The Indian government has announced rules to enforce the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, which excludes Muslims, just weeks before the election. Although passed in 2019, the law’s implementation was delayed due to deadly protests, with concerns raised by citizens of all faiths.
China has set up an ambitious series of reforms for its economy in an effort to boost growth amid a slide in the housing market and spending weakness – primarily economic growth of “around 5%” this year. “Achieving 5% growth will be
The Polish government attributes violent clashes during farmer protests to hooligans and provocateurs, promising to prosecute offenders. Warsaw police reported that 14 officers were injured, one seriously, as aggressive protesters pelted them with stones and other objects. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said
Five people have been arrested after red paint was sprayed on a UK Government building in Edinburgh in a pro-Palestinian protest. This Is Rigged campaigners also scaled Queen Elizabeth House and removed the Union Jack from the roof, replacing it with a
UK government official apologizes, pays damages after falsely accusing professor of supporting Hamas
A government official in Britain has apologized and paid damages to a professor she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan admitted there was “no evidence” of the professor supporting Hamas. The damages paid by Donelan were from
Over the years, Russia under Vladimir Putin evolved from tolerating dissent to forcefully suppressing it, with arrests, trials and long prison terms becoming commonplace. The Kremlin now targets political opponents, rights groups and independent media aiming to suppress any independent expression about
A leading South Sudanese academic and activist living in exile in the United States has been charged in Arizona along with a Utah man born in the African nation on charges of conspiring to buy and illegally export millions of dollars’ worth
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape
Nepal’s two largest communist parties joined forces to form a new coalition government on Monday that will also include smaller parties as partners. Maoist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal will remain prime minister a year after he was elected to the office.
The Thai court has acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013. Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck’s brother, was recently released on parole for corruption-related offenses after over a decade in exile. Thaksin, accused of abuse of