Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said any lasting peace in Gaza would require preventing Hamas from retaining the capacity to threaten Israel.
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Venezuela’s government of cooperating with criminal and terrorist organizations, describing it as a destabilizing force in the Western Hemisphere.
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump announced what he described as the most far-reaching effort in decades to lower prescription drug prices, saying American patients would soon pay no more than the lowest prices charged anywhere in the world.
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said the United States remains the only actor capable of engaging both Russia and Ukraine to explore a negotiated end to the war.
Islamabad, Dec 19 (IANS) The Human Rights Council (HRC) of Pakistan on Friday expressed serious concern over the continued “arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and judicial harassment” of Pakistani journalist Sohrab Barkat, warning that the case raises troubling questions about respect for press freedom, due process, and constitutional safeguards in the country.
Paris, Dec 19 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Friday condemned the recent series of “horrific extremist” violent incidents that occurred across Bangladesh.
Quetta, Dec 19 (IANS) Another Baloch woman was forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani forces in Balochistan amid an escalating wave of enforced disappearance across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Friday.
Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) India's Ambassador-designate to Japan Nagma Mallick on Friday called on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, holding discussions on ways to strengthen the special strategic and global partnership between both countries.
Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) As violence escalates in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of radical Inqilab Mancha group, the US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday urged American citizens in the South Asian nation to exercise caution, warning that gatherings intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational.
Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) The Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) - a partnership of over 50 countries from six continents working together to advocate for media freedom and the safety of journalists all over the world - has severely criticised the attacks carried out against journalists, editors, and media houses across Bangladesh.
