Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Rights Movement Strike: A New Showdown Over Power, Economy and Identity
Kashmir Showdown: A Rights Movement Challenges AJK’s Economic and Political Order MUZAFFARABAD: The streets of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have become the stage for a growing confrontation between public anger and a decades-old political system, according to The Friday Times Pakistan. What began as protests over rising prices, electricity costs and basic needs has […]
Europe
Britain’s Defence Chief Steps Down, Citing Funding Shortfall
Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, warning that the country’s military spending plans are not strong enough for the challenges ahead, according to BBC News. In a sharply worded resignation letter, Healey said the government’s proposed increase in defence spending “falls well short of what is required for […]
ECB Raises Inflation Warning, Cuts Growth Forecast as Energy Crisis Clouds Europe’s Outlook
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its inflation outlook and lowered its economic growth expectations for 2026, warning that rising global energy prices could slow Europe’s fragile recovery. The central bank said on Thursday that inflation is now expected to reach 3.0 percent under its baseline forecast, a sharp increase from the 2.6 […]
International News
UN warns of rights violations in Afghanistan dress code arrests
A group of United Nations experts has strongly criticized a recent crackdown on women in the western Afghan city of Herat, where morality police have detained dozens for not following strict dress rules, according to AFP. According to UN-appointed human rights experts, the arrests began on Saturday, targeting women who were not wearing full-body coverings […]
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