South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament on Wednesday voted to impeach the country’s interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response that likely contributed to the …
South Korean lawmakers impeach minister over crowd crush
South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament has voted to impeach the country’s interior and safety minister, Lee Sang-min, holding him responsible for government failures in disaster planning and the response that likely worsened a crowd crush that …
Pakistan’s top rights group raises ‘alarm’ on religious freedom
The HRCP report focuses on forced conversions, desecration of places of worship and marginalisation of Ahmadi community.
FTSE 100 hits fresh all-time high as inflation and recession fears ease
Index rises to 7934.30, pushing it above previous record set on 3 FebruaryThe UK’s blue-chip shares index has hit a fresh all-time high, only days after a previous record was set last Friday.The FTSE 100 index rose by almost 1% on Wednesday morning, ev…
Zelenskiy heads to London as Kyiv seeks more arms
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Rishi Sunak and address the British parliament
Uganda says it will not renew mandate of UN human rights office
Yoweri Museveni’s government has, over the years, been criticised by the opposition and activists for rights violations.
Turkey earthquake: BBC reporter stops as rescuers listen for trapped people
Tom Bateman was reporting from Adana, Turkey, when asked to be be quiet.
Man charged over disappearance of girl found in Scottish Borders
Girl was found near Galashiels after search involving divers, a helicopter and mountain rescue teamA 53-year-old man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl who was later found in the Scottish Borders, as police tha…
Russia will not run out of weapons ‘any time soon’ and Putin hopes to ‘bomb’ Ukraine to negotiating table, European spy agency warns
Russia will not run out of weapons or troops for its war “any time soon” and Vladimir Putin thinks he can “bomb” Ukraine to the negotiating table, a European spy agency has warned.
The Last Monarch of Tunisia: Power and politics
How Tunisia’s last monarch was deposed by its first president – a power struggle remembered on Tunisian Republic Day.