New Delhi: The meeting of the G20 foreign ministers in India has fallen into disarray, the main reason of which is the accusations of America and Russia on the issue of Ukraine war. The meeting, hosted by India, failed to produce a joint declaration, the second time in a week that ministers from the G20…
Ukraine sentenced a Russian pilot for bombing in the northeastern city of Kharkiv. A Ukrainian court has sentenced a Russian pilot to 12 years in prison for war crimes for dropping eight two-and-a-half-ton bombs around a television tower in Kharkiv last year, prosecutors said, according to international media reports. The pilot was shot down by…
At least 17 people were killed in a fire at a fuel storage station of Indonesia’s state-owned energy company Pertamina. According to a foreign news agency, a fire broke out in a fuel storage in Jakarta after 8 pm. Some houses were also burnt due to the fire and panic spread among the citizens living…
US Secretary of State Antony Blanken went for a rickshaw ride in New Delhi. He is present in New Delhi to attend the meeting of foreign ministers of the Quad countries. Antony Blanken shared photos on Twitter today and thanked the staff of US consulates in several cities including Mumbai and Hyderabad. He said that…
A rickshaw driver hit a motorcycle in 2010; Photo: File Nashik: An Indian court, a magistrate court in the state of Maharashtra, surprised everyone by dealing with a routine case in a unique way. According to Indian media, in 2010, a rickshaw hit a motorcycle, causing the rider to fall and sustain injuries. Instead of…
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will soon inaugurate Israel’s permanent embassy in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan. The Israeli embassy to be established in the capital Ashgabat will be just 12 miles from the border with Iran. The Muslim-majority country of Turkmenistan established diplomatic relations with Israel only after its independence in 1991. A…
“Continuous” violence, including the killing, arbitrary arrest, torture and enforced disappearance of opponents in Myanmar between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, have left the country’s people desperate for outside help, OHCHR’s James Rodehaver said, unveiling the Office’s latest report on the crisis. “Despite all the challenges that they face, so far there has…
“The prison sentences delivered today in Belarus against four human rights defenders, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, are deeply troubling and indicative of the ongoing repression in the country,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN human rights office, OHCHR. UN human rights chief Volker Türk has called for an end to the…
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit firearms and drug trafficking, this…
In its latest annual report, the global body dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue, also said that women’s participation has never been as diverse as it is in many countries today. The findings are based on data from the 47 countries that held elections last year. These polls saw women take an…
