1,200 held as crackdown widens in Iran; rights group says 76 killed so far
PARIS: The Iranian authorities’ crackdown on protests following the death of Mahsa Amini has left at least 76 people dead, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) NGO said on Monday. “We call on the international community to decisively and unitedly take practical steps to stop the killing and torture of protesters,” said IHR director Mahmood […]
Rajasthan political crisis: Kharge meets Gehlot, underlines need for ‘discipline’ in party
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday met with the observer for the state Mallikarjun Kharge amid the ongoing political crisis. After the meeting, Kharge said that there should be discipline in the party and the party has to be kept united. “We have informed the Congress president about what happened yesterday. Everybody has to […]
North Korea fires yet another ballistic missile
SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, just days after a US aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills with the South in a show of force against Pyongyang. With talks long-stalled, nuclear-armed North Korea has doubled down on its banned weapons programmes, even revamping its laws earlier this month to […]
270 freed in Ukraine, Russia swap
KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed as “superheroes” the senior Ukrainian commanders, including those who led the dogged defence of Mariupol, who were freed by Russia as part of a prisoner swap involving 270 people, including foreigners. Under the terms of the deal, which Turkiye helped broker, 215 Ukrainians — most of them captured after the […]
Over 400 detained across Russia at protests against mobilisation
MOSCOW: More than 400 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s announcement earlier of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said on Wednesday. The OVD-Info monitoring group said at least 425 people were detained at rallies in 24 different cities across the country […]
Three killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini’s death
TEHRAN: Three people have been killed during protests in Iran’s Kurdistan province over the death of a young woman after she was arrested by “morality police”, the region’s governor said on Tuesday. Public anger has grown in Iran since authorities on Friday announced the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after her arrest by the police […]
Students take to the streets in Iran after woman’s death in custody
TEHRAN: Fresh protests broke out on Monday at several universities in Iran’s capital, local media reported, over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the “morality police” that enforces a strict dress code. The rallies came a day after police made arrests and fired tear gas in the woman’s home province […]
Evacuation warnings after typhoon makes landfall in Japan
Millions of people in Japan were under evacuation warnings on Monday as Typhoon Nanmadol brought strong winds and heavy rain to the southwest of the country after making landfall overnight. The powerful system has weakened since arriving on land on Sunday evening around Kagoshima city in the southwestern region of Kyushu, but it has still […]
‘Like a waterfall’: Storms kill 10 in Italy, spark climate debate
OSTRA (Italy): Ten people died and four were missing after heavy rain sparked major flooding in central Italy on Thursday, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections. Prime Minister Mario Draghi confirmed the toll before heading to the town of Ostra, one of the places worst hit when more […]
Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets
KABUL: Taliban authorities accused the United States on Thursday of having “usurped” Afghan assets, after Washington revealed plans to set up an external fund to manage $3.5 billion of its seized national reserves. When the Taliban stormed back to power in August last year, the US froze $7 billion in central bank assets, exacerbating a poverty crisis […]
