Colleges in US turn to police to quell pro-Palestine protests as commencement ceremonies near
Austin (US): With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country as universities, including ones in California and Texas, have become quick to call in the police to end the demonstrations and make arrests. While grappling with growing protests from coast to coast, […]
UN report says 282 million people faced acute hunger in 2023, with the worst famine in Gaza
United Nations: Nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza as the territory with the largest number of people facing famine, according to the Global Report on Food Crises released on Wednesday. The UN report said 24 million more people faced an acute lack of food than […]
Burkina Faso’s Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says
Dakar: Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday. The mass killings took place on February 25 in the country’s northern villages of Nondin and Soro, and some 56 children […]
Blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull
Jerusalem: A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait saw an explosion in the distance Wednesday, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade. The explosion, reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre, comes after a relative lull from the Houthis […]
World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says
London: The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday as it published its annual report. The human rights organisation said the most powerful governments, including […]
US warns of ‘potential risk of sanctions’ on anyone considering business deals with Iran
Washington: The US has warned of a “potential risk of sanctions” for anyone considering a business deal with Iran, a day after Pakistan and Iran inked several agreements during Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi’s maiden visit to Islamabad to boost bilateral cooperation. The latest warning comes days after the US imposed sanctions on suppliers to […]
Human rights groups condemn UK plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda after Parliament backs new law
London: Britain’s plans to send some asylum-seekers to Rwanda were swiftly condemned by international humanitarian organisations after Parliament approved legislation allowing the deportation flights to begin later this year. Both the UN refugee agency and the Council of Europe on Tuesday called for the UK to rethink its plans because of concerns that the legislation […]
2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 people on board
Kuala Lumpur: Two Malaysian military helicopters collided midair and crashed during a training session on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, the navy said. The helicopters were rehearsing at a naval base in northern Perak state for the navy’s 90th anniversary celebration next month when the accident occurred, the navy said in a brief […]
US students up in arms against Biden on Gaza war
Washington: Thousands of students in US university campuses are up in arms against President Joe Biden for his handling of the war in Gaza. From the Columbia University in the East Coast to the Stanford University in California, students have rallied behind the people of Palestine and are holding Biden responsible for the deaths of […]
European nations with Patriots hesitate to give their missile systems to Ukraine
Brussels: European Union countries possessing Patriot air defence systems appeared hesitant on Monday to give any to Ukraine, which is desperately seeking at least seven of the missile batteries to help fend off Russian air attacks. Russia’s air force is vastly more powerful than Ukraine’s, but sophisticated missile systems provided by Kyiv’s Western partners can […]
