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Indian Minister and former Army Chief Gen. (retd.) VK Singh urged international community to isolate Pakistan and increase pressure on the country to tackle cross-border terrorism ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan has rejected allegations by India that it was involved in the killing of its security forces in the disputed region of Jammu and...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two leading human rights activists to two years each in jail, after a trial critics say is part of a government crackdown ahead of elections. Adilur Rahman Khan, 63, and Nasiruddin Elan, 57, have led the Odhikar organisation for decades, working to document thousands of [&h...
Flynn is right-wing conservative who has made anti-Muslim statements in past HAMTRAMCK, Michigan – Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, met with about 35 Muslims in Hamtramck, Michigan. The meeting was organized by Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib. Flynn is a right-wing conservative who has been asso...
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Jewish nation wants to normalize relations with Indonesia, which is home to the world’s largest Muslim population TEL AVIV, Israel – Israeli officials are discreetly negotiating with Indonesia in hopes of improving diplomatic relations. The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth repo...
Lawsuit, filed in the Minnesota Supreme Court, argues that Trump is disqualified from holding office under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution SAINT PAUL, Minnesota – A group of Minnesota voters filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to bar former President Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed in the Minnesota...
Observers believe the fallout from the Kim-Putin meeting will affect global security beyond Ukraine MOSCOW, Russia – North Korea’s strongman Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia’s Far East on Tuesday morning to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kim traveled to Russia in an armored train to meet with Putin in person. Observers believe the f...
– ‘If it was just up to me, it would have been stronger,’ says Canadian prime minister By Barry Ellsworth TRENTON, Canada (AA) – A watered-down G20 statement on the Russian war in Ukraine would have been much stronger if Canada had its way, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday. Other countries – he […]
Last week, Pakistan shut down the Torkham crossing, alleging that Afghanistan had erected unauthorized structures along the boundary ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The longstanding border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan intensified recently at the Torkham Border Crossing. Both nations have accused each other of unprovoked attacks on thei...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Senegal President Macky Sall on Saturday designated Prime Minister Amadou Ba as the ruling party’s candidate for the 2024 presidential elections, presidential and governmental sources said. Sall, who took power in 2012 and was re-elected in 2019, announced in July after months of political uncertainty that he w...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s legal team has challenged the two crucial legislations regarding changes to laws on military and intelligence agencies in the country’s top court. “The Official Secrets Act, the Army Amendment Act have been challenged in the Supreme Court by Imran Khan. He has req...
