UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to continue pushing for a full ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza, and…
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Now, the West Bank!
The UN human rights office has expressed grave concerns over escalating violence in the Jenin area of the occupied West Bank, condemning the use of…
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In a pristine and remote mountain hamlet, dreams are now made of cheese. One ‘Cheese Wheel’ at a time. While stoic Kashmiri women rewrite their…
View More So, Say Cheese, Please!Who loves you when you’re failing, falling, breaking apart?
Not the sleepless nights you endure. They see the results you put on paper. Not the battles you fight behind closed doors By Umesh Kumari No one loves…
View More Who loves you when you’re failing, falling, breaking apart?Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regime
The report outlines harrowing accounts of abuse, including severe beatings, electric shocks, rape, mutilation and prolonged psychological and physical torture. Survivors and witnesses described dire…
View More Syria: Rights probe reveals systematic torture and detention of Assad regimeHope floats in the Valley
Kashmir in 2025 is gradually becoming a new horizon of hope, empowering its citizens, reviving tourism, sports, agriculture and peace By Shireen Bano Kashmir, a region…
View More Hope floats in the ValleyIslam and its myriad narratives: Age-old conundrum, a positive remedy
Islam guides the human soul towards pristine purity and frees it from any malaise that disturbs the conscience. Islam, through its Prophet, the Quran, holds…
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As fighting intensifies between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group and Congolese forces, UN chief of Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix underscored the critical state of the…
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Hate continues to grow at an alarming speed, and the world must do more to fight growing antisemitism, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday, honouring the…
View More ‘Hold fast to our common humanity’: UN marks 80 years since death camps were liberatedSrebrenica Echoes: A Tribute to Agony and Resilience
In the silence, the cries of the past echo loudly, urging us to never forget and ensure that the horrors of genocide are consigned to…
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