United Nations: US sanctions against a UN human rights expert are unacceptable, said a UN spokesman. The imposition of sanctions on UN human rights special rapporteurs is a dangerous precedent, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for…
Jerusalem:Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel is prepared to negotiate a permanent ceasefire in Gaza during a proposed 60-day truce, but only if the territory is fully demilitarised. “At the beginning of the…
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that a 35 per cent tariff will be placed on all imports from Canada beginning August 1, citing what he described as Canada’s failure to curb the flow of…
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan’s former wife Jemima Goldsmith on Thursday slammed the Pakistani government over threats to arrest their children, if they attempt to visit their father in prison. “My children are…
Dhaka: The Awami League on Thursday slammed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for launching a violent assault on a Hindu community member and threatening the other members of the minority community with “eviction if they…
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he was planning to impose a 50 per cent tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. Trump announced the plan in…
Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday (Indian time) firmly rejected any form of foreign control in response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement to impose a 50 per cent tariff on…
Houston: At least 109 people were dead and over 160 are still missing after devastating flash floods affected Texas in the US, with rescue operations still going on along the Guadalupe river. Of the fatalities,…
Nairobi: The death toll from the anti-government protests across Kenya has risen to 31, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). Additionally, 107 people have been reported injured, and over 500 have…
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday said that US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Japan is “truly regrettable,” noting bilateral negotiations will continue toward a mutually…
