Indonesian govt orders police to identify, punish stadium disaster ‘perpetrators’ as anger mounts

Indonesia’s government called on the country’s police on Monday to identify and punish whoever was responsible for a stadium stampede that left 125 people dead, as anger mounted over one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football. The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang also saw 323 people injured after مزید پڑھیں

Brazil vote goes to runoff as Bolsonaro finishes close second to Lula

Brazil’s top two presidential candidates will face each other in a runoff vote after neither got enough support to win outright on Sunday in an election to decide if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office. According to international media, with 98.8 مزید پڑھیں

‘Khalistan-“Muslim-Sikh Bhai Bhai slogans inscribed in Indian govt office

Secessionist group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) have released raw footage of “Khalistan-Pakistan Zindabad” and “Muslim-Sikh Bhai Bhai” slogans inscribed at Divisional Forest Office Bathinda, a stronghold of Aam Admi Party (AAP). The walls of the government office were also painted with slogans “Hindustan Murdabad” and “Punjab Hul Khalistan” with the Khalistan Referendum Voting Process starting مزید پڑھیں

Saudi Arabia continues humanitarian assistance in flood-hit

 Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief) is continuing its efforts to provide humanitarian aid to flood-hit Pakistan. The team distributed 2,095 food baskets, 40 tents, and 400 mosquito nets in various provinces to 14,665 people. The aid comes within the Saudi Relief Land Bridge, directed by King Salman, to support Pakistan مزید پڑھیں

Erdogan renews threat to block Swedish, Finnish Nato bids

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned Turkey would not ratify the Nato membership bids of Sweden and Finland until the two Nordic countries “kept” promises they had made to Ankara. “Until the promises made to our country are kept, we will maintain our principled position,” Erdogan said in a speech to parliament in Ankara. مزید پڑھیں

129 dead in riot, stampede at football match in Indonesia

At least 129 people died and 180 were injured after violence and a stampede erupted following an Indonesian league football match, police have said. According to international media, supporters of the Javanese clubs Arema and Persebaya Surabaya clashed after Arema were defeated 3-2 at the match in Malang Regency, East Java. Supporters from the losing مزید پڑھیں

Russia loses UN aviation council seat in Ukraine rebuke

Russia failed to win enough votes for re-election to the United Nation’s aviation agency’s governing council on Saturday, in a boost for Western powers that wanted to hold Moscow accountable following its invasion of Ukraine. Russia fell short of the votes needed to stay on the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) 36-nation governing council, during مزید پڑھیں