Category: International

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country will quit the International Criminal Court, which in March issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ramaphosa made the comments at a joint press conference with visiting Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto. Ramaphosa said there had long been a feeling in […]

NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court’s ruling against his plea, his lawyer said. Gandhi was convicted last month in a case brought by a state lawmaker from the […]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday held talks with his Portuguese counterpart, kicking off his first European tour since resuming office in January, amid tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine. The veteran left-winger is seeking to revive Brazil’s diplomatic relations after four years of relative isolation under his far-right […]

Pakistan has “fulfilled all the conditions” of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the release of the $1.1 billion tranche, Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said on Monday, hoping the Fund will soon sign the staff-level agreement. Both sides have been engaged in multiple talks since February to break impasse on the pending […]

SWAT: At least 12 people were martyred and 53 others injured on Monday after a suicide bombing took place at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Kabal area of Swat district. According to police, unidentified assailants started firing during which a suicide bombing took place and a second massive explosion occurred within seconds […]

A Palestinian man has driven his car into a crowd on a Jerusalem street, injuring five people before being shot dead by a passerby, Israeli police said. Hours earlier on Monday, Israeli troops killed a Palestinian during a raid in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a long series of incidents during an upsurge […]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a meeting chaired by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the war in Ukraine is “causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people” and fueling “global economic dislocation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic”. “Tensions between major powers are at an historic high. So are the risks of […]

Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers’ party in Jasper County, Texas. The shooting early on Sunday took place at a private residence where some 250 Jasper High School students had gathered after their annual prom dance. The victims, who have not been publicly named, ranged in age from 15 to […]

MELBOURNE: According to ANI Media reports; Several religious communities including Pakistani Muslims appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in Australia for his ‘ability to respect all communities’. The Vishwa Sadbhawana event an initiative of the NID foundation was organized at Bunjil Palace in Melbourne in Australia on April 23. Religious leaders, intellectuals, scholars, […]

Ukraine has condemned what it called “absurd” comments from China’s ambassador to France, who questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries. France and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have also expressed dismay over the remarks. Asked about his position on whether Crimea is part of Ukraine, Chinese Ambassador Lu Shaye said in […]