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Paris: Two no-confidence motions had been filed by Friday afternoon against the French government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who forced passage of the controversial pension reform bill without a vote in the National Assembly. more
ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin over war crime allegations

The Hague: The  International Criminal Court on Friday issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian ...

UN Security Council reaffirms strong support for the Libyan people

New York: The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a presidential statement calling on the international community to support ongoing efforts to forge a lasting peace in Libya.

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan to appear before LHC today for protective bail

Lahore: Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan will appear before the Lahore High Court (LHC) to seek protective bail in multiple cases filed against him.

Pakistan: 10 people, including women and children, die as fire breaks out in Pattan

Islamabad: At least 10 people, including women and children died, as a fire broke out in Seri area of Pakistan's Pattan on Friday, media reports said.

Russia’s energy grid attacks, torture in Ukraine, could be crimes against humanity: UN rights probe

New York: Russian forces in Ukraine faced fresh accusations of war crimes on Thursday as UN-appointed independent human rights investigators released the latest findings of their ongoing ...

New Zealand now decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament

Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.

Cocaine trafficking surges following COVID-19-related slowdown

New York: Routed through new hubs and expanded criminal networks, cocaine trafficking has made a dramatic comeback following an initial slowdown caused by the emergence of COVID-19, the U ...

US man cuts out woman's heart, cooks it for his family and then kills them; now faces life sentence

A US man, who had cut the heart out of a woman and stabbed two others to death, has been sentenced to life in prison in the US state of Oklahoma, media reports said on Friday.

Diplomacy in Yemen reaches new pitch following year of relative calm, Security Council hears

New York: With the holy month of Ramadan fast approaching, warring parties in Yemen must build on relative calm across the country and the April 2022 truce – which is largely holdin ...