During an opening address at the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session, UN rights chief Volker Turk painted a dark picture of a “very dangerous” situation in a world increasingly dominated by authoritarians. He did not mention any country — even as the world grapples with the Russia-Ukraine war, dramatic changes in the United […]
The student group is finalising plans to launch the new party during an event likely on Wednesday, said the sources who did not want to be named as they are not authorized to speak to the media. Nahid Islam, a student leader and adviser to the interim government that took charge of Bangladesh after Hasina’s […]
Macron is hoping to persuade Trump when the two leaders meet on the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine to include European leaders in talks between Russia and the United States. Trump sent shock waves around Europe when he declared his readiness to resume diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin and to hold talks […]
Amgen announced its plans to open a “technology and innovation” site in India last year that is focused on increasing the use of AI and data science to support the development of new medicines. “We have wanted for a long time to expand Amgen’s presence in India and that time has come. Amgen is investing […]
The recently inaugurated leader has pledged to take the archipelago’s annual growth from five to eight percent, ordering billions of dollars worth of cuts across government that last week sparked the first protests of his rule. Prabowo signed a document at the presidential palace in Jakarta initiating the new fund known as Daya Anagata Nusantara, […]
Since April 2023, a brutal war between the RSF and the regular army — represented by the internationally recognized government currently based in Port Sudan — has killed tens of thousands, uprooted 12 million, and visited mass human rights violations upon civilians. Last month, the former US administration declared that the RSF had committed genocide […]
“If (it means) peace for Ukraine if you need me to leave my post, I am ready,” an irritated-looking Zelenskiy said when asked during a press conference whether he was ready to leave his post if it meant securing peace. “I can exchange this for NATO (membership), if that condition is there, immediately,” the president […]
The billionaire’s Starlink communications network is facing increasingly stiff challenges to its dominance of high-speed satellite internet, including from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab founder Jeff Bezos. Shanghai-based SpaceSail in November signed an agreement to enter Brazil and announced it was in talks with over 30 […]
Following a campaign roiled by a series of violent attacks and interventions by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, the conservative CDU/CSU bloc won 28.7% of the vote, followed by the AfD with 19.8%, the projection published by ZDF public broadcaster showed. “Tonight we will celebrate, and from tomorrow we start working. … The world out […]
The 46-year-old Former Palestinian Prisoner fell from the roof of his home in Issawiya and died, due to severe injuries in East Jerusalem. Naila Salama Obeid served seven life sentences plus 30 years for his participation with the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and for planning militant operations. His release was part of […]
