Number of Missing Persons Rises 70% in Five Years: Red Cross

Geneva: More than a quarter of a million people have been registered as missing over the past five years—a nearly 70 percent increase compared to 2019, the International Committee of…

Australia–Nauru Deal to Decide Fate of 220 Migrants

Australia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nauru to transfer certain migrants to the Pacific island nation, a move that will affect more than 220 people, including some convicted…

Turkey Cuts All Ties With Israel Amid Gaza Crisis

Turkey has announced the suspension of all economic and trade relations with Israel in protest against its military assault on Palestinians in Gaza. Ankara has also closed its airspace to…

Zelensky Rejects Buffer Zone Proposal: Urges Realism About War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected a proposal to establish a buffer zone between Russian and Ukrainian forces as part of a potential peace deal. He argued that such an…

U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs as Unlawful

The U.S. Federal Appeals Court has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s imposition of most tariffs was unlawful. In its ruling, the court stated that the president does not hold…

West Africa Migrant Boat Tragedy: Over 70 Dead

At least 70 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday night. According to Reuters, this…

Four Individuals Awarded the ‘Dwijen Sharma Environment Award 2024’

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has said that the struggle for environmental protection is not confined…

80 Years of Victory: Armed Parade in Beijing

All preparations have been completed in Beijing for the military parade scheduled on September 3. The parade will commemorate the 80th anniversary of China’s People’s War of Resistance against Japanese…

Thai PM Ousted After Leaked Call Sparks Controversy

Thailand’s Prime Minister Petangtharn Shinawatra was removed from office by the Constitutional Court on Friday following a leaked phone call with Cambodia’s former PM, Hun Sen. The June 15 call,…

33 Colombian Soldiers Freed After Three Days of Detention

Thirty-three Colombian soldiers, held captive for three consecutive days in a remote village in the southeast Amazon region, have finally been released, the country’s Office of Justice confirmed on Friday.…