NEW YORK: Israel’s actions in Gaza “constitute elements of the most serious crimes under international law,” the UN human rights chief warned on Tuesday. “The willful impediment of access to food and other life-sustaining relief supplies for civilians may constitute a war crime,” Volker Turk said. “The threat of starvation, together with 20 months of […]
Read MoreBy Baosheng Guo Today marks the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June 4, 1989, yet in recent months the international community has paid little attention to this historical moment and the question of democratization in China. One of the reasons is that after U.S. President Donald Trump took office, he implemented a […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s new liberal President Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to raise the country from the near destruction caused by a martial law attempt and revive an economy besieged by global protectionism that is threatening its very existence. Lee’s decisive victory in Tuesday’s snap election stands to usher in a sea change in Asia’s fourth-largest […]
Read MoreThe new South Korean administration will likely make efforts to buy time for US trade talks, as it studies the negotiations of bigger neighbours Japan and China for leverage, according to sources familiar with the ruling party’s thinking. President Lee Jae-myung, who took office hours after winning the June 3 snap presidential election without a […]
Read MoreUnited Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis today (4 June) said the participation and inclusion of all political parties will help prevent a ‘very polarised position’ and potential ‘unrest’, though the circumstances should be viewed in the context of the country. “But I think circumstances need to be looked at….the decision of the government […]
Read MoreHong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday that China’s recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hardline policies on national security, had been a “normal” personnel change. In a surprise development, China announced late on Friday that Zheng Yanxiong, the director of China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong – Beijing’s main […]
Read MoreAt least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, health officials said, in a third day running of chaos and bloodshed to blight the aid operation. The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of people […]
Read MoreSouth Korea’s liberal party candidate Lee Jae-myung is projected to win the country’s snap presidential election, according to projections by the country’s broadcasters on Tuesday. Reuters has not independently confirmed the results of the joint exit poll by broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, which put Lee on 51.7% and his conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on […]
Read MoreDhaka, June 3, 2025: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus met with the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Gwyn Lewis, at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. The Resident Coordinator commended the robust cooperation with the Interim Government, and both leaders engaged in comprehensive discussions on advancing development in Bangladesh. They explored the extensive support the […]
Read MoreOrgan transplantation in Kazakhstan relies heavily on living donors due to distrust in the system and religious beliefs. Only 10 out of 86 families consented to donation after death in 2024. Organ transplantation, which is often the only way to save a life, is directly dependent on donors. But their sometimes unreliable availability often leads […]
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