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UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island's entire population, hitting sectors in... Read More


Sri Lankan opposition rallies in first major protest against Dissanayake government

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Thousands of opposition activists rallied near Sri Lanka's capital Friday to demand that the government fulfill pledges to ease taxes and restore order, in the first major protes... Read More


Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces a stark choice and risks losing American support over US peace plan

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Friday that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereign rights and preserving the ... Read More


Japan's first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she'll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the... Read More


Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted more than 200 schoolchildren Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria said, in the late... Read More


The EU sanctions a Sudanese paramilitary leader after atrocities by his forces in Darfur

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The European Union imposed sanctions on a top leader of Sudan's paramilitary group over "grave and ongoing atrocities" by his forces in the more than two-year war with the Sudane... Read More


Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Japan's Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact ... Read More


Frustrations grow in Russia over cellphone internet outages that disrupt daily life

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- When Russians look back at 2025, they might remember it as the year when the government took even tighter control of the internet. Credit cards that won't buy a ticket on public... Read More


New indictment accuses Yoon of manipulating investigation of South Korean marine's drowning

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on allegations he and others tried to manipulate the investigation into a marine's drowning, in another criminal ... Read More


BJP Alleges Mamata Government Obstructing SIR Process in West Bengal

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- BJP National Spokesperson Dr. Guru Prakash Paswan accused the West Bengal government of deliberately creating hurdles in the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) Addressing ... Read More