India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here's why it matters
The new census had been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges.
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India has begun its long-delayed population census. Here's why it matters
The new census had been planned for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical challenges.
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk said the law is discriminatory and violates Israel’s obligations under international law.
Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?
Before launching an attack on a compromised medical facility, international humanitarian law requires a warning to be issued, and reasonable time allowed for the misuse …
Weakened WTO set for high-level meet under cloud of Mideast war
“We've never seen the system being challenged as it is right now," says a Western diplomat
Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of a deadly Kabul airstrike that allegedly killed hundreds at a hospital, while Pakistan denies targeting civilians, intensifying a rapidly escalating cross-border …
Israeli shells hit Nepali peacekeeping shelter in Lebanon, soldiers reported safe
Soldiers safe as attack on Mays al-Jabal draws fresh condemnation, the latest in a pattern of strikes on UNIFIL positions since hostilities between Israel and …
US-Israel war on Iran enters third week
As the US-Israeli attacks on Iran completes its second week with thousands of Iranians already dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, the war only continues …
Iran has been attacked by US and Israel when peace was within reach
Talks had moved beyond rhetorical posturing toward concrete proposals. For the first time in years, there was credible movement toward stabilising the nuclear issue.
Latest developments in Iran: US and Israeli strikes, death of Khamenei
Iranian state television announced a 40-day mourning period and seven public holidays following the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death.
Rethinking global order: Insights from the 2026 Munich security report
The 2026 Munich Security Report warns that the international order is no longer slowly eroding, it is being actively dismantled. From “wrecking-ball politics” in the …
Bangladesh's new PM Tarique Rahman takes power
Rahman's win marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from …
Bangladesh votes in landmark polls after deadly uprising
The 127 million voters will also decide in a referendum whether to endorse proposals for prime-ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger …
