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The lawmakers in Britain will resume the debate on Brexit deal from today. The parliamentary vote on the deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May with the European Union will be held next week on Tuesday. The debate was halted last month following widespread opposition from the lawmakers. Britain is […]
Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken “horrific dimensions” with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked. The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the […]
In Saudi Arabia, a new regulation is set to stop Saudi women from not knowing about their own divorce. Starting from today, courts will be required to notify women by text on rulings confirming their divorces. Local female lawyers suggest the measure will end what are known as secret divorces, […]
The UN refugee agency has expressed regret over India’s decision to repatriate a group of Rohingya to Myanmar, saying it has sought clarification from India on the circumstances under which the asylum seekers were sent back, voicing concern over the unconducive conditions for such returns. The Office of the […]
The US wants a “great relationship” with Pakistan but cannot do so as the country “houses enemies”, President Donald Trump has said in his first comments in 2019 on America’s strained ties with Islamabad, months after he stopped USD 1.3 billion in military aid to its former ally. Speaking […]
In Syria, nearly 50 people have been killed during the last two days in clashes between Al-Qaeda-linked coalition Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and rebels in the northwestern part of the country. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the clashes erupted in western Aleppo province between the HTS and the National […]
Honouring journalism and press freedom, leading journalists, mostly from the US, will ring in the New Year Monday at the iconic Times Square’s popular New Year eve celebrations, watched by billions around the world. As the official special guests, the group will appear on stage with the […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance has won the parliamentary vote with a thumping majority, officials said Monday, even as the main opposition rejected the “farcical” elections which claimed 18 lives and left over 200 injured, making it one of the deadliest polls in the country. The ruling Awami League-led […]
In Bangladesh, polling was held today to elect a new Parliament amid tight security. At least 17 people were killed and over dozens injured in the poll-related violence. Sources said that most of the dead were activists of ruling party Awami League while others were workers of opposition BNP or its allies. […]
Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister struck a note of defiance Friday in the face of international outrage over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, rejecting the kingdom was in crisis and his predecessor had been demoted. Ibrahim al-Assaf, a former veteran finance minister who was briefly detained last year in what Riyadh […]
