A court in Greece has abandoned the trial of nine Egyptian men accused of causing the biggest migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. The judges in the southern port city of Kalamata ruled they did not have jurisdiction to hear the case on the grounds the vessel sank in international waters. It
A group of tourists wheel their bulky luggage and wind their way through the crowds in search of the perfect shot. They huddle on a pavement opposite a convenience store – but this is no ordinary store. Rising behind it is Japan’s highest summit, the majestic Mount Fuji. The snowy 3,776m-peak forms a stunning backdrop
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LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan is infamous as a haven of the real estate mafia that lives in heaven as it can ruin and abuse laws when it has an eye on any piece of land from where it can make money. Over 61% of arable land has been eaten out in the last 10 years only
GAZA-The Gaza Health Ministry announced today that the death toll of Palestinians from the Israeli occupation forces has escalated to 31,184 since October 7, with an additional 72,889 injuries. The Israeli occupation forces have been implicated in eight massacres against families in Gaza within a 24-hour period, resulting in the death of 72 Palestinians and
Alexei Navalny’s mother has been unable to recover his body after his death in an Arctic jail, a close aide to the dead Russian opposition leader says. Kira Yarmysh said his mother, Lyudmila, was told his body would only be handed over once a post-mortem examination had been completed. Navalny’s team believes the anti-corruption campaigner
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his engagement to his partner of four years, Jodie Haydon. He proposed at the Lodge – the prime minister’s official Canberra residence – on Valentine’s Day, with a ring he specially designed. Mr Albanese, 60, and Ms Haydon, 45, met at a business dinner in Melbourne in 2020.
Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s parties in Pakistan have reached a deal to form a government after last week’s disputed election. Mr Bhutto’s Pakistan People’s Party said it would help Mr Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League elect a prime minister. The two parties were previously in a coalition that ousted Imran Khan from power in
A Pakistani politician who emerged victorious in last week’s contentious national elections has opted to relinquish his seat, asserting that the vote was manipulated in his favor. Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman, representing the Jamaat-e-Islami party, has been declared the winner of the provincial assembly seat PS-129 in Karachi. However, he stated this week that the
India’s top court has struck down a scheme that allowed people to make anonymous donations to political parties, calling it unconstitutional. Electoral bonds were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2018 to make political funding more transparent. But critics say it’s done the opposite and made the process more opaque. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya
