Latest News

UN Human Rights Council rejects holding Xinjiang debate
UN Human Rights Council rejects holding Xinjiang debate
World
By AFP

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations. The move came after former UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet released her long-delayed Xinjiang report last month, citing possible crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-western region.

US targets 'senior' IS jihadist in Syria's northeast: Centcom
US targets 'senior' IS jihadist in Syria's northeast: Centcom
World
By AFP

American forces targeted a "senior" member of the jihadist Islamic State group Thursday in a pre-dawn raid on northeastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said. "Centcom forces conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a senior ISIS official," spokesman Colonel Joe Buccino said in an emailed statement to AFP, without elaborating.

Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
Africa
By AFP

Flooding caused by heavy rains in the West African state of Niger has claimed nearly 200 lives and affected more than a quarter of a million people, the Civil Protection Service said on Thursday, describing the toll as one of the highest on record.

UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
World
By AFP

Accusing asylum seekers of "abusing the system" and urging the need to "take back control", the UK government is once again talking tough on immigration. "It's not racist for anyone... to want to control our borders, it's not bigoted to say that we have too many asylum seekers who are abusing the system," said Home Secretary Suella Braverman.