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US, UN EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT INDIA’S RELIGION-BASED CITIZENSHIP LAW

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Thu 14 March 2024: The US government and the United Nations, on Tuesday, expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law in India, with the UN calling the legislation “fundamentally discriminatory in nature”, Reuters reports. Rights advocates have criticised the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, which the Indian government moved to implement on Monday. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say it discriminates against […]

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STAGE SET FOR BIDEN-TRUMP REMATCH AS BOTH CLINCH THEIR PARTY’S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

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Wed 13 March 2024: US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are headed for a rematch after both clinched their respective party’s nominations on Tuesday. Both candidates were projected to win their primaries in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and Washington, giving them the magic numbers they needed to clinch, according to multiple […]

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RUSSIA READY FOR NUCLEAR WAR FROM ‘MILITARY-TECHNICAL’ POINT OF VIEW, SAYS PUTIN

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Wed 13 March 2024: If Russia’s statehood is under danger, President Vladimir Putin has issued a warning, saying that his country is “ready” to deploy nuclear weapons. “From a military-technical point of view, we are, of course, ready. They (Russian forces) are constantly in a state of combat readiness,” Putin told the state-run Rossiya-1 television […]

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ABU DHABI TAKEOVER OF TELEGRAPH GROUP FACES GOVT SCRUTINY

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Wed 13 March 2024: The UK government is considering the possibility of amending existing legislation to block the £600 million ($767m) takeover of Telegraph Media Group by Abu Dhabi-backed private equity firm RedBird IMI. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is reportedly exploring the possibility of introducing new powers that would allow ministers to prevent a foreign state […]

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ANDREW TATE AND BROTHER TRISTAN ARRESTED IN ROMANIA ON U.K. WARRANT

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Tue 12 March 2024: Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Romania over allegations of sexual aggression. The brothers were detained on Monday night on charges that date back to between 2012 and 2015. They were handed a European arrest warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London – […]

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UK GOVERNMENT PLEDGES ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PROTECT MUSLIM COMMUNITIES

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Tue 12 March 2024: The United Kingdom will pump an additional 117 million pounds ($150m) into protecting Muslim communities, the government said. The new funding, announced on Monday as the Muslim month of Ramadan began, will be used to install security cameras, alarms, and fences in mosques, Muslim faith schools, and other community centres. The move comes […]

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