Bonn, Oct 10 (IANS) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Friday declared the slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Hours after the Nobel Committee ignored US President Donald Trump’s candidature for the peace prize and awarded it to Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, Steven Cheung, Assistant to the President and White House Director of Communications, accused the Committee of placing “politics over peace.”
Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) Sergio Gor, the new US ambassador to India, is on a 4-day visit to the country from October 9-14.
Dhaka, Oct 10 (IANS) The recent meeting between the Ambassadors of Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands with Awami League leader Saber Hossain Chowdhury, a former Minister in the Sheikh Hasina government, comes in the wake of remarks by several British lawmakers calling for the restoration of the rule of law in Bangladesh, a report said on Friday.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan, under its Army Chief Asim Munir, has institutionalised a policy of exporting fear through which journalists are killed or silenced, party workers harassed abroad, families punished at home, and generals issue threats overseas with impunity, a report has cited.
Washington: In a move that could recalibrate the fragile balance of power in South Asia, the United States has added Pakistan to its list of buyers for the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). This modification to an existing US arms contract with Raytheon represents more than just a defence transaction — it signals a potential rearmament of Pakistan’s air power at a time when the region’s security situation remains precarious.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) deserve the same rights and protections that the world calls for Ukrainians, Palestinians, or any other oppressed people, as their blood is no less valuable and their cries no less urgent—they remain unheard, a report said on Friday.
Quetta, Oct 10 (IANS) Human rights body Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) on Friday strongly condemned the systematic and deliberate delay in the legal proceedings concerning the detained BYC central organiser, Mahrang Baloch, along with other central leaders over the past six months.
Dhaka, Oct 10 (IANS) In an escalating political standoff in Bangladesh ahead of next year’s election, the National Citizen's Party (NCP) has threatened to reject its registration if the Election Commission (EC) does not allocate the Shapla (water lily) as its electoral symbol, local media reported.
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday proposed to introduce the Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025, in the Parliament, aiming to ensure comprehensive emigration management, establish regulatory mechanisms for safe and orderly migration, and govern overseas employment of Indian nationals.
