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Scotland is set to launch the UK’s first driverless bus network next week, marking a significant milestone in transportation technology.  The autonomous buses, equipped with advanced technology, will operate on a 14-mile route and aim to transport approximately 10,000 passengers per week.  While there will be drivers onboard ready to…

At least 22 people have lost their lives after a double-decker boat capsized in India’s Kerala state in an incident blamed on the lack of safety measures. The ill-fated boat had sunk near the Tuvalthiram beach in Malappuram district’s coastal town Tanur at around 7pm on Sunday, Indian media outlet NDTV reported citing the…

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were Saturday crowned in a historic coronation ceremony, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years, at Westminster Abbey in London.  The Archbishop of Canterbury — the spiritual leader of the Anglican Church — placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on Charles’ head as he…

The United Nations has called for an immediate end to violence in Sudan. The call was made by UN Secretary-General António Guterres during meeting with President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi in Bujumbura on the sidelines of summit of heads of state of the Regional Oversight Mechanism for Peace, Security and…

In Sudan, more than 100,000 people have fled the country amid continued heavy fighting between rival military factions for the last two weeks.  United Nation High commissioner for Refugees spokeswoman Olga Sarrado told reporters in Geneva that refugees are fleeing to Egypt in the north and Chad in the west.…

United Nations has said it is not leaving Sudan but has temporarily relocated hundreds of staff members inside and outside of the country amid continuing fighting between rival military factions. Addressing the 15-member Council during a general debate on the importance of multilateralism, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres affirmed continued…

Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid ul Fitr on Friday (tomorrow) as the Shawwal moon has been sighted in the kingdom. The kingdom’s Supreme Court confirmed the report, saying that the Shawwal moon was spotted in Tamir area on Thursday evening.      Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) moon-sighting committee…

The fascist Hindutva regime under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made India a nightmare for Muslims during the holy month of Ramazan. According to media reports, on April 4th, Hindu extremists stopped Muslims from offering Taraweeh prayers in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. During Taraweeh, more than 60 goons of religiously violent…

The international community has condemned the escalation of violence in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. UN Chief Antonio Guterres has called on Sudan’s authorities for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” and discussed ways to de-escalate with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki. In a tweet,…

Lebanon has lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council against Israel’s violations of its territories. Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said a complaint letter was handed over to both UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council. The letter condemned the recent attacks carried out by Israel…

Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran held formal talks in Beijing on restoration of diplomatic relations. In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry said Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan met and discussed steps towards reopening the embassies and consulates of the two countries. It…

Israeli forces have attacked dozens of worshipers on the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem and arrested at least 400 Palestinians. The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement that seven Palestinians sustained wounds from rubber-tipped bullets and beatings in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound.…

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has filed an appeal against his conviction and jail sentence in a criminal defamation case. The court in Gujarat state granted him bail until the next hearing on 13 April. Rahul Gandhi had been sentenced to two years in jail for 2019 comments about Prime…

Nine soldiers were killed when two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training exercise in Kentucky on Wednesday night, officials said Thursday morning. The crash occurred at around 10 p.m. local time (11 p.m. ET) in Trigg County, west of Fort Campbell, the Army base said in a…

At least eight devotees were killed and around a dozen rescued on Thursday after about 25 people fell into a well at a Hindu temple in India, police said. The worshippers plunged into the stepwell – a stair-lined communal water source – after the floor covering it collapsed in the central city…

Many Muslims in the United States who were observing Ramadan broke their fast and offered Taraweeh prayer at Times Square in New York for the second year in a row. Muslim social media influencer SQ organised the weekend event in association with Muslims Giving Back and Droplets of Mercy. Dahlia…

Israel has demolished 953 Palestinian homes the highest number in seven years in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem during last year. According to report released by the EU mission in the Palestine, more than twenty eight thousands people have been displaced as a result of the demolitions. The…

Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation. The 24-hour “warning” strikes called by the Verdi trade union and railway…

Spain’s first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes, authorities said. An unusually dry winter across parts of the south of the European continent has reduced moisture in…

India’s parliament on Friday disqualified the leader of the main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court jailed him for two years in a defamation case loosely linked to the prime minister, parliament said in a statement. Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha”, parliament said,…

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were set to hold a second day of talks on Tuesday, the Russian leader Vladimir Putin said he was open to discussing China’s proposals on the fighting in Ukraine. The sit-down was to be unexpectedly mirrored in Kyiv, where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was en route to…