International

AFP/APP Abu Dhabi: Within mitigation, the EU has a “desire to drive out fossil fuels”, to peak global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions by 2025, tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, said Europe Climate…

AFP/APP Beijing: Beijing is the third most polluted major city on Earth on Wednesday, just ahead of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, stated IQAir– air quality monitoring firm. With tens of millions of people in northern China under severe…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: Beijing authorities issued an orange alert for heavy air pollution which came into force on Monday at noon and is expected to end on November 3 (Friday) as per the weather forecast. A spate of emergency response…

AFP/APP Washington: While the US ally has the right to defend itself, it must do so “in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law that prioritizes the protection of civilians,”US President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: The situation in Gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. I regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations,…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: In a powerful display of solidarity, British Muslims came out in force in Bradford, Manchester, and London in alliance with Palestine to voice their condemnation of the relentless and indiscriminate bombardment of…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: A magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted Tonga at 0302 GMT on Friday, informed the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicentre, with a depth of 35 km, was initially determined to be at 17.58 degrees south latitude and 173.77…

Xinhua/APP Mexico City: At least 27 people have been killed and four missing after Hurricane Otis struck the coast of the southern Mexican state of Guerreroon Wednesday morning as a Category 5 hurricane. The Pacific hurricane crashed…

News Desk United Nations: Although nothing could justify the attacks by Hamas on October 7 which triggered the siege and bombardment of Gaza, it is important to recognise that they “did not happen in a vacuum” and did not justify the…

News Desk United Nations: “The US draft does not reflect the world’s strongest calls for a ceasefire and an end to the fighting, and it does not help resolve the issue,” said China’s United Nations Ambassador Zhang Jun at the Security…