HOUSTON — In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 18 children, and rendered several other grievously injured at an elementary school in Texas state, before the assailant was eliminated in police firing. Gunshots rang out of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde town, Texas, 134 […]
WASHINGTON — Around the world, Muslims are being targeted with violence, US President Joe Biden said on Monday asserting that Muslims make America stronger every single day even as they still face real challenges and threats in the society that they live in. At a White House reception to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Biden said he […]
WASHINGTON — US congresswoman Ilhan Omar pressed one of President Joe Biden’s most senior diplomats on Wednesday on US support for India given what she said is a long-standing campaign against the country’s Muslim minority. Omar, who is Muslim, directly asked Wendy Sherman, Biden’s deputy secretary of state, how US support for Indian Prime Minister […]
GENEVA — Almost the entire global population, or 99 per cent, breathes air that exceeds air quality limits set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN health agency said in a statement. Even though a record number of more than 6,000 cities in 117 countries now monitor air quality, people in those cities still […]
ISLAMABAD — Refering to the United Kingdom, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that a “powerful country” is angry with Islamabad because of his recent visit to Russia. Addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue on Friday, the premier said that the “powerful country” is supporting its ally (India). “Today, I read the statement of […]
ISLAMABAD — The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir said on Wednesday that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without a settlement of the Kashmir issue. The group met on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad and […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again raked up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting here, saying the 57-member body has not been able to make any impact at all as it’s a “divided house”. Khan’s comments came at a time when he is facing […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action against racial discrimination. “Realizing the vision of a world free of racism and racial discrimination demands action every day, at every level, in every society,” he told a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination […]
GENEVA — The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high. Jakob Kern, the WFP’s Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine, told an online press conference that the conflict has triggered a wave of hunger across the globe, Xinhua […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for inviting the chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference to attend its foreign ministerial meeting in Islamabad next week. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said New Delhi does not expect the OIC to encourage actors and organisations engaged […]
