During the war in Bucha, the UN recorded 50 “unlawful” killings.

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According to the UN, a mission to Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, documented the deaths of 50 people, including several who were executed in cold blood. “During a mission to Bucha on the ninth of April, UN human rights officers documented the unlawful killing including by summary execution of some 50 civilians there,” Ravina Shamdasani, … Read more

Ukraine says 9 bodies found outside Kyiv, some ‘with signs of torture’

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The bodies of 9 civilians, a few showing signs and symptoms of torture, had been located in the metropolis of Borodyanka out of doors of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, police stated. “These were killed by way of the occupiers and some show signs and symptoms of torture. I need to emphasize that those people were … Read more

Fighting ongoing in Mariupol: Ukrainian governor

Mariupol

Fighting going in  Ukrainian and Russian forces is “ongoing” within the strategic port of Mariupol, the local government informed the Media Tuesday. “There is fighting ongoing in Mariupol. This is street combating,” Pavlo Kyrylenko governor of Ukraine’s jap Donetsk location said. Ukrainian forces there are “under heavy bombardment” however “retain to guard Mariupol.” “There are … Read more

Civilians get away east Ukraine cities as Russian strikes come to light

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By bus and train, residents keep pouring out of east Ukraine’s Kramatorsk and Sloviansk as terror grows the cities will be key aims of a major new Russian offensive. On Tuesday morning, a bus in the green and yellow colors of provincial football team FC Kramatorsk was waiting in the rain to pile up about … Read more

Ukrainian forces ready for ‘last battle’ in Mariupol

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Ukrainian forces are getting ready for a “last battle” to control the southern port of Mariupol, besieged by Russians since the invasion, marines in the city said Monday. “Today will probably be the last battle, as the ammunition is running out,” the 36th marine brigade of Ukrainian armed forces said on Facebook. “It’s death for … Read more

Russia denies attack on a Ukrainian train station

Russia’s defence ministry confirmed Friday that it did not initiate an attack on a railway station in eastern Ukraine that killed at least 35 people, according to a local rescue worker. “All comments by representatives of the Kyiv nationalist government regarding the claimed Russian rocket strike on the railway station in the city of Kramatorsk … Read more

China, Russia arming Myanmar junta: UN rights expert

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GENEVA – UN Security Council members China and Russia, as well as Serbia have continued supplying Myanmar’s junta with weapons used to attack civilians since last year’s coup, a UN rights expert said Tuesday. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights situation in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, urged the Security Council to convene an emergency session … Read more

Yemen civilian deaths double since UN monitors removed: NGO

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DUBAI – Civilian deaths and injuries in Yemen’s civil war have almost doubled since UN human rights monitors were controversially removed in October, a non-governmental organisation said on Thursday. The ejection of monitors had opened the door to “unchecked, horrific violations”, the Norwegian Refugee Council said, urging their reinstatement. It said 823 civilians were killed … Read more

Drones loom large in latest phase of Ethiopia’s war

ADDIS ABABA – One week ago, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed used his Orthodox Christmas message to call for “national reconciliation”, raising hopes of a breakthrough to end his country’s grinding 14-month-old war. But the very same day, a drone strike on a displaced persons camp in the conflict-stricken Tigray region killed more than 50 … Read more

Pakistan, India exchange list of prisoners under agreement

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Under the Consular Access Agreement, Pakistan and India have exchanged the list of each other’s nationals held in jails by both countries, a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday. The statement said the government of Pakistan has shared a list of 628 Indian prisoners in Pakistan including 51 civilians … Read more

UN ‘deeply concerned’ about civilians trapped by fighting in Afghanistan 

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UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations is ‘deeply concerned’ about the safety and protection of tens of thousands of people in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, who could be trapped by fighting between government forces and the Taliban, according to a UN spokesman. Taliban fighters have moved in on three provincial capitals in the … Read more

12 US soldiers, 8 civilians test positive for Covid-19 in South Korea

SEOUL: Twelve more US soldiers and eight relevant civilians in South Korea tested positive for the Covid-19, the US Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday. The USFK said in a statement that 20 USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with the Covid-19 after arriving in South Korea between July 18 and August 2. One service member arrived at … Read more

Pakistan Navy personnel conferred with Military awards

Pakistan Navy personnel conferred with Military awards

Pakistan Navy’s (PN) officers, Chief Petty Officers, Sailors, and civilians, on Friday, were presented with awards at a Military ceremony. According to the Spokesperson of the Pakistan Navy, Rear Admiral M Arshid Javed SI(M), Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Faisal Rasul Lodhi was the special guest of the occasion. At the ceremony, 14 officers were … Read more

DG Rangers Sindh chairs High level security meeting

DG Rangers Sindh chairs High level security meeting

A high level security meeting was held at Rangers Headquarters under the chairmanship of DG Rangers Sindh Major General Umar Ahmed Bukhari. The meeting was attended by Additional IG Karachi, Commissioner Karachi, Additional IGPCTD, and Additional IGP Special Branch. Senior DG IBs, DIGs (East, South, West, CTD, CIA and Traffic), police, Rangers and senior intelligence … Read more

Afghan Taliban killed 45 civilians during peace talks: Afghan Government

'Historic' peace negotiations with Taliban begin

The militants of Taliban kidnapped 60 civilians in central Afghanistan in the last week. According to the sources, The provincial deputy governor, Mohammad Ali Uruzgani said that The Taliban grabbed the hostages in the central province of Daikundi after a women escaped a Taliban-controlled village in a neighbouring province. He added that tribal elders were … Read more

Unprovoked firing by Indian troops across LoC, Pakistani soldier martyred

Pakistani soldier martyred during unprovoked firing across LoC

Indian troops have once again violated the ceasefire line as a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom in unprovoked firing resorted to along Line of Control (LoC) in Baroh and Chirikot sectors, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Thursday. Pakistan Army troops immediately retaliated Indian Army by targeting its posts which causes substantially damages and there … Read more