ICC chief says US sanctions won’t change court’s handling of cases
THE HAGUE:(Web News) The president of the International Criminal Court said on Monday US sanctions imposed on senior court officials disrupt their personal lives but vowed the institution would not yield to outside pressure.President Donald Trump’s administration slapped targeted sanctions on nine ICC
Northern Nigeria faces record hunger due to resurgent militants attacks: WFP
LAGOS:(Web News)Resurgent militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria are pushing hunger “to levels never seen before,” with thousands facing “famine-like conditions,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.Nearly 35 million people in northern Nigeria are “projected to face severe food insecurity
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
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
Doctors raise alarm over health risks related to Delhi air pollution
NEW DELHI (Web News) – Worsening air quality in India’s capital New Delhi is causing a spike in health issues, doctors said on Tuesday as concerns over smoggy air in the city continue to mount. As of 0739 GMT on Wednesday, IQAir’s reading
What are the Rafale fighter jets Ukraine wants from France?
PARIS:(Web News) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said he had signed a letter of intent with France to acquire up to 100 Rafale F4 fighter jets as his country looks to strengthen its defences against Russian aggression. The order sent shares of
Key events in Bangladesh as Hasina sentenced to death
(Web News) – A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. The Muslim-majority South Asian country of 170 million
Uzbek president proposes setting up bloc of Central Asian states
TASHKENT (Web News) – Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed on Sunday forming a regional co-operation organisation he called the “Community of Central Asia”, in what he said was a bid to promote economic integration in the region of more than 80 million people.
Bangladesh tense ahead of ousted PM Hasina’s verdict
DHAKA:(Web News) Several crude bombs exploded in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday, police said, heightening tensions ahead of a verdict on Monday in a case against ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over violence during street protests last year.No casualties were reported,
Britain to make refugee status temporary under asylum overhaul
LONDON:(Web News) Britain said it would make refugee status temporary and the wait for permanent settlement would be quadrupled to 20 years under the country’s most sweeping overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times.The Labour government has been hardening its immigration
