International

The European Union joined several Muslim nations on Saturday in condemning the latest incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) would be convening an emergency meeting on the matter next week. The censure comes after a man, who fled from Iraq to Sweden several years ago, tore up and burned the Holy Quran …

Thousands of users across the world reported facing issues while using Twitter on Saturday night, according to outage tracking website Downdetector. There were more than 7,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Twitter in the United States, according to the website, while over 5,000 complaints were reported from the United Kingdom. Users in other countries, including India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, …

Maryam Khan, a Pakistan-born US lawmaker from the state of Connecticut, was attacked after attending Eid ul Azha prayers with her family in the state’s capital city of Hartford, the American media has reported. According to The New York Times, police have arrested a man in connection with the attack that took place on Wednesday, during which Khan — the first …

A bus crashed and burst into flames killing at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, police and officials said. “The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when at around 1:35am it met with an accident on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, after which the diesel tank of the bus caught fire,” local …

A US State Department report on Friday criticised the handling of the 2021 evacuation from Afghanistan, saying decisions by President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump to withdraw troops had “serious consequences for the viability” and security of the former US-backed government. Adverse findings in the report also reflected badly on Secretary of State Antony Blinken, without naming him. They included …

Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given accounts of traffickers in North Africa cramming them into a clapped-out fishing trawler. They recounted hellish conditions above and below deck, with no food or water. Some also said the tragic end, when it came, was precipitated by the actions of the Greek coastguard. They have told …

A bus crashed and burst into flames killing at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, police and officials said. “The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when at around 1:35am it met with an accident on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, after which the diesel tank of the bus caught fire,” local …

Violence and looting hit France in a fourth night of protests as police, who were deployed in force, made more than 1,300 arrests and the country braced for more clashes as the funeral was held on Saturday of the teenager who was killed by an officer during a traffic stop. The government said the violence had “lessened” compared to previous nights, but …

France asked all local authorities to halt public transport on Friday in a desperate attempt to restore order after rioters torched buildings and cars during a third night of rage sparked by the police shooting of a teenager. Violence flared in the cities of Marseille, Lyon, Pau, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille as well as Paris where 17-year-old Nahel M — …

Benezir Income Support Program is Pakistan’s Most Transparent Welfare Program, According to International Institutions. Farzana Raja By: Raja Zahid A Khanzada Dallas : Former Chair of the Benazir Income Support Program, Farzana Raja, stated that the Benazir Income Support Program, initiated in Pakistan to alleviate poverty and empower women, is acknowledged as the most transparent social uplift program by international …