International

United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza 13-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Tuesday demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after more than three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly backed the move, which had been vetoed by the United States in the Security Council last week. …

13-12-2023 WARSAW: The Polish parliament has given former Prime Minister Donald Tusk a mandate to form a new coalition government. The incoming administration will be sworn in at the presidential palace by President Andrzei Duda on Wednesday. It will put an end to the eight-year rule of the right-wing nationalist …

13-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: More than four decades after they were convicted in one of Australia’s longest-running criminal trials, the evidence used to jail six former Yugoslav migrants is being re-examined to determine if they were victims of a miscarriage of justice. A rare judicial inquiry in …

13-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has called for $46bn in funding for 2024 as it scrambles to get aid to millions hit by humanitarian crises around the globe. Noting the situations in the Palestinian territories, Sudan and Ukraine, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said …

13-12-2023 BERLIN/ ALRIERS/ JERUSALEM: On May 7, 1945, Nazi Germany signed the act of military surrender to the Allies. The next day, people all over the world, including in occupied Algeria, took to the streets to celebrate the end of World War II. An estimated 134,000 Algerians fought with the …

13-12-2023 DJIBOUTI/ KHARTOUM: An African regional body involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan at the weekend said it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. At talks on Saturday in Djibouti, the …

13-12-2023 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: UN expert warns “every single Palestinian in Gaza is going hungry” as Israel continues its deadly bombardment of the enclave. Media denounces the killing of its journalist Anas al-Shifa’s 65-year-old father in an Israeli attack on home in northern Gaza. Israel says will screen humanitarian …

12-12-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies DARABAN, DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Fighters have stormed a military post in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 23 people in a gun and suicide bomb attack, according to the Pakistani military. The incident took place on Tuesday in the town of Daraban, about 60km (37 …

12-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ruling on Monday, the court also ordered the region to hold local elections by September 30 next year. The decision is viewed by critics …

12-12-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies CANBERRA: The Australian government on Monday announced a new 10-year immigration strategy aimed at addressing its “broken” immigration system. According to media, the plan involves striking down the migration intake by “around 50%” within two years, to reduce the annual intake to 250,000 by June …