The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar released a statement on Sunday expressing concern over the rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging both countries to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through dialogue and diplomacy. According to a Sunday report by Pakistan’s Dawn news organization, the Afghan Taliban and affiliated militants launched an attack [...]

South Korea’s foreign ministry announced Monday that South Korean nationals detained in a recent US immigration raid are expected to return home voluntarily, avoiding formal deportation. South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik revealed return plans for the detained South Korean workers following negotiations with the US. Kang stated that the government intends to [...]

A spokesperson for UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday denounced the parading of hostage bodies in Gaza by Hamas as against international law. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated the release, also urged dignity and privacy in the next release. UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that under international law, any [...]

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to preserve video recordings of the voting process as a case challenging the increase in the number of voters per polling station is pending before the court. The plea argues the increase could lead to the exclusion of voters due to [...]

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 “conflict-related” detainees from Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a, according to the statement released by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday. At a Sana’a press conference, officials revealed that most released prisoners were captured on the battlefront and are the wounded, elderly, and those in exceptional [...]

The European Consumer Organization (BEUC) said Thursday that Meta’s current pay-or-consent strategy in the EU may violate consumer and data protection laws, urging relevant EU agencies to protect consumers immediately. The statement accused Meta of using ambiguous terms and confusing interfaces that do not allow users to consent freely to data collection. The organization also [...]

UN launched Friday the United Nations Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism. The UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) developed the Action Plan, aiming to ensure a more coordinated and effective response to antisemitism. The Action Plan outlines comprehensive global antisemitism prevention strategies, with a focus on monitoring, training, advocacy, and stakeholder collaboration. The [...]

The Islamabad Bench of Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau Court on Friday sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, to imprisonment for 14 and seven years, respectively, in a £190 million corruption case. The court earlier delayed the verdict amidst ongoing negotiations between Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) party and the ruling coalition [...]

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reportedly started the process of confiscating the property of human trafficking suspects Tuesday on the directions given by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif had directed the authorities to expedite the process in the first week of January. According to local newspaper DAWN, FIA has begun seizing the property under the [...]

The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) released a press release on Monday charging that Iran has escalated its crackdown on human rights lawyers and other dissenters as part of its expanding suppression of dissent. The authorities are using intimidation and prosecution, with five prominent lawyers being arrested and sentenced in the last month. [...]