South Korea’s Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court. A lawyer advising Yoon had said the president, who has been holed up in his hillside villa in Seoul for weeks, would not attend, saying...
India will not permit tankers carrying Russian oil, which are subject to American sanctions, to enter its ports, Bloomberg reported. This decision marks a significant setback for Vladimir Putin’s strategy, as the Indian market has become crucial for Russia following the EU’s abandonment of Russian raw materials due to the invasion of Ukraine. The effects...
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, according to two officials involved in the talks. Mediator Qatar announced that the negotiations are at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposed agreement, confirmed...
Port Sudan: Sudanese volunteer rescuers have reported that shelling in an area of Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum just across the Nile River, has killed more than 120 people. The “random shelling” on Monday in western Omdurman resulted in the deaths of 120 civilians, according to the Ombada Emergency Response Room, which is part...
Embracing Veganuary: The Benefits of a Vegan Lifestyle January, commonly termed “Veganuary,” promotes the vegan lifestyle by encouraging people to follow a plant-based diet for the month. There are numerous health, moral, and ethical benefits of a vegan diet. I aim to empower our community with information on how it can improve your well-being. A...
Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned from the UK government after being implicated in graft investigations in Bangladesh, launched following the ousting of her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, as the country’s leader. In a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday, Siddiq reiterated her innocence but acknowledged that continuing in office would likely “be a...
The Trans-Caspian International Transport Route plays a crucial role in ensuring the security of supply chains between Asia and Europe. Kazakhstan and China are deepening their cooperation on this route, with the commencement of the third railway construction from Ayagoz to Tacheng and plans to open a third border railway checkpoint, as announced by Maulen...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, represent a universal call to action to achieve peace, well-being, and sustainability for humanity and the planet by 2030. These 17 interrelated goals address a wide range of global social, economic, and environmental challenges. Uzbekistan has undertaken comprehensive reforms and achieved significant milestones...
Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America on Thursday as all five living US presidents gathered for his moving state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. At the rare gathering, just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House, sitting President Joe Biden gave a eulogy describing “character” as...
President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term. On Thursday, as hundreds of anti-Maduro protesters took to the streets of the...