UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the roadmap proposed for a ceasefire in the embattled Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, US President Joe Biden announced that Israel had forwarded a new proposal to end the war. “It’s a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire,” Biden said, adding the proposal involved More
Slovenian has approved a decision to recognize an independent Palestinian state, a media report said on Friday. The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway. The move drew swift condemnation from Israel. Foreign Minister Israel More
More than 50 UN experts have sought sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel, denouncing a recent attack on a camp for displaced people in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. At least 46 civilians, including 23 women, children and elderly people, were killed in the assault by Israeli forces on Sunday night. In More
At least 28 people were killed and 20 more wounded on Wednesday when a bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident occurred when a tyre burst, sending the the ill-fated vehicle plunging into the ravine in Washuk area, security officials at the scene said. They added women and children were also More
Amnesty International (AI) says a total of 1,153 executions took place in 2023, marking an increase of more than 30 percent from 2022. It was the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed. According to AI, a spike in executions in Iran led to the More
Fresh airstrikes in Rafah have been widely condemned, as the United Nations Security Council is likely to convene an emergency meeting on the worsening situation on Tuesday evening. The Health Ministry in Gaza and media outlets report that at least 45 civilians have been killed in fresh airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in the More
As many as 4.2 billion people across 53 countries experienced a deterioration of their freedom of expression over the last five years, says an international organisation. In a report, the Global Expression said only 681 million people across 18 countries saw improvement in freedom of expression. It said freedom of expression dropped 47 points in More
Norway will recognise an independent Palestinian state in the hope that this will help to bring peace with Israel, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere says on Wednesday. Reuters reported that Ireland and Spain would also announce the recognition of a Palestinian state. European Union members Slovenia and Malta have also indicated in recent weeks that they plan to More
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, will be laid to rest in the northeastern city Mashhad on Thursday. The funeral/burial announcement was made by Iranian Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri on Monday. Raisi, his foreign minister and other officials were killed on Sunday when the helicopter carrying More
Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has been appointed as Iran’s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, media reports said on Monday. Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter crash in country’s Azerbaijan province. The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president will take over “in More
