Hamas left Cairo on Monday after negotiations with mediators from Egypt and Qatar — two nations working alongside the United States to broker a ceasefire in the besieged territory. “We are ready to release all Israeli captives in exchange for a serious prisoner swap deal, an end to the war, the withdrawal of Israeli forces […]
Israel is a flashpoint issue in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, which does not recognize it. The phrase “valid for all countries except Israel,” which was printed on Bangladeshi passports for decades, was removed during the later years of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure. Nilima Afroze, a deputy secretary at the home ministry, told Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha […]
In 2023, the Ghanaian parliament passed a bill making it a criminal offense to declare, accuse, name, or label someone as a witch, but the bill has yet to be signed into law. “The accusations, which can lead to threats, physical attacks or even death, usually start within the family or among community members following […]
In a statement uploaded on the Athens Indymedia website on Sunday, the Revolutionary Class Self-Defense group said it carried out the April 11 explosion at railway operator Hellenic Train in response to a 2023 train crash that killed 57 people. The explosion caused minor damage and no injuries. Police had evacuated the area after two […]
On Saturday, Araghchi held talks with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Muscat, the highest-level Iranian-US nuclear negotiations since the collapse of a 2015 accord. “Dr Araghchi will travel to Moscow at the end of the week,” said spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, adding that the trip was “pre-planned” and would be “an opportunity to discuss […]
“I am asking Algerian authorities to abandon these expulsion measures… if the decision to send back our officials is maintained, we will have no other choice but to respond immediately,” Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said. The 12 include some members of the French interior ministry, a diplomatic source told AFP. On Friday, French prosecutors indicted […]
The protests saw large-scale violence, including arson, vandalism, and police vehicles set on fire, in the Stuti and Samserganj areas of the Murshidabad district. 150 people have been arrested, and central forces, including five companies of the Border Security Force (BSF), have been deployed to maintain law and order. A ban has also been imposed […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded a tough international response against Moscow over the attack, which came with U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to rapidly end the war, struggling to make a breakthrough. The leaders of Britain, Germany, and Italy condemned the attack. Trump, when asked about the Russian strike, said that it was terrible. “And I […]
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a fast-moving, high-stakes game of brinkmanship since Trump launched a global tariff assault that has particularly targeted Chinese imports. Tit-for-tat exchanges have seen US levies imposed on China rise to 145 percent, and Beijing setting a retaliatory 125 percent toll on US imports. Figures released by Beijing’s General […]
As per details, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized gold worth 60.3 million from a passenger at Mumbai airport after arresting the passenger. An official confirmed on Saturday that during a follow-up operation, DRI officers also arrested a potential buyer at Mumbai airport who was allegedly part of the gold smuggling syndicate. Acting on […]
