The Russian-led draft resolution failed, as it did not secure sufficient votes in favour among the 15 council members. Seven nations supported it (Algeria, Ecuador, China, Guyana, Mozambique, Russia, and Sierra Leone), while seven voted against (France, Japan, Malta, Republic of Korea, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States). Switzerland abstained. For a resolution…
Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, underscored the need for continuing the vital discussions, which have been supported by Egypt, Qatar and the United States. “If talks do not resume, I fear for the worst for the beleaguered and terrified civilians in Rafah, for the hostages held in unimaginable conditions…
Established in 2002 and based in The Hague, the ICC is a criminal court that can bring cases against individuals for war crimes or crimes against humanity. Most recently, on Monday it issued a request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three leaders of Hamas, the de…
“Every time families are displaced their lives are at serious risk. People are forced to leave everything behind looking for safety. But, there’s no safe zone,” the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on X. Accompanying the alert, images showed families with their belongings piled high on the back of cars…
“Our team on the ground is deeply alarmed by the latest reports of further escalating violence and destruction taking place in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters at UN Headquarters on Monday. Renewed violence and the destruction of property in Buthidaung has resulted in the displacement of potentially tens of thousands…
In a statement, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan said that there were reasonable grounds to believe that Hamas’s Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (Deif) and Ismail Haniyeh “bear criminal responsibility” for murder, extermination and taking hostages – among numerous other crimes – since the Gaza conflict erupted in the wake of Hamas-led attacks in southern…
The crash, which occurred in a mountainous region of northwestern Iran, also claimed the lives of Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six other passengers. “The Secretary-General expresses his sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Mr. Guterres’ Spokesperson said in a statement…
The Secretary General of Kontakt Alam Islami gave a gift to the Chief Justice: Photo: File Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa ordered to deposit the valuable gift in the coffin. Chief Justice Justice Qazi Faiz Isa was given a valuable gift of Kaaba pen by the Secretary General of Islamic Association Dr….
Karachi: The Special Anti-Terrorism Court rejected the bail application of Minhaj Qazi, the accused in the murder case of former MD of KESC Shahid Hamid. Special Court No. 6 at the Anti-Terrorism Complex in the Central Jail passed the verdict on the bail application of Minhaj Qazi, the accused in the murder case of former…
Narowal: Two accused of raping girls in Narowal were killed in police encounter while other accused were arrested. According to Express News, two suspects who blackmailed women by making a video of abuse and rape were killed by their unknown accomplices. According to the police, the team of police station Naduke was taking two arrested…
