Month: March 2024

Police in the Indian capital detained dozens of opposition supporters on Tuesday as they attempted to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence to protest against last week’s arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal, a key opposition leader whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has governed the national capital territory for a decade, was […]

More than 81 people have been killed and 93 wounded in Gaza in 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry. Israel has dismissed Hamas’s ceasefire demands as “delusional” after the group said it was sticking to its original proposal calling for Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. US says Israel’s claim […]

Houthi militants in Yemen said on Tuesday they had mounted six attacks on ships with drones and missiles in the last 72 hours in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. The Houthis attacked the Maersk Saratoga, APL Detroit, and the Huang Pu after identifying them as either US or British, in addition to […]

A United Nations human rights expert says she believes Israel has committed “acts of genocide” in Gaza. Francesca Albanese will present her report on Tuesday to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. But it has already been dismissed by Israel, whose ambassador described it as “an outrageous distortion of the Genocide Convention”. It comes […]

Police in northern Pakistan said Tuesday that at least five Chinese nationals and their local driver were killed when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into their convoy. The attack occurred on the main highway linking Pakistan to China. Beijing swiftly denounced what it called a terrorist attack and demanded Pakistani authorities bring the […]

RAWALPINDI: A terror attack on the PNS Siddique — a naval base in Balochistan’s Turbat city — was foiled after security forces successfully tackled terrorists on the night of March 25 and 26, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the military’s media wing said that the attack was thwarted […]

Voice of America News reports on 25th March: The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand to halt the fighting in Gaza, calling for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan after the U.S. abstained and drawing an immediate protest from the Israeli prime minister. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled […]

Forced displacement of populations is a “war crime,” French President Emmanuel Macron has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who plans a military operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah to achieve “total victory” over Palestinian group Hamas. Macron and Netanyahu spoke over the phone, the French presidency said in a statement on Sunday. […]