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[UN News] Nearly 10,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence were recorded worldwide last year - more than double the previous year's figure - as rape, sexual slavery and abduction were deployed as weapons of war across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Caribbean.

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WHAT if, one fine morning, a call is extended — “Cockroaches of the world unite!” And suddenly millions of pointless, lazy little creatures swarm out from their ugly dens — from behind boxes, from under beds, from the dark corners of old cupboards? Lazy, yet resilient, cockroaches refused to evolve for the last 150 million years. All they have done is survive and breed. You chase them away with a broom, smash them with sandals, spray them with “Hit,” and still they return. When filth piles up, c

DUTCH police have found themselves in the middle of an online furore after footage of personnel assaulting a pregnant woman went viral on social media. The incident, which took place on May 19 in the town of Zeist, came to light over the weekend after videos circulated online of an officer violently pulling a heavily pregnant woman by the arm, causing her to fall to the ground, according to Dutch outlet RTV Utrecht. The video was filmed inside an asylum seekers’ centre
May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, a U.S. official said on Sunday. The U.S. has proposed that as a first step Hezbollah will stop all attacks on Israel and in return Israel would refrain from escalation in Beirut, the official said. The U.S. official added that Aoun tried to advance this proposal, but Lebanese Parliament

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, a US official said on Sunday. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Israel has warned Lebanese civilians across the south to evacuate or risk being in the line of fire. Lebanese PM on Saturday accused Israel of "implementing a policy of total destruction of cities and towns."
Romanian President Nicușor Dan has said that Bucharest may take stronger diplomatic measures, including the expulsion of Russia's ambassador, if incidents involving Russian attack drones entering Romanian airspace continue during strikes on Ukraine.

The federal government recently announced a Rs22 per litre reduction in petrol and high-speed diesel prices. The decision lowered petrol prices from above Rs403 per litre to approximately Rs381.78 per litre and was presented as a measure to provide relief to consumers facing persistent economic pressures. Yet the public response was far from enthusiastic. Instead of celebrations, many citizens reacted with scepticism. Others questioned whether the reduction would make any meaningful difference i

This added to months of reports claiming tensions between the government and the Islamic Republic's military-security institutions.

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• OCAC demands urgent meeting with PM, seeks his intervention ISLAMABAD: The country’s oil industry has protested the slow disbursement of their price differential claims (PDCs) against cheaper petroleum product supplies to consumers in early days of US-Iran war and proposed tax on windfall inventory gains in the coming budget. In a letter to the prime minister, Oil Companies’ Advisory Council (OCAC) — a cartel representing around three dozen oil marketing companies and refineries — demanded an

LAHORE: Pakistan emerged as the largest buyer of US cotton for the second consecutive week despite a sharp decline in domestic cotton and phutti prices during the Eidul Azha holidays, prompting industry bodies to urge the federal and provincial governments to reduce taxes, energy tariffs and interest rates in the upcoming budgets to support the struggling cotton and textile sectors. Cotton prices recorded a significant fall during the holiday period. In Sindh, cotton prices dropped by Rs2,000 pe

Jakarta residents have largely welcomed a new police-military campaign against violent street crime, after a wave of brazen motorbike muggings struck fear into Indonesia’s capital. But rights advocates warn that deploying soldiers alongside police blurs a line between law enforcement and military power, reviving memories of extrajudicial killings in a country still haunted by its authoritarian past. On May 15, Jakarta police announced the formation of a special, 24-hour joint patrol task force..

US-Iran war live updates: The remark by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf came as reports suggested US President Donald Trump has sent back a revised, tougher peace proposal

The US president emphasized that "most of the agreement is about" the nuclear issue

Far-right outsider, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face leftist senator, Ivan Cepeda on June 21.

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The country is set to become the third in Southeast Asia to purchase the powerful Indo-Russian missile system, after the Philippines and Indonesia.

Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday and will face senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by leftwing president Gustavo Petro, in the runoff. With 99.9% of ballots counted, the outsider and Donald Trump admirer Espriella secured 43.7% of the vote – just over 10.3m votes – compared with 40.9% (about 9.6m v

Deep in the forested highlands of northern Myanmar, where the Irrawaddy River rises from two tributaries in the hills of Kachin state, a contentious infrastructure project is stirring again – and threatening to reopen wounds that never fully healed. The Myitsone Dam, a US$3.6 billion Chinese-financed hydroelectric megaproject that was shelved more than a decade ago after igniting a storm of popular fury, is back on the table. Myanmar’s military rulers have begun holding public consultations on..

France requests UN Security Council meeting over Israel's expanding invasion in Lebanon.

Left-wing senator Iván Cepeda will face Trump admirer Abelardo de la Espriella at the final ballot on 21 June.

China's worst coal mining disaster in 15 years comes amid an ambitious pivot towards green energy.

No civilian casualties have been reported

The left-wing senator and far-right newcomer will face each other in a runoff on June 21, with security a top issue.

The focus of competition for Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) is shifting from prices to artificial intelligence capability, as carmakers try to manage weakening demand amid tightened regulations, according to Morgan Stanley. The push in AI would likely bring models with conditionally autonomous driving capability, or Level 3 (L3), to market, said Tim Hsiao, head of the Greater China auto and shared mobility research team at Morgan Stanley, in a recent interview with the South China Morning Post.
During the call, Sharaa said lifting the remaining US sanctions on Syria was an essential step toward reviving the Syrian economy and attracting investment, the statement said.
The annual pre-parade Met Council breakfast included a demonstration by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of state power that will better defend Jewish institutions from anti-Israel protests.
The European Union is considering a temporary "freeze" of the price cap on Russian oil because of the war involving Iran.

Missiles remain a deadly threat but are bottlenecked by production and launch platform availability
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Israeli strike on souther Lebanon kills eight, including three women Israeli forces killed at least eight people, including three women, in air strike on southern Lebanon, according to the country's Health Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said the attack on the town of Deir Zahrani in the Nabatieh district left 19 others wounded, including five children and six women. “The massacre committed by the Israeli enemy in a raid on the town of Deir Zahrani, Nabatieh district, at dawn on Sun

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation now the most popular political party in the country, Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll suggests. Follow today’s news live Shadow treasurer says Coalition still major player amid stagnant polling Tim Wilson, the shadow treasurer, said the Coalition needed to be “better” in light of the One Nation polling, but said any notion the opposition was now a minor party was “cute”, but untrue. What Australians are right now is despairing of the state of this government. … We
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The three AUKUS partners Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have published a new statement on the side of the Shangi La-Dialogue in Singapore. The declaration notably changes the acquisition of Virginia-class nuclear powered submarines by Australia under the AUKUS Pillar I “Optimal Pathway”. Also part of this agreement is the intention to ... The post AUKUS Partners Announce Changes To Submarine Agreement, Launch Joint Development For Underwater Drone Payloads appeared first on

Germany warns over Israel's advance into southern Lebanon German Foreign Minister Johannes Wadephul has voiced concern over Israel's expanding ground offensive in southern Lebanon, warning that further escalation could deepen an already volatile crisis. "The Israeli army's advance further into southern Lebanon is cause for serious concern," the statement said, adding: "Any further escalation will exacerbate the already tense situation and trigger new waves of displacement within Lebanon."