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The United Nations has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Bahrain’s leading pro-democracy activist Naji Fateel and launch of torture investigations about him. In a report, the UN’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said the Al Khalifah regime should have never arrested the 48-year-old nearly a decade after …

Foreign travel “takes a fair amount out of” the 80-year-old US president, the newspaper’s source says. US President Joe Biden will likely miss out on the coronation of Britain’s King Charles III, The Telegraph reported on Friday. According to a “source close to the Biden administration” quoted by the newspaper, …

At least nine people were killed in a crowd crush in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi Friday as a Ramadan alms donation sparked a stampede in the inflation-hit nation, officials said. Pakistan has been wracked by economic turmoil for months, with the rupee crumbling and staple food prices shooting up …

Von der Leyen’s speech was contradictory and misleading, said Beijing’s envoy to the EU European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s speech ahead of her visit to China was incoherent, contradictory, and misinterpreted Beijing’s policies and positions, the Chinese ambassador to the EU said on Friday. “I was a little …

Extreme weather wreaked havoc on several towns, leaving some neighborhoods in ruins. Devastating storms inflicted major damage across several US states on Friday night, with reports of multiple deaths in the south and midwest. A “mass casualty” incident was declared after powerful gusts caused a roof collapse at a music …

Ukraine has ordered 100 Rosomak multi-purpose armored vehicles, which are made in Poland under a Finnish license, Poland’s prime minister said on Saturday. “I bring an order placed yesterday by (Ukrainian) Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal for 100 Rosomaks that will be fabricated here,” Mateusz Morawiecki said during a visit to …

Israeli forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian in front of one of the gates to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds as the occupying regime ramps up violence against Muslim worshipers in the fasting holy month of Ramadan. The Palestinian media said the young …

Many Republicans in the US Congress have responded to Donald Trump’s looming Tuesday arraignment by characterizing the criminal justice system as corrupt, in accusations that parallel their earlier broadsides against the nation’s elections after the former president’s 2020 defeat. Trump and his allies in the House of Representatives and Senate …

Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko called today for a “truce” in Ukraine and talks “without preconditions” between Moscow and Kyiv. “We must stop now before an escalation begins. I’ll take the risk of suggesting an end of hostilities… a declaration of a truce,” Lukashenko said during a televised state of the …

Nearly all of France’s trade unions have agreed to meet with French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne next week, though the government has said it will not change its position on its contested pension reform. The changes have not been implemented, pending a decision by the Constitutional Council on 14 April. …

At least 35 people were killed and 16 were injured after the roof of a stepwell in a temple complex collapsed in central India, a local government official said on Friday (March 31). The incident occurred in the central Indian city of Indore after a concrete slab covering the roof …

Beijing’s “friendship” with Moscow is a “risk” for the bloc, according to Ursula von Der Leyen. In a bid to be “bolder” on China, the EU plans to reassess and “de-risk” their ties, while considering Beijing’s position on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine a crucial part of their …

The former US president is expected to appear in court next week, according to his lawyer. A New York grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump following a lengthy investigation into alleged hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The decision marks the first time a former US …

The Pentagon has revealed additional injuries in recent attacks on US outposts in northern Syria Six American soldiers suffered “traumatic brain injury” following two attacks on US bases in Syria, the Pentagon has said, blaming the strikes on “Iranian-backed groups.” Washington has warned Tehran that it would respond “forcefully” to …

Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice, and equality. People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that …

Turkey is the last country to ratify Finland’s membership application Turkey’s parliament has unanimously approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, clearing the last hurdle for the Nordic nation to officially become a fully-fledged member of the US-led military bloc. In a vote on Thursday, all 276 Turkish MPs present voted …

Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) has arrested an American journalist working for the Wall Street Journal on suspicion of espionage. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday that the activities of Evan Gershkovich were “not related to journalism.” “What an employee of the American edition of The Wall …

China has hailed the recent joint naval drills with Russia and Iran in the Sea of Oman, saying the exercises boosted the ability of their navies to conduct diversified maritime missions. Tan Kefei, a spokesman at the Chinese defense ministry, made the remarks at a regular press conference on Thursday, …

Ukraine says Russian forces have achieved some success in the frontline city of Bakhmut, as months-long intense fighting drags on between the two sides over the mining city in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk. For the past several months, Bakhmut and its surrounding towns have been the focal point …

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York on a sensitive transit trip to the United States, as China has threatened to “resolutely fight back” if she meets House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The Taiwanese president left Taipei on Wednesday afternoon for a 10-day trip to visit Central …