Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Statehood in Challenge to Centre
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the “immediate and urgent” restoration of the region’s full statehood, after opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members protested and walked out of the House. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the resolution last Friday, but the vote was delayed after several lawmakers sought to […]
Europe
France Arrests Top 5,000 Amid Student Protests
PARIS: More than 5,000 people have been arrested in France since Monday as student protests over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and poor school conditions spread across the country. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said 1,747 arrests were made on Friday alone. He described the unrest as unacceptable violence, as clashes and damage were reported near schools […]
Spain Rallies Over Housing Crisis, Rent Anger Fills Spain’s Streets
MADRID: Thousands of people marched in cities across Spain on Saturday, demanding stronger protection for tenants after parliament rejected the government’s emergency housing measures. More than 50 demonstrations were planned in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and other cities. The protests followed Friday’s double defeat for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s minority left wing government, which failed to […]
International News
Pakistan’s food system fails to feed a healthy nation, FAO warns
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan may produce enough food to fill plates, but not enough of the right food to protect health, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned, calling for a sweeping transformation of the country’s agrifood system. In its latest assessment, Food Supply for Healthy Diets in Pakistan, the FAO said that more […]
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