At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages

Leaders from the 120-member bloc met amid deep division globally, including rising geopolitical tensions, climate catastrophe, widespread poverty and raging conflict in Sudan, Ukraine and Gaza. Danger and constraints “Following the abhorrent Hamas attacks on 7 October, the wholesale destruction of Gaza and the number of civilian casualties in such a short period are totally…

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Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

Russia: UN rights chief denounces outlawing of ‘the international LGBT movement’

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a claim by the Ministry of Justice that the so-called “international LGBT movement” was committing acts of “an extremist nature” and “inciting social and religious discord”, in violation of the country’s law on countering extremism.  Any organisation designated as extremist faces immediate dissolution, and its leaders could receive up…

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It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, who breathed new life into Kashmir's freedom movement

It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, who breathed new life into Kashmir’s freedom movement

Burhan Wani’s khaki body was wrapped in the Pakistani flag and brought to Lahad: Photo: File Srinagar: It has been 7 years since the martyrdom of Burhan Wani, the young man who breathed new life into the movement to liberate Kashmir from the usurping occupation of India. There is a complete strike in the occupied…

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