Last month’s attack, which prompted international alarm and was part of the US bombardment campaign against the Iran-backed Houthis, killed 68 people held at a centre for irregular migrants in Saada, the rebel authorities said at the time. Agnes Callamard, Amnesty’s secretary-general, said that “the US attacked a well-known detention facility where the Houthis have […]
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and other UN agencies stood ready to deliver aid into the Palestinian territory — if and when it is allowed to enter. Israel has said its blockade since March 2 was aimed at forcing concessions from the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday Israel […]
The arrests were made in the states of Haryana, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. Among those detained is 33-year-old travel vlogger Jyoti Malhotra from Hisar, Haryana, who runs the YouTube channel Travel with JO. She had travelled to Pakistan in March this year. Police registered an FIR against her and presented her before a local court, […]
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff reiterated Washington’s stance on Sunday that any new deal between the U.S. and Iran must include an agreement to refrain from enrichment, a possible pathway to developing nuclear bombs. Tehran says its nuclear energy program has entirely peaceful purposes. “Our position on enrichment is clear and we have repeatedly stated […]
Representatives of EU governments in Brussels received a text of a Common Understanding between Britain and the EU, and the document is now being approved by all 27 EU governments, the officials said. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will meet later […]
According to The Economic Times, US authorities at airports in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta rejected 15 consignments after discrepancies were found in the required paperwork. The mango shipments, which had undergone radiation treatment in Mumbai on May 8 and 9, failed to meet US import standards due to inconsistencies in certification related to […]
Ukraine’s intelligence service said it also believed Moscow intended to fire an intercontinental ballistic missile later on Sunday as an attempt to intimidate the West. There was no immediate response from Moscow to the accusation. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, straining to restore ties with Washington after a disastrous February White House visit, met Vice President JD […]
The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun “extensive ground operations” in its intensified campaign in Gaza, and as Israel and Hamas engaged in indirect talks on a deal to potentially halt the fighting. Prime Minister’s office said that at the military’s recommendation, “Israel will authorise the entry of a basic amount […]
On Friday, the 82-year-old Democratic leader was officially diagnosed with prostate cancer, which has unfortunately already metastasized to the bone. This means that the cancer has spread beyond the prostate, making it a more advanced and serious condition. According to the statement released by his medical team, while this diagnosis indicates a more aggressive form […]
The meeting of Russian and Ukrainian officials in Turkey on Friday failed to broker a temporary ceasefire. It was the first direct dialogue between the two sides since the early months of the war that Russia launched in February 2022. Commenting on the drone strike in the Sumy region, Zelenskiy said on X: “All the […]
