James Frith, Member of Parliament from Bury in Greater Manchester, has voiced serious concern in the British Parliament over the growing tensions between India and Pakistan. He highlighted that many of his constituents have families living in Azad Kashmir, Mirpur, Kotli, and Gujrat, and the fear of renewed conflict is causing distress within the community. […]
Israel halted all aid from entering the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on March 2. The United Nations and aid agencies have repeatedly warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe for the roughly 2.4 million people in Gaza, amid dwindling supplies of everything from fuel and medicine to food and clean water. Aid reaches Gaza mainly through Israeli-controlled […]
“The return of Edan Alexander is the result of serious communications with the US administration and the efforts of mediators, not a consequence of Israeli aggression or the illusion of military pressure,” the Palestinian militant group said in a statement. “Netanyahu is misleading his people and has failed to bring back his prisoners through aggression,” […]
London’s Metropolitan Police force said the man was arrested “on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life”. He was being held in custody, the force added. Emergency services were called to a blaze at the door of the former family home of Starmer in Kentish Town, north London, at 1:35 am (0035 GMT) on […]
The trip marks the US president’s first major visit abroad of his second term, with the White House saying he looked forward to a “historic return” to the region. Eight years ago, Trump also chose Saudi Arabia for his first overseas trip as president — when he memorably posed with a glowing orb and participated […]
Albanese’s Labor Party rode a voter backlash against global instability caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies to a come-from-behind victory on May 3. The opposition conservative Liberal Party, whose leader Peter Dutton lost his seat at the election, selected Sussan Ley as its new leader on Tuesday. Ley became the first woman leader of […]
Leaders and officials from Latin America and the Caribbean have descended on the Chinese capital for the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin American nations in recent years and has urged a united front against US President Donald Trump’s recent maelstrom of […]
“Afghanistan has experienced improved security conditions, and its stabilizing economy no longer prevents its nationals from returning home,” Secretary Noem stated in a press release. The TPS designation for Afghanistan will expire on May 20, 2025, with the termination becoming effective on July 12, 2025. Under U.S. law, the Secretary of Homeland Security is required […]
“The (Ezzedine) Al-Qassam Brigades have just released the Zionist soldier and American citizen Edan Alexander, following contacts with the US administration, as part of the efforts undertaken by mediators to achieve a ceasefire,” Hamas said in a statement. Israel’s military said he was back inside Israel and “on his way to an initial reception point […]
Founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK took up arms in 1984, beginning a string of attacks against the Turkish state that would cost more than 40,000 lives. The PKK “has decided to dissolve.. and end its armed struggle,” it said in a statement issued a week after its leadership held a […]