‘Limited PTI’s ability to contest’: Observers group releases report on 2024 Pak polls; flags Imran Khan’s convictions, denial of ‘bat’ symbol

The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has officially released its report on Pakistan’s 2024 general elections, noting “conditions that appeared to impact one party’s ability to fairly contest the election” — namely the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan.The report, which included a “Letter of Transmittal” by COG chairperson and former […]

Braveheart 2.0: Why a Dundee girl became a right-wing symbol of resistance against immigrants in the UK | World News

Police Scotland said a 14-year-old girl was charged on 23 August after being found with a bladed weapon in St Ann Lane, Lochee, Dundee. A short video of the confrontation circulated online soon after, showing the teenager and her younger sister engaged in a dispute with an older man before the knife appeared. What might […]

Symbol of pride or provocation? Why Mexican flag flew high at Ls Angeles protests – Explained

Protester waving Mexican flag – Image Credit: AP Image In Los Angeles, the protesters burned the self-driving taxis, hurled stones at police, and even carried the Mexican flag while protesting against the ICE’s raid. In almost every frame, the protesters were seen with the Mexican flag, which has become a prominent visual element, visible in […]

Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump’s trade war | World News

NEW YORK : President Donald Trump‘s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad. Lately, the president’s wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls. Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls – perhaps three […]

Belarus opens case against a 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement

Nina Bahinskaya, 73, poses for a photo holding a flag that became the symbole of the opposition at an entrance of her apartment building in Minsk, Belarus (Image: AP) TALLINN: Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020. Retired geologist […]