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Panel probing US Capitol riot to release final report next week

Washington: The US House select committee investigating the January 2021 Capitol riot will release its final report next week, the panel’s chair Bennie Thompson announced, In a statement late Tuesday, the Democrat…
UNFPA appeals for $1.2 bn to support crisis-affected women, girls

United Nations: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has appealed for $1.2 billion in 2023 to reach some 66 million women, girls and young people facing crisis in 65 countries. The funding needs,…

Forest fire destroys 46 homes in Chile, kills one person

Santiago: A forest fire in Chile’s Metropolitan region has left one person dead, five people injured and 46 homes destroyed after razing at least 659 hectares of land, authorities said. The Interior…
Report reveals sexual abuse of female inmates in US prisons

Washington: The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a report which revealed sexual abuse of female inmates in federal prisons. The report released on Tuesday uncovered that Federal Bureau of Prisons…
Indian lecturer wins discrimination case against UK university

London: An Indian lecturer has won a discrimination case against a UK university whose selection process, according to an employment tribunal, was “tainted by race discrimination”. The University of Portsmouth failed to…
UK: Pig’s head placed on Mosque’s roof in Manchester

In an incident reported from manchester on Tuesday, a pig’s head was reportedly placed on the roof of a mosque. The police are investigating the matter as a hate crime. The incident…
IAEA to send permanent technical missions to all n-plants in Ukraine

Vienna: The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will send permanent technical missions to all the nuclear power plants (NPPs) in Ukraine as part of stepped-up efforts to help prevent a nuclear…

British-Pakistani cricketer forced to leave UK over racist abuse

London: Azeem Rafiq, a 31-year-old British-Pakistani former Yorkshire cricketer, has been forced to leave the UK after his allegations about institutional racism at the Yorkshire County Cricket Club (CCC) last year created…
Uyghur refugees fears deportation to China from Turkey

Istanbul: Uyghur refugees yet to get Turkish citizenship, are worried about deportation post-Turkey’s Interior Minister’s discussions with his Chinese counterpart. Sources privy to the meeting’s proceedings revealed that the Chinese side has…
Peru’s new President seeks early polls amid intensified protests

Lima: Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte said she plans to meet the Congressional Constitution Committee to “shorten the timeframe” for holding the early general elections as deadly protests have intensified across the…
Additional H-2B visas for FY 2023: USCIS

New York: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) are issuing a temporary final rule that makes 64,716 additional H-2B visas available for fiscal year 2023.…
Zelensky calls for 50mn LED lightbulbs to cope with energy crisis

Kiev: In the wake of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s fragile energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for 50 million LED lightbulbs which would save around one gigawatt of power and reduce…
High-level ministerial meeting to take up UNSC reforms

United Nations: Indias External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will preside over a high-level ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday to push for reforming the body to take on…
US charges 7 with military tech plot on Russian govt orders

Washington: The US has charged five Russian nationals, including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, and two Americans for allegedly conspiring to obtain military-grade and dual-use technologies from US companies for…
Biden signs bill on same-sex marriage

Washington: US President Joe Biden signed a bill codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage. The move, on Tuesday, came days after the Respect for Marriage Act went through the US Congress, Xinhua…