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Fresh questions have emerged over media freedom in Pakistan after widespread claims that international broadcaster Al Jazeera became inaccessible to users across the country following its extensive coverage of protests and election-related violence in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK). more
Spain deploys military after massive migrant influx from Morocco sparks border crisis

Spain is deploying a large number of troops to its North African territory of Ceuta after thousands of migrants crossed into the enclave from neighbouring Morocco on Thursday, according t ...

Independent UN human rights investigators ask Iran to stop protest-related executions

Independent UN human rights investigators on Thursday called for Iran to immediately halt the execution of 10 men who took part in a protest in the central city of Isfahan earlier this ye ...

Bangladesh-born man extradited from Brazil faces US court in major human smuggling case

A 39-year-old Bangladesh-born man has appeared in a US court following his extradition from Brazil after being charged with involvement in a human trafficking and migrant smuggling operat ...

Who is Jin Mingri? Underground church founder walks free from Chinese prison

Prominent Chinese underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has reportedly arrived in the United States, where he has reunited with his family.

Shocking protest at UN: Tibetan flag-bearing man dies after self-immolation, video goes viral

A man holding a Tibetan flag died after setting himself on fire outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday in what appeared to be a protest against Chinese rule over ...

‘Romanch’s Law’: NYC Bill named after tourist killed in horse carriage accident

The New York City Council bill seeking to ban horse-drawn carriages, commonly known as Ryder’s Law, will now be renamed after Indian teenager Romanch Mahajan, who recently died foll ...

We will kick them out: Bangladeshi anti-India Gen Z woman’s anti-Hindu remark goes viral

Anti-Hindu sentiment has surfaced sharply among sections of Gen Z in Bangladesh following widespread protests by minority communities over the desecration of an image of Lord Ram in the M ...

NY boarding school horror: Kids “forced to dig graves and eat vomit,” survivor alleges

A former student of the now-defunct Family Foundation School in New York has alleged that troubled students were subjected to severe abuse, including strip searches, confinement in closet ...

Iranian singer sentenced to 74 lashes after livestream concert without hijab

An Iranian court has sentenced singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, to 74 lashes for performing without wearing a hijab during a concert tha ...