International

Dubai: Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as US warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews,...

Tehran/New Delhi: Mohammad Fathali, Ambassador of Iran to India, Saturday expressed Tehran's "sincere gratitude" to the Indian government for its "principled and firm support" while voting against a resolution which was finally adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during its 39th special session...

Quetta: At least four Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces this week, according to human rights organisations. These latest incidents come against the backdrop of a growing wave of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings across the province. Condemning the incident, the...

Washington: United States Senator Mark R. Warner wrote to the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, expressing concern over ongoing alleged human rights violations in Pakistan targeting political figures, journalists, and activists, including widespread arrests and instances of transnational repression. In his letter, Senator Warner...

Dubai: The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming into focus, despite authorities cutting off the Islamic Republic from the internet and much of the wider world. Cities and towns smell of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and government offices line...

Dallas: More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly...

San Francisco: Meta is halting teens' access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc, which owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said that starting in the coming weeks, teens will no longer be able to access...

Washington:  An influential Republican Congressman has told the House that US immigration policy has reached a breaking point and warned that failure to act could permanently alter the country's character. Congressman Glenn Grothman from Wisconsin called immigration the single most important issue facing Congress and...

Minneapolis: Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota's largest airport Friday, and thousands gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration's crackdown. The protests are part of a broader movement against President Donald Trump's increased immigration enforcement...

New York: An Indian national was among the victims of a shooting incident linked to an alleged family dispute in the US state of Georgia, according to the Indian mission in Atlanta. The shooting left four people dead early Friday morning while three children were...