‘Fascism at its peak’: Pakistan cops arrest lawyers over anti-army protests; bar bodies announce strikes

[ad_1] Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, advocate Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday while travelling to a court in Islamabad. The incident triggered strong condemnation from legal bodies and rights activists over what they described as unconstitutional move.The lawyer couple was […]

Canada cosies up to China: Mark Carney strikes key deals with Xi Jinping; why Donald Trump will be furious

[ad_1] After years of diplomatic deep-freeze, Canada has finally taken its parka off in Beijing — and Mark Carney arrived not just with a handshake, but with talk of a “new world order.”On his first visit to China as prime minister, and the first such trip by a Canadian leader in nearly a decade, Carney […]

Trump trolled for 2018 ‘Middle East policeman’ tweet amid Iran tensions and fresh strikes in the region | World News

[ad_1] Donald Trump’s 2018 tweet questioning whether the US should act as the “policeman of the Middle East” is resurfacing online amid renewed tensions involving Iran and a fresh wave of military action across the wider region.The post, shared on 20 December 2018, argued that the US was “spending precious lives and trillions of dollars” […]

Lebanon: Israel strikes Hezbollah infrastructure; comes days after evacuation warning

[ad_1] Israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday after issuing an evacuation warning, with the Israeli military saying it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, Lebanese state media reported. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said “enemy warplanes launched more than 10 raids on the threatened location” in the town of Kafr […]

Another ceasefire violation: 13 killed as Israel strikes across Gaza; comes a week before Trump’s Board of Peace

[ad_1] Israeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians, including five children, across the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite a ceasefire that has largely halted fighting.Medics said one Israeli airstrike hit a tent in the western area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least four people and wounding three others, including children, according to […]

Next target Mexico? After Venezuela op and Greenland threat, Trump eyes ‘drug cartels’; warns of land strikes

[ad_1] After, Venezuelan military op and threatening Greenland and Columbia, US President Donald Trump now seems to turn his attention to Mexico, to target drug cartels, following maritime attacks in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.“We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico,” said […]

Russia-Ukraine war: Attacks escalate with fresh strikes in Kyiv; 2 civilians killed

[ad_1] Russia’s overnight strikes on Kyiv province killed two people on Monday after air raid alerts were issued across the country, Ukrainian authorities said. One person was killed in the capital Kyiv, according to Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration. Another victim, a man in his 70s, died in the neighbouring city of […]

‘Called Trump directly to register my opposition’: Mamdani condemns US strikes on Venezuela, calls it an ‘act of war’

[ad_1] Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday condemned the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.The socialist democrat called it an “act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”At a news conference, Mamdani said he had spoken to US President Donald Trump by phone […]

Venezuelan President Maduro met Chinese envoy hours before being captured in US strikes – watch

[ad_1] Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a Chinese government representative at the presidential palace in Caracas on Friday, hours before US President Donald Trump claimed Maduro had been captured following American military strikes.Maduro met Qiu Xiaoqi, special representative of the Chinese govt on Latin American affairs, at the Miraflores Palace.“I had a pleasant meeting with […]

US strikes Venezuela: President Maduro captured by US Delta Force; special unit’s role in al-Baghdadi killing

[ad_1] Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured early Saturday morning by elite US special forces, according to US officials.A US official said Maduro was taken into custody by members of Delta Force, the US military’s top special mission unit, according to CBS News. This comes as President Donald Trump confirmed that US carried out “large […]