ISLAMABAD: Police detained India’s “Cockroach” movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and some supporters on Friday, before a protest he had called in central Delhi. The rally was the latest to demand the resignation of India’s election chief. The youth-led “Cockroach Janta Party” (CJP), opposition groups, and student organizations have held almost daily protests this month. They…
BERLIN: A fire spread through the mountain retreat built for Adolf Hitler, known as the Eagle’s Nest. Emergency crews struggled to put out the fire in snow and strong winds. Authorities said a man was arrested on suspicion of setting the fire. Emergency crews in Germany’s Berchtesgaden district were alerted by an alarm at about…
FRANCE: Hundreds of thousands of people protested across France on Saturday, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. Most of the protests were peaceful. About 110,000 of the more than 410,000 protesters were in Paris, the ministry said. This was about the same number as last weekend. Some protesters are calling for more money for schools,…
Berlin: President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed on the imperative of realising available potential for expanding existing political, economic and defence cooperation between Pakistan and Germany with greater focus on economy and trade, emerging technologies, climate resilience, skills development, people-to-people and cultural exchanges during meeting with Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin today….
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Press freedom and journalist safety remain significant challenges in Pakistan, where media professionals face concerns ranging from physical attacks and legal proceedings to online harassment, financial pressures and restrictions on independent reporting. Recent reports by media rights organisations have highlighted the importance of protecting journalists, strengthening accountability mechanisms and ensuring that media professionals…
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament will host a high-level event on November 3 to promote women’s leadership, economic empowerment and greater participation in decision-making as part of European Gender Equality Week 2026.The event, titled “Women in Leadership – Shaping the Change and Inspiring the Next Generation of Leaders,” will bring together policymakers, civil society representatives and…
NICE,FRANCE : Governments have been urged to take urgent action to protect the world’s oceans from mounting environmental threats, including plastic pollution, overfishing, ocean warming and destructive seabed activities.Ahead of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), scheduled to begin in Nice on June 9, 2025, scientists and conservation experts called for stronger international…
GENEVA: Deep funding shortfalls are forcing the UN refugee agency to make painful cuts across its humanitarian operations worldwide, and there are limits to how much restructuring can offset shrinking donor support, its chief said on Monday.UNHCR has secured only $3 billion, or 35% of the $8.5 billion in funding it requires for 2026, High…
LAHORE: The content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies; the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. Further resolutions adopted concerned the right to development; the use of mercenaries as…
LAHORE: Rising public debt costs are placing increasing pressure on the ability of developing countries to finance essential public services, with billions of people living in economies where interest payments exceed government spending on health or education, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).In its latest reporting on global debt, UNCTAD…
