South Korea birth rate falls to all-time low
South Korea’s birth rate fell to a record low last year, the government said on Wednesday, despite having poured billions of dollars into efforts to…
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Fatah, Hamas representatives to meet in Moscow
Representatives of Hamas and Fatah will meet in Moscow on February 29 to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the rebuilding of…
Algeria inaugurates ‘Africa’s biggest mosque’
Algeria inaugurated on Sunday what it described as “Africa’s biggest mosque” and the third-biggest mosque in the world, following over a decade of construction and…
2m animals die as extreme cold hits Mongolia
More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this winter, a government official said on Monday, as the country endures extreme cold…
Russian Court Jails Human Rights Defender Oleg Orlov for 2.5 Years
(Syed Talat Abbas Shah): A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced top human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov to two and a half years in jail for…
Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan: Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas studied a…
Arab states, Turkey urge ICJ to declare Israeli occupation illegal
Arab states and Turkey urged international judges on Monday to rule the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories illegal and Turkiye described the occupation as “the…
Pakistan Grapples with the Hydra of Religious Extremism: A Multifaceted Approach Needed
Syed Talat Abbas Shah (X formerly Twitter @TalatLive) Pakistan finds itself wrestling with a complex issue – religious extremism. While a recent incident involving a…
US wants Pakistan election fraud investigations ‘wrapped up as soon as possible’
The United States administration has said that it wanted to see a Pakistani government move forward in a way that reflects the will of the…
US airman dead after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in protest over Gaza conflict
A US airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington at the weekend in protest over the assault in…