Five survivors were rescued from the scene of the accident, which took place in Guizhou province on Monday, according to an online statement by the national emergency management ministry. The boat was owned by the local town-level government, according to the statement, which called for “serious accountability” over the incident. The vessel “engaged in passenger-carrying […]
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday called on Israel to withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories and pushed for the creation of a Palestinian state, convening an international conference in June to try to jumpstart a two-state solution. In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting […]
Facing what the new U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher describes as “an unprecedented level of suffering”, the U.N. hopes to reach people in 32 countries next year, including those in war-torn Sudan, Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine. “The world is on fire, and this is how we put it out,” Fletcher told reporters in Geneva. “We […]
Yoon’s shock bid to impose martial law on South Korea for the first time in over four decades plunged the country into the deepest turmoil in its modern democratic history and caught its close allies around the world off guard. The United States, which stations nearly 30,000 troops in South Korea, initially voiced deep concern […]
Syrian rebels captured Aleppo last week in an attack initiated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Formerly known as the Nusra Front, it was al Qaeda’s official wing in Syria until breaking ties in 2016. It is sanctioned by the UN Security Council. Deputy US Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood called for a de-escalation of the […]
High Court Judge Justice Cavanagh has finished summing up the murder case of Sara Sharif, sending the jury home to start their deliberations. The jury was told to come back to court on Wednesday as they were told to take their time without worrying about time pressure. The judge told the jury that everyone in […]
The comments came six weeks after New Delhi and Beijing reached a deal to resolve a four-year military stand-off that had damaged the relationship between the Asian giants, indicating that India is willing to improve business ties that were also hurt. Relations between the world’s two most populous nations – both nuclear powers – have […]
“If you believe that not coming to India will change anything, you are free to make that choice. It is acceptable; you have the option. Consider hosting the tournament in a hybrid format; cricket enthusiasts are eager to watch the matches,” Harbhajan stated. He further noted that encounters between India and Pakistan are infrequent and […]
South Africa took over the rotating presidency of the grouping of the world’s biggest economies on December 1 and will host its summit in November before handing over to the United States. It is a “great moment for our continent” as well as for developing countries known as the Global South, Ramaphosa said at a […]
The C$250,000 ($178,662) in advertisements will run through March in 11 languages, including Spanish, Urdu, Ukrainian, Hindi and Tamil, the immigration department told Reuters. They are part of a broader shift in tone by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s unpopular government on immigration and an effort to clamp down on refugee claims. Migrants have been blamed […]
