Pakistan election 2024: How the voting works | Elections News

Pakistan election 2024: How the voting works | Elections News

EXPLAINER Pakistan will vote on February 8 for national and state legislatures amid political fluidity and steep economic challenges. On Thursday, 128 million Pakistanis will get to elect their country’s next government, and also the legislatures of the nation’s four provinces. These are Pakistan’s 12th general elections — and the country’s…

New Zealand calls on Papua rebels to release pilot kidnapped a year ago | Politics News

New Zealand calls on Papua rebels to release pilot kidnapped a year ago | Politics News

Phillip Mehrtens, a commercial pilot with Susi Air, was taken captive from an airstrip in the troubled Indonesian province. New Zealand has called for the immediate release of pilot Phillip Mehrtens who was taken captive by fighters in Indonesia’s troubled Papua province a year ago. Mehrtens, who was flying a…

US Republican-led Israel-only bill fails; Ukraine-Israel-border bill shaky | Politics News

US Republican-led Israel-only bill fails; Ukraine-Israel-border bill shaky | Politics News

The United States House of Representatives has rejected a Republican-led bill to provide $17.6bn in assistance to Israel as a wider bipartisan bill that would also help Ukraine and ensure more money for border security looked to be in trouble as well. The Tuesday vote on the Israel bill, which…

In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent | Refugees News

In legal no-man’s land, refugees in Malaysia struggle to eat, pay rent | Refugees News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – It is late afternoon in Kuala Lumpur and in the harsh heat, Zabi* concludes his third visit to the doctor in a month, still unsure of what is causing his excruciating stomach aches despite all his reports being normal so far. He worries about paying for…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 714 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 714 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 714th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Fighting Vadym Filashkin, the governor of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, said Russia was firing between 1,500 and 2,500 shells and rockets at the area every day and targeting critical…

Chile ex-president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash | Obituaries News

Chile ex-president Sebastian Pinera dies in helicopter crash | Obituaries News

The 74-year-old billionaire tycoon has died in a crash in the popular vacation spot Lago Ranco in southern Chile. Chile’s former President Sebastian Pinera, a billionaire tycoon who twice held the South American nation’s top job, has died in a helicopter crash, his office said in a statement. “It is…

Michigan school shooter’s mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter | Courts News

Michigan school shooter’s mother found guilty of involuntary manslaughter | Courts News

In 2021, Ethan Crumbley walked out of a toilet, pulled a gun from his backpack at school and killed four students. A Michigan jury has convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the killing of four students…

Qatar says Hamas response to truce proposal ‘generally positive’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Qatar says Hamas response to truce proposal ‘generally positive’ | Israel War on Gaza News

Mediator Qatar says Hamas has given a “generally positive” response to a proposed truce deal with Israel, as the Palestinian group reiterated its demand for an end to the Israeli assault on Gaza. During a press conference on Tuesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh…

Blinken believes ‘an agreement is possible’ with Hamas | Israel War on Gaza

Blinken believes ‘an agreement is possible’ with Hamas | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed “We continue to believe that an agreement is possible.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters he’ll discuss the response from Hamas to a proposed deal with Israel tomorrow. The deal was presented to Hamas following talks between Egypt, the US and Qatar. Published On 6 Feb 20246…