Yemen: New Houthi commitment ‘encouraging step’ to protecting children
The United Nations commended on April 18 a new signed Action Plan to safeguard children affected by armed conflict in Yemen. At the start of...
French presidential campaign spotlights Muslim headscarves
PERTUIS, France—Muslim headscarves, a perennial issue in France, took center stage in the country’s presidential campaign amid far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s push to...
Extreme weather brings deadly flooding to KwaZulu-Natal
(GIN)—Record-breaking levels of rainfall threaten a new round of flooding and landslides in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal. Already, the calamity has taken over 400 lives,...
Catalan independence leaders accuse Spain of ‘huge’ espionage by Israeli-made spyware
Catalonia’s regional leader Pere Aragones says the Spanish government is purportedly spying on dozens of Catalan pro-independence figures using an Israeli-made spyware. “It’s an unjustifiable...
‘Woe to the unjust judges’ Cries for justice and the judgement of the wicked in the time of divine retribution and consequence
“Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from...
Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior UN official told the Security Council on April 13,...
Iran determined to strengthen ties with African countries, says FM Amir-Abdollahian
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran is determined to strengthen ties with African countries, including Burkina Faso. Mr. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a...
Killers of African revolutionary Sankara finally convicted in Burkina Faso after 35 years
(GIN)—In what appeared to be a “cold case” after a standstill of over 30 years, a military tribunal has finally ruled in the case...
Pakistan’s parliament elects Shehbaz Sharif as new prime minister after Khan’s ouster
The Pakistani parliament has elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister after his predecessor Imran Khan was removed and most of his party’s...
Hamas: Israeli threats can’t frighten Palestinians
The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas delivers a strong-worded response to belligerent remarks by the Israeli regime’s minister for military affairs, Benny Gantz. Mr. Gantz...