Kuwaitis are eligible to vote in first elections under new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Voters in Kuwait are heading to the polls to elect new members of parliament as political disputes in recent years have created a deadlock between the National Assembly and the ruling family. Thursday’s election is the […]
Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, have killed at least four people and injured 12, officials in the border region have said. Shahed drones struck two residential buildings in the city near the Russian border that has frequently been targeted during more than two years of war. Three rescue workers were killed overnight […]
Human Rights Watch says Ethiopia’s army ‘summarily executed’ several dozen civilians in the country’s northwestern Amhara region in January. Ethiopia’s army “summarily executed several dozen civilians” and committed other war crimes in the northwestern Amhara region earlier this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said, as it called on the United Nations to launch an […]
One year ago, Finland abandoned its longstanding tradition of neutrality and became NATO’s 31st member. This entry into the transatlantic military alliance marked a turning point in Finland’s approach to foreign and security policy. It effectively saw Helsinki walking away from its post-WWII approach to Moscow, through which the Nordic country had always sought to […]
Human Rights Watch says 54 children among dead in ‘unlawful’ attack on residential building on October 31. An “unlawful” Israeli air attack that killed 106 people in a residential building in central Gaza on October 31, 2023, was an “apparent war crime”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The inquiry was based on testimonies from […]
Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday that allows temporary shutdowns of foreign media in Israel including — and perhaps principally — Al Jazeera. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said several times he intends to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel. The law allows for the closure of foreign media bureaus for up to 45 […]
Six months into Israel’s devastating war on Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being accused of dragging out the conflict to stay in power and for obstructing a deal with Hamas to bring Israeli captives back from Gaza. Tens of thousands of protesters are calling for early elections as they and some Israeli officials […]
Global outrage and pressure on Israel following an attack that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza this week. Here’s how things stand on Wednesday, April 4, 2024: Fighting and humanitarian crisis At least eight people were killed in overnight Israeli bombings on houses in Rafah, Wafa reported late on Wednesday. Two people were also […]
Ukrainian officials say wave of Shahed drone strikes on border city injured at least 12 people. Rescue workers were among at least four people killed in Russian strikes on residential buildings in Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials say. Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov said on Thursday in a message on the Telegram app that […]
