Category: International

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a stark warning to Israel over proposed legislation that would impose mandatory death sentences exclusively on Palestinians, calling the bills discriminatory and incompatible with international law, according to The Nation. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged Israeli authorities to […]

Pakistan’s Air Force has successfully conducted a flight test of “Taimoor,” an indigenously developed air-launched cruise missile, marking a significant step in the country’s expanding aerospace and defense capabilities, the military said on Saturday. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test demonstrated the missile’s operational readiness and underscored Pakistan’s push […]

Russia has demanded urgent clarification from the United States over the whereabouts of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, following reports that the couple were forcibly removed from the country amid U.S. military operations, according to Mehr News Agency. In a statement issued Saturday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was “deeply alarmed” by claims […]

Iran’s foreign minister has condemned President Donald Trump’s warning that the United States would intervene if Iranian security forces kill peaceful protesters, calling the remarks “reckless and dangerous” as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalate, according to BBC News. The comments from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came after Trump declared on social media that the […]

A 25-year-old Indian student from the southern state of Telangana was killed in Germany on New Year’s Day after leaping from an upper-floor apartment in a desperate attempt to escape a rapidly spreading fire, turning what should have been a season of celebration into profound grief for his family, reported by NDTV. Hruthik Reddy, a […]

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has sentenced YouTuber Adil Raja and six other prominent critics of the Pakistani establishment to double life imprisonment, in a sweeping ruling that has intensified concerns among rights advocates about the use of the judiciary to silence political dissent, according to The Express Tribune. The verdict, delivered by Anti-Terrorism Court […]

Islamophobic and racially motivated attacks on public transportation are rising across the United Kingdom, prompting growing concern that many Muslims are limiting their daily travel out of fear of abuse or violence, according to new data obtained by The Guardian, according to Arab News. Figures released through a Freedom of Information request show that racial […]

Political Updates As of January 1, 2026, Pakistan’s political landscape remains polarized, with the PML-N-led government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif consolidating power through a strengthened “hybrid system” involving significant military influence. Analysts predict this trend will continue into 2026, with limited political space for opposition parties. Judicial UpdatesThe judiciary is in a transitional phase […]

At least 128 journalists were killed worldwide in 2025, marking a sharp increase from the previous year and underscoring what press advocates describe as a deepening global crisis for media freedom, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). More than half of those deaths occurred in the Middle East, with the Palestinian territories emerging […]