Japan police arrest Indian national accused of raping teenage girl in Shiga region: report – World

Police in Japan’s Shiga prefecture have arrested an Indian man for allegedly raping a teenage girl last month, local news outlet Kyoto Shimbun reported. Shiga’s Otsu police arrested the man,…

Punjab govt, opposition to talk out MPAs’ suspension – Pakistan

LAHORE: The treasury and opposition in the Punjab Assembly have agreed to resolve issues through talks after days of acrimony and recriminations, which began with a raucous protest in the…

Supreme Judicial Council dismisses 19 complaints against judges for hearing – Pakistan

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday reviewed complaints against different judges of the superior judiciary, “unanimously” dismissing 19 of them. Earlier this week, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya…

Supreme Judicial Council rejects 19 complaints against judges for hearing – Pakistan

The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday reviewed complaints against different judges of the superior judiciary, “unanimously” rejecting 19 of them. Earlier this week, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya…

Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes | Labour

Angela Rayner has been accused of handling the Birmingham bin workers’ strike in a “totally and utterly abhorrent” way by the Unite general secretary, Sharon Graham. Graham told BBC Radio…

Netanyahu & Trump: The optics and the outrage | Gaza

As Netanyahu courts Trump with peace prizes and platitudes, divisions over Israel in the MAGA media space are deepening. Contributors:Laura Albast – Fellow, Institute for Palestine StudiesMitchell Plitnick – Author,…

Sand, dust storms affect about 330 million people due to climate change: UN | Agriculture News

Nearly half the global population has also been exposed to dust levels exceeding WHO safety thresholds. A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that…

Gaza is running out of blood | Israel-Palestine conflict

I live near Nasser Hospital in the west of Khan Younis city. Almost every day, I hear desperate calls for blood donations made on loudspeakers out of the hospital. It…

Families of Air India crash victims seek answers after report

Samira Hussain South Asia correspondent BBC For days, Imtiyaz Ali had been anxiously awaiting the findings of a preliminary report into last month’s Air India crash that killed his brother,…

New secretary-general of International Civil Defence Organization elected | News

Azerbaijan’s Arguj Kalantarli notes ‘humanitarian catastrophe on unimaginable scale’ in Gaza, in member state Palestine. The Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO) has been elected at a session…