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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. The vote was held after opposition parties brought a motion against him. Sunday's vote took place after the country's Supreme Court ruled in favor of opposition parties and said that Khan had acted unconstitutionally. Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif who is expected to be chosen as the new prime minister said Pakistan and […]

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, IACHR, has urged Peru not to release former President Alberto Fujimori. The Human Rights resolution overrules Peru’s top Constitutional Court, which had ruled  to allow Fujimori’s release on humanitarian grounds. The Court held that the decision to reinstate a presidential pardon did not give enough weight to the right to justice of Fujimori’s victims. Fujimori was president from 1990 to 2000, serving a 25-year sentence since […]

The United States Senate has confirmed Ketanji Jackson’s nomination to the US Supreme Court. This makes Jackson the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court. Beyond breaking barriers as the first Black woman on the bench, she is now only the third Black American ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. Her confirmation process highlighted deep partisan divisions in the US. ALJAZEERA/CU

Peru has declared a one-month state of emergency to allow the armed forces to supervise its highways. This comes as the government of President Pedro Castillo tries to stem nationwide protests over rising fuel and food prices. Hundreds of truckers and farm workers have been blocking roads across the country for more than a week in anger over rising costs. Clashes between protesters and police in Ica, left one farm worker dead […]

Burkina Faso’s former President Roch Kabore, has been allowed to return to his home. According to the country’s interim government, Kabore was allowed to return to his residence in the capital Ougadougou. It added that security measures would be installed to guarantee his safety. Recall that the Former President had been under house arrest since he was toppled in a military coup in January.

Yemen’s president, Abd-Rabbu Hadi has sacked his deputy Ali al-Ahmar and transferred his own powers to a presidential council. President Hadi said the new body will assume the duties of both the president and his deputy. This comes as Saudi Arabia announced billions of dollars in aid and urged the President to begin talks with the Houthis to end the country’s devastating war. Yemen has been at war since late […]

The United Nations General Assembly will vote on whether to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. General Assembly spokeswoman, Paulina Kubiak revealed that the assembly will meet to vote on the resolution to suspend Russia on Thursday. The resolution’s approval requires a two-thirds majority of assembly members that vote “yes” or “no.” US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, brought the move for Russia to be stripped of its […]

The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield,has sought suspension of the Russian Federation from the Human Rights Council. Thomas-Greenfield, made the call while addressing the UN Security Council in New York, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky briefed the Council on the killings of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Two-thirds of the 193 members of the UN would need to vote in favor of suspending Russia […]

India has condemned killings in Ukraine's Bucha and supported calls for an independent investigation into the deeply disturbing reports In a statement at the UN Security Council meeting, India's permanent representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said the country remained deeply concerned at the worsening situation and reiterates its call for immediate cessation of violence and end to hostilities. It further called for support,urging for guarantees of safe passage […]