‘IS detainees in Syria subjected to widespread abuse’
Amnesty International said on Wednesday it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives in northeast Syria. The centers and camps hold about 56,000 people — the majority of them children and teens — and...
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Biden seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel
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Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
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Leaked graft report sparks conntroversy against Muizzu
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Russian missiles slam into Ukraine killing 14
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With calls for sanctions on Iran, Italy seeks G7 message of restraint as mins meet
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Sunak tells Netanyahu to exercise restraint in wake of Iran attack
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Israel ‘making decision to act’ as Iran vows to respond
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Germany’s Scholz warns against dumping during China visit
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction as he spoke to students in Shanghai on Monday. Scholz is visiting China against the background of looming EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other trade-related tensions. The two countries are...
18 killed in landslides at Indonesia island
A search and rescue team found 18 people killed by landslides on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island and are still looking for two missing, officials said on Monday. Rescuers found about 14 bodies in Makale village on Sunday afternoon and four in South Makale, said Mexianus Bekabel, the chief of Makassar Search and...
Bushra Bibi moves HC for medical exam at hosp run by Imran trust
(): Jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, on Monday moved the Islamabad High Court seeking a medical examination at a hospital after alleging that she was poisoned while incarcerated at their private residence, which was turned into a sub-jail. The plea was filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC)...
Bilawal urges politicians to unite around ‘Charter of Reconciliation’
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has proposed that all politicians should unite around a “Charter of Reconciliation” as he accused them of playing with the cash-strapped country’s fate because of their egos, media reports said on Monday. Bilawal, a former foreign minister, was speaking at a public gathering on...
Iran Prez to visit Pak on April 22
): Amidst spiralling tensions in the Middle East, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is set to visit Pakistan on April 22 and hold meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and the military leadership, according to a media report on Monday. The 63-year-old leader’s expected visit will take place...
Top diplomats meet in Paris to mobilise aid for war-ravaged Sudan
A yearlong war in Sudan has devastated the country and pushed its people to the brink of famine. Top diplomats and aid groups are meeting Monday in Paris to drum up humanitarian support for the northeastern African nation to prevent further collapse and misery. Sudan descended into conflict in April last...
Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15, Wong to succeed
ingapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday he will step down on May 15 after nearly 20 years of heading the government of the economically prosperous country as part of the long-planned leadership transition and will be succeeded by his deputy Lawrence Wong. Lee is handing over the reins...
