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North Korea criticizes UN, U.S. for raising human rights issues, missile provocation

20 Mar 2023 00:55 AM IST

North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States and the United Nations for having raised the issue of Pyongyang’s human rights issue recently at the UN Security Council and the regime’s missile provocation, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing North Korea’s state media. On Friday, the US co-hosted an informal

Pakistan govt mulling to declare Imran Khan’s PTI a banned outfit

20 Mar 2023 00:55 AM IST

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah hinted that legal proceedings could be initiated to declare former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) a banned outfit, the Tribune reported. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, Rana said that the legal team of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile towards East Sea

20 Mar 2023 00:54 AM IST

Amid the ongoing military drills between the US and South Korea, Pyongyang has fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) towards the East Sea on Sunday, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing the South Korean military. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Tongchang-ri area on the country’s west coast

Turkish president announces extension of Black Sea grain deal

20 Mar 2023 00:53 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced an extension of the Black Sea grain deal, CNN reported. However, he did not reveal details regarding the expiration date of the deal. The deal was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July to ensure safe passage for ships carrying

Israeli protest against planned judicial overhaul continues

20 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

Thousands of Israeli protesters participated in nationwide demonstrations that continued for the 11 day against the government’s plans to shackle the judiciary, the Times of Israel reported. The protesters vowed to escalate the demonstrations if the coalition doesn’t halt its legislative proposals, which lawmakers are due to advance next week,

Local Councils’ term to end in Sri Lanka amid uncertainty over polls

20 Mar 2023 00:52 AM IST

The four-year term of the 340 local councils in Sri Lanka is set to end on Sunday night, but the polls monitoring groups feel that the local body polls fixed for 25 April are unlikely to happen. The local government elections, which were originally scheduled for 9 March, were pushed

UK phones to get emergency alert to warn of life-threatening events

20 Mar 2023 00:51 AM IST

Asiren-like alert will be sent to mobile phone users across the UK next month to test a new public warning system over life-threatening events such as severe weather events, the British government announced on Sunday. A UK-wide alerts test will take place in the early evening of Sunday, 23 April.

More than 50 PERCENT of Afghan journalists lost jobs since Taliban takeover: Report

20 Mar 2023 00:48 AM IST

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, over 50 percent of journalists have lost their jobs, and half of the media outlets have been closed for many reasons, particularly financial ones, TOLO News reported, citing an Afghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) report. The report revealed that 53 percent of journalists

Protests erupt in Italy as govt restricts same-sex parent rights

20 Mar 2023 00:48 AM IST

Massive protests broke out in Italy as the country’s new far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni has restricted the rights of same-sex parents, Al Jazeera reported. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Milan to protest against the move. The protestors waved rainbow flags across the city to

Japan will carefully monitor developments of investigation: Kishida

20 Mar 2023 00:47 AM IST

Japan will carefully monitor the developments of an investigation against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, according to Kyodo News. PM Kishida made the above remarks while holding talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Tokyo. He also supports the International Criminal Court’s issuance

Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage amid NATIONWIDE droughts concerns

20 Mar 2023 00:32 AM IST

Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the UN to provide storage facilities for wheat, TOLO News reported. According to the Afghan news agency, the chamber of agriculture and livestock has called on the UN to help the

26 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval vessels tracked around Taiwan

20 Mar 2023 00:31 AM IST

At least 26 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels were tracked by the Ministry of National Defense (MND), Taiwan, between Friday and Saturday, Taiwan News reported today. According to the MND, 15 of the 26 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were observed in Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).