Netherlands’s Ambassador Calls on Federal Minister for Human Rights
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Robert-Jan Siegert, paid a courtesy call on the Federal Minister for Human Rights, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar. The meeting focused on strengthening collaboration and exchanging views on ongoing initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting
Nepal PM calls for calm after latest clashes
Katmandu:(Web News) Nepal’s prime minister has appealed for calm after clashes erupted between young activists and loyalists of the former ruling party that was overthrown in a deadly uprising in September.Police said on Thursday calm had returned to Simara, a town in Nepal’s
Volcano eruption forces the rescue of more than 170 climbers on Indonesia’s Mount Semeru
JAKARTA:(Web News) Indonesian authorities said Thursday they helped more than 170 climbers who were caught a day earlier by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety as the seismic activity of Java island’s highest volcano indicated that the eruption will continue.About 178
Out of Mariupol: teenagers flee Russian draft in occupied Ukraine
KYIV:(Web News) The Russian security agents were smirking. David was panicking. As the hours-long interrogation dragged on, he worried they would send him back to occupied Mariupol and into the ranks of Russia’s army.Having lived through three years of Russian rule in the
Sun, sea, sand… In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurity
MOGADISHU:(web News) Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats — but it’s not some tropical island, it’s Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.“I didn’t really tell my family where I was going,” said
A corruption scandal pressures Ukraine’s Zelensky to show greater accountability
KYIV:(Web News) Pressure is mounting on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to take stronger action to show accountability in the face of a corruption scandal presenting the greatest threat to his government since Russia’s full-scale invasion.Last week, Zelensky dismissed two top officials and imposed
Louvre museum to add 100 external cameras by 2026
PARIS:(Web News) France’s Louvre Museum will install 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of measures to tighten security after last month’s spectacular heist, its director said on Wednesday. Laurence Des Cars also told a National Assembly hearing that ties
Slovakia may sue EU over plans to stop Russian gas supplies
BRATISLAVA:(Web News) Slovakia is considering suing the EU over its plans to stop the delivery of Russian gas supplies from 2028 as a result of its war in Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday.Slovakia and Hungary have been sharply critical of
UNRWA chief calls for funding, mandate renewal ahead of vote
AMMAN:(Web News) The chief of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Wednesday called for urgent funding and the renewal of the agency’s mandate to protect millions of Palestinian refugees “pending a just and lasting solution to their plight.”“Later today in New York,
Shipwreck migrants face charges in Malaysian court
KUALA LUMPUR:(Web News) Eleven survivors of a deadly boat capsize two weeks ago appeared in a Malaysian court on Wednesday, charged with illegally being in the Southeast Asian country, officials said.The accused — nine Myanmar nationals and two Bangladeshi citizens — were among
