Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Vote Under a Cloud as JAAC Boycott Call Tests Election Legitimacy
MUZAFFARABAD: The outcome of two closely contested constituencies in Pak-administered Kashmir remained uncertain on Tuesday after the Election Commission ordered re-polling at 23 polling stations in Bagh, adding another twist to an election already overshadowed by a boycott call, political tension and questions over voter participation. Re-polling will take place on August 15 at nine […]
Europe
Record 230 Migrants Cross English Channel in One Small Boat
A record 230 migrants, including more than 20 children, crossed the English Channel to Britain aboard a single small inflatable boat, French lifeboat officials and British media reported on Monday. The overcrowded dinghy left the northeastern French coast late on Sunday amid chaotic scenes. At around 15 metres long, the rubber boat carried far more […]
German Ex-Nurse Linked to More Than 120 Suspected Cases
The case of a former nurse in Germany, already convicted of murdering ten patients, is growing far beyond the original trial. Prosecutors in Aachen are now investigating more than 120 additional suspected cases, according to a spokesperson who spoke to the German Press Agency. So far, 39 bodies have been exhumed. Prosecutors in nearby Cologne […]
International News
Iran’s New Security Chief: No Retreat on National Rights
TEHRAN: Iran’s newly appointed security chief has declared that the Islamic Republic will not back down from defending its national rights and interests, no matter the threats it faces. In a message released Tuesday, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), thanked Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei […]
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