ICC confirms charges against Ugandan warlord Kony
THE HAGUE:(Web News) The International Criminal Court Thursday confirmed all 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by fugitive Uganda warlord Joseph Kony, including murder, enslavement, rape, and torture.The leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army spearheaded a campaign of
Pope Leo receives Palestinian president Abbas at Vatican
VATICAN CITY:(Web News) Pope Leo XIV held his first meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday, where the Vatican said they discussed the “urgent need” to help the civilian population in Gaza.The visit comes almost a month into a fragile ceasefire between
Passenger train collides with cargo train in central India, killing at least 11
NEW DELHI (Web News) – A passenger train slammed into a cargo train in central India overnight, killing at least 11 people.. The local passenger train hit the cargo train from behind near the city of Bilaspur, about 115 kilometers (70 miles) northeast
Germany offers to pay Afghans to drop relocation plans
BERLIN (Web News) – Germany has offered cash to Afghan nationals stranded in Pakistan if they give up efforts to enter Europe’s biggest economy under a resettlement programme, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Wednesday. The move is part of an effort by
World will overshoot 1.5°C climate goal, UN says
(Web News) – The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP) said on
India ramps up support after Afghan quake, vying with China for influence
(Web News) – India is ramping up aid to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and branding itself as the region’s “first responder” after Monday’s deadly earthquake, seeking to counter China’s efforts to fill the void left by the West, officials and analysts said. Indian Foreign Minister
Truckers defy death to supply militant-hit Mali with fuel
TENGRELA:(Web News) Tanker driver Baba steeled himself for yet another perilous journey from Ivory Coast to Mali loaded up with desperately needed fuel — and fear.“You never know if you’ll come back alive,” he said.Even before they hit the road, the mere mention
Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
ISTANBUL:(Web News) Turkish nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli, who is President Tayyip Erdogan’s main parliamentary ally, said on Tuesday that it could be beneficial to release from prison the former pro-Kurdish party leader Selahattin Demirtas.The surprise comment before reporters outside parliament came a
UN: Thousands flee as Sudan conflict spreads east from Darfur
PORT SUDAN, Sudan:(Web News) Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, according to the UN, as the paramilitary warned that its forces were massing along a new front line.In recent weeks, the central Kordofan
Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of talks on US troops in South Korea
SEOUL:(Web News) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone along the border with North Korea as part of a trip to South Korea on Monday, South Korea’s defense ministry said.His visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected
