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The US on Thursday (Jun 15) condemned "in the strongest terms" what it called human rights violations, abuses and "horrific violence" in Sudan during that country's two-month-old war, a State Department spokesperson said. The US is…

The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria to the World Court over torture claims, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Monday. In their application, Canada and the Netherlands claim that “Syria has committed countless…

Last Updated: June 12, 2023, 06:35 ISTLondon, United Kingdom (UK)Governments around the world, inlcuding Rishi Sunak-led UK are now trying to find a balance whereby they can assess and rein in some of the potential negative consequences of…

Last Updated: June 12, 2023, 00:19 ISTWashington D.C., United States of America (USA)Billionaire investor George Soros speaks to the audience at the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria June 21, 2019. (Reuters File Photo)Soros is known for…

Last Updated: May 30, 2023, 22:52 ISTUS ambassador to India Eric Garcetti with President Joe Biden. (File pic: Reuters)Bad things happen in complex societies, but how one reacts to them and tries to prevent them from happening are…

Over a dozen Western passport-holders are detained in Iran, even after the release on Friday of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in an exchange deal between Belgium and Iran brokered by Oman. …

Last Updated: May 25, 2023, 03:10 ISTFILE PHOTO: AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)Sunak and the tech leaders - OpenAI's Sam Altman, Google DeepMind's Demis…

LONDON: North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday (May 24), which noted a "worsening" situation globally since its last…

Issued on: 23/05/2023 - 14:51 Artillery fire could be heard in parts of Khartoum and warplanes flew overhead on Tuesday, residents said, raising fears that intense…

Thousands took to the streets in Vancouver, across the country and around the world to demonstrate against the Islamic Republic of Iran, outraged by the execution of three protesters. Anti-regime rallies have been calling for an end…