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NATO soldiers injured in clashes with Serb protesters in Kosovo

30 May 2023 15:14 PM IST

Twenty-five soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force were injured in clashes with Serbian protesters while defending three town halls in northern Kosovo. Serbia’s president has put the army on highest level of alert. The peacekeeping force, called KFOR, condemned the violence that broke out on Monday after ethnic Albanian mayors

Teen charged with 19 counts of murders in Guyana school fire

30 May 2023 14:46 PM IST

A teenage girl has been charged with 19 murders for allegedly starting a fatal fire in her school dormitory in Guyana earlier this month. The 15-year-old student was charged as an adult on Monday for the deaths of 18 mostly Indigenous girls and a five-year-old boy at a school in

PoK Secretariat employees protest non-payment of allowances

30 May 2023 14:27 PM IST

Employees of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir’s (PoK) Muzaffarabad Secretariat have been organising protests to demand the payment of their allowances. One employee said, “Our demand is that we should be given a secretariat allowance along with arrears from January. We also demand that a notification be issued in this regard. The Government

Putin and other Russian officials are granted diplomatic immunity by South Africa for the BRICS summit

30 May 2023 11:43 AM IST

According to local media, the South African government has extended diplomatic immunity to all foreign attendees, including Russian President Vladamir Putin and other government representatives, during BRICS-related activities taking place in the nation.The immunities and privileges in terms of the United Nations Convention grant immunity from personal arrest or detention.

Pakistan: Imran Khan has been called in for questioning in Lahore Corps Commander House attack case

30 May 2023 10:18 AM IST

The former Pakistani prime minister Imran has been called in for questioning by a joint investigation team (JIT), which the caretaker government of Punjab province established to look into the arson attacks on the Pakistan Corps Commander’s House and the Askari Corporate Tower in Lahore on May 9.The JIT headed

Pakistan: Sugar, flour prices soar once again in Balochistan

30 May 2023 06:02 AM IST

The prices of sugar and flour are skyrocketing once again in various districts of Balochistan including in the provincial capital Quetta, Pakistan vernacular media reported. Many districts of poverty-struck Balochistan are witnessing a rise in the prices of sugar and flour once against. In various districts including the provincial capital

Biden calls Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law tragic violation of human rights

30 May 2023 06:01 AM IST

US President Joe Biden on Monday slammed Uganda president Yoweri Museveni for signing a new anti-homosexuality law, and called it a “tragic violation of universal human rights”. US President Biden also demanded for its immediate repeal. Biden said that no one should have to live in fear for life or

‘Voice for Baloch Missing person’ organises protest rally against forced disappearances in Balochistan

30 May 2023 05:02 AM IST

To express their anger against the enforced disappearance of Baloch youth by government agencies, a protest rally was organised in Balochistan, Pakistan vernacular media reported. Mama Qadeer, Chairman of ‘Voice for Baloch Missing person’ led the protest rally at Quetta Press Club. Various student groups including the families of the

Uganda’s President signs harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

30 May 2023 05:02 AM IST

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni has signed a new law, one of the world’s toughest anti-homosexuality measures, drawing widspread criticism from within the country and internationally, Al Jazeera reported. Anita Among, Speaker of Parliament, said in a Twitter post, “I now encourage the duty bearers under the law to execute

Syrian state media: Suspected Israeli airstrikes target Damascus

30 May 2023 00:07 AM IST

Airstrikes attributed to Israel targeted Syria’s capital city late Sunday, the first such strikes in nearly a month, Syrian state media reported. Syrian air defenses responded to the strikes in the vicinity of Damascus and shot down some of them, state news agency SANA reported. The attack caused only “material

North Korea informs Japan about their satellite launch plans

30 May 2023 00:06 AM IST

Japan’s coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Japan’s coast guard said the notice from North Korean waterway authorities said the launch window was from May

Lukashenko hospitalised after meeting with Putin

30 May 2023 00:04 AM IST

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was taken to a hospital in Moscow after meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Newsweek reported citing the Belarusian Opposition leader. Claiming that Lukashenko was in critical condition at the Central Clinical Hospital of Moscow, Belarus 2020 presidential candidate Valery Tsepkalo in a Saturday Telegram post