Category: International

Indian author Arundhati Roy has withdrawn from the Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, after criticizing remarks made by members of the festival’s jury about the war in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera News. Roy, best known for her Booker Prize–winning novel The God of Small Things, said she was “shocked and […]

GAZA CITY — At least 2,842 Palestinians have simply vanished from existence since October 2023, their bodies transformed into biological vapor by weapons so powerful they don’t merely kill, they erase, according to a disturbing Al Jazeera investigation that has intensified genocide accusations against Israel, according to NDTV. Gaza’s Civil Defence teams describe entering bombed […]

ISLAMABAD — The gates of Pakistan’s Parliament transformed into a battleground Friday as opposition forces laid siege to the complex, demanding urgent medical treatment for former Prime Minister Imran Khan, whose vision has deteriorated to a catastrophic fifteen percent in one eye during seventeen months of what his supporters call illegal military detention, according to […]

In a historic and peaceful election, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to power after nearly two decades in opposition. With results announced from 296 constituencies, the party and its allies are leading in 213 seats, putting them on track for a decisive two thirds majority in the 13th national parliamentary election, […]

In a rare show of independence, the United States House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that would end President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, signaling growing discomfort among Republicans with his trade policies, according to Al Jazeera. The vote was close and deeply political. In total, 219 lawmakers supported the bill, […]

India is opening its checkbook wide. The country approved a massive $40 billion military upgrade Thursday, rushing to replace fighter jets lost in last year’s devastating clash with Pakistan, according to The Express Tribune. The centerpiece? An order for 114 French Rafale fighter jets, with the majority to be manufactured on Indian soil. Defense officials […]

Behind the cold walls of Adiala Jail, Pakistan’s opposition leader Imran Khan is fighting a battle beyond politics this time, for his eyesight, according to The Nation. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party dropped a bombshell Thursday: their imprisoned founder has lost nearly all vision in his right eye, allegedly due to deliberate medical neglect during his […]

In a rare moment of brutal honesty, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif stood before his nation’s parliament and spoke the words many had thought but few dared say: America used Pakistan, then tossed it aside like trash, according to NDTV. His admission cuts deep. Speaking to the National Assembly, Asif didn’t mince words about his […]

TEHRAN — Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, warned that US military bases in the region would be targeted if Washington launches a military attack on Iran, according to Mehr News Agency. His remarks came during an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday while visiting Qatar. Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, […]

Fifteen Palestinian families packed up what they could carry and left their homes Wednesday, driven out not by war but by the steady encroachment of Israeli settlers who’ve made staying simply impossible, according to Arab News. The families, all members of the Al-Ara’ra clan, had called the As-Satih area near Deir Al-Dik their home; a […]