The Council meeting was convened following the missile strikes on Sunday which damaged the centuries-old Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and foremost Orthodox church in the historic city. Other landmarks in the city centre, a protected World Heritage Site, were also damaged in the attack, which killed one person and injured several others. Culture under fire…
Ohio: A police dog in America attacked a black man and seriously injured him despite being stopped for violating traffic rules. Police in the US state of Ohio have released a video of the pursuit of a black man, in which he can be seen being attacked by a police dog despite raising his hands….
In making its decision, Russia also withdrew safe passage guarantees for ships carrying grain and other foodstuffs navigating in the northwestern part of the Black Sea. Over the past year, the Initiative has facilitated the export of more than 30 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain to global markets via three Black Sea ports, including Odesa….
Karachi: Security has been put on high alert at all temples across Sindh on the orders of the IG Sindh after the threat of attacks on temples by the raw material robbers in Sindh and the targeting of the temple in Kashmore district. On the orders of IG Sindh Ghulam Nabi Memon, 400 police personnel…
File photo Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s capital Moscow have been foiled. In this regard, the Russian army says that no one was injured due to the fall of the debris of the 5 drones that were shot down. According to the Russian news agency, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defense has declared…
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…
The explosion of ethnic violence in Darfur largely by nomadic “Arab” groups in alliance with the RSF who have been battling national army forces for control of the country since mid-April, has led tens of thousands to flee into neighbouring Chad. ‘Horrifying accounts’ In a statement, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said interviews with people fleeing…
An estimated 6.1 million are internally displaced, a 17 per cent increase from October, according to its Displacement Tracking Matrix. IOM said civilians have been killed or forced to flee their homes due to a surge in violence and attacks by armed groups. Deadly attack, intolerable dangers At least 46 people were killed in the…
Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and rival military group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in mid-April, has left thousands dead or injured, and displaced more than a million. Communities also continue to face severe shortages of food, access to medical supplies and restricted movement out of conflict areas, while allegations of…
Clashes against Christians intensified in the Indian state of Manipur. So far, 92 people have reportedly been killed, 302 injured and nearly 30,000 people displaced in the violent incidents. The situation in Manipur remains tense and unstable. The Kukis, a Christian community, believe that the status of the Metis as a “Scheduled Tribe” is a…
