For hundreds of Syrians confined in inhumane conditions came something they might not have expected in their wildest dream: freedom. Though many have lost their memory and have been left unrecognisable by years of torture. Due to its barbaric techniques, the Sednaya prison was known as a ‘death camp’ and ‘slaughterhouse’. Since it began operations…
The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorises a 1% increase in defence spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but some Democratic lawmakers opposed the inclusion of a ban on…
Tokyo will be introducing a four-day work week for government employees starting April 2025, in a push to boost the record-low fertility rate in Japan and support working mothers, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced last week. The plan allows government employees to take three days off weekly, while another policy enables parents of young schoolchildren…
In 2011, Syrians broke into protests demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, who responded with brutal force, triggering a civil war that has killed over 5 lakh people. Thirteen years later, on December 8, Assad fled that country and opposition fighters took charge. So how did this historic event unfold? For about eight years,…
Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster on Sunday after seizing Damascus, forcing him to flee the country and bringing an end to his family’s decades-long rule. The rebels’ aggressive seizure of Damascus on Sunday capped more than 13 years of brutal civil war. The overthrow was orchestrated by a coalition of rebel forces, including…
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump to the Elysee Palace in Paris for talks on Saturday, ahead of a ceremony to mark the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after it was ravaged by fire. The trip to France marks Trump’s return to the world stage, still a private citizen but…
Syrian rebels have reportedly made significant advances in the suburbs of Homs, a key city in the country’s ongoing civil war, marking a critical development in their campaign against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, reported Reuters. The week-long offensive has placed government forces under intense pressure as the insurgents claim to be closing in on Damascus….
President Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them, leaving him vulnerable when his allies were distracted by wars elsewhere and his enemies went on the march. The rebels’ lightning advance through western Syria marks one of the most serious threats to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin lauded the Indian government: दुनिया में एक बार फिर से भारत का डंका बजा है. इस बार रूसी राष्ट्रपति व्लादिमीर पुतिन ने भारत की आर्थिक पहलों, विशेष रूप से प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के नेतृत्व में “मेक इन इंडिया” पहल पर बात करते हुए इसकी तारीफ की है. उन्होंने भारत में लघु एवं…
South Korean lawmakers on Wednesday called for the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol after he declared martial law only to reverse the move hours later, triggering the biggest political crisis in decades in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. The surprise declaration late on Tuesday ignited a standoff with parliament, which rejected his attempt to ban political…