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Baloch human rights activists demand UN intervention in Balochistan

The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) demonstrated in front of the United Nations building in Geneva to express deep concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Balochistan. During the protest held at the...

America: BAPS temple in Sacramento vandalized, anti-Hindu messages written

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, California was vandalized with anti-Hindu messages on the night of September 25, just 10 days after the BAPS Mandir in New York was vandalized in a similar...

Putin issues “nuclear alert” to West; hints at possible nuclear response to conventional attacks on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a “nuclear alert” to the West and vowed to use nuclear weapons if his country was attacked with conventional missiles by Ukraine, Reuters reported. During a meeting of...

Taiwan's allies call for UN involvement in future summits

During the recent UN Future Summit held alongside the annual UN General Assembly, four of Taiwan's diplomatic allies called for the country's inclusion in the UN system. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Journalist exposes Pakistan's role in spreading terrorism in Asia and Africa

The Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Forum (ICIRF) and the International Centre to Combat Terrorism (ICAT) held a seminar in Geneva on Tuesday attended by human rights defenders, social activists and journalism professionals to discuss terrorism,...

Pakistani armed forces abducted two youths amid continuing human rights violations in Balochistan

Amid ongoing enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Balochistan, two youths, Akhtar Shah and Sahaj Mengal, were forcibly abducted from their homes by Pakistani armed forces in the Killi Pandrani area, reports Balochistan Post....

Sri Lankan President appoints Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister, she is the third woman to hold this post

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed Harini Amarasuriya as the 16th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, reports Newswire. Amarasuriya of the National People's Power (NPP) party is an academician, rights activist and university...

Vietnam-EU trade increases due to free trade agreement

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) reached nearly US$45 billion in the first eight months of 2024, up 15.8 percent compared to last year, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported on...

Taiwan detects 6 Chinese naval ships, deploys military equipment for surveillance

According to Taiwan News, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said that six Chinese naval ships were detected around Taiwan between 6 am on Monday (local time) and 6 am on Tuesday (local time)....

Human rights groups demand immediate release of Uighur economist detained in China

The World Uyghur Congress expresses solidarity with the family of Uyghur economist Ilham Tohti on the 10th anniversary of his life imprisonment, and calls for his immediate release along with those of many other...