International
100-year-old woman receives honorary degree for crucial work during World War II
In an example of how patience pays off and Karma is real, a 100-year-old…
Saudi Arabia appoints first female head of its human rights watchdog
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, a woman has been appointed as the Chief…
US cannot force politics on technology to coerce decoupling: Chinese scholar
The Biden administration has ratcheted up decoupling with China even though the move goes against…
UNGA set to end high-level meetings as geopolitical rifts threaten to erode multilateral mechanism
The major diplomatic convention – the high-level meetings of the 77th session of the UN…
US whistleblower Edward Snowden granted Russian citizenship
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward…
Rosangela da Silva hopes to be a different kind of Brazilian first lady
Rio de Janeiro Rosangela da Silva, a sociologist and left-wing activist who married Luiz Inacio…
Bangladesh boat tragedy death toll hits 40
Rescue workers recovered 15 more bodies on Monday after a boat carrying religious pilgrims capsized…
Six people killed in Philippine typhoon
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year left at least six people…
Norlen re-elected as Swedish parliament speaker
Andreas Norlen was reelected on Monday as the speaker of the Swedish parliament. The…
Swan songs at the UN
Parvez Jamil AMID rites and rituals and singing swan songs at the United Nations, if…
