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New York: A turbulent transition to civilian rule has been underway in Sudan since the ouster of former President Omar Hassan El-Bashir in April 2019. The civilian-led transitional Government put in place later that year, through a power-sharing agreement between military and civilian leaders, was toppled by a military coup in October 2021. more
UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta

New York: Japan must assume a greater leadership role to address the deteriorating crisis in Myanmar and “step up pressure on the country’s military junta”, a UN-appoint ...

Sudan latest: Tens of thousands on the move; spectre of ethnic clashes, hunger draws closer

New York: Civilians in Sudan, including scores of internally displaced people and refugees, are scrambling for safety and suffering the disastrous consequences of the violence there, as m ...

War Killings: US blacklists Sri Lankan governor

The United States on Wednesday said it will deny visa to Wasantha Karannagoda, Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, due to his involvement in a gross violation of human rights ...

Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President

New York: One year after the General Assembly adopted its so-called “veto initiative”, Member States met on Wednesday to discuss how it could contribute to a more efficient an ...

Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation

New York: Survivors of one of the world’s worst ever nuclear accidents at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine on 26 April 1986 have been reflecting on the events of that fateful da ...

Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur

New York: The UN’s Special Representative for Sudan has called on the rival military factions which have plunged the country into chaos during 11 days of fighting to “fully ad ...

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

New York: The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti demands that the country remains at the centre of international attention and action, newly appointed UN Special Representa ...

Pakistan: Seven die as Karachi Express catches fire

Khairpur: At least seven people, including four children, died after a bogie of a Karachi Express train caught fire near Tando Masti Khan in Sindh’s Khairpur district in Pakistan on ...

Bloom Review reveals aggressive Khalistan extremism in UK

London: The Bloom Review has reportedly raised concerns over the growing influence of pro-Khalistan extremists within the British Sikh community.