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ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua.

The King told the opening session of the Commonwealth summit in Antigua that slavery was a “monstrous injustice” but stopped short of an apology.

The UN has expressed outrage over the death of a Yemeni staff member in Houthi custody, with Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemning the killing and the organisation's human rights chief demanding an urgent, independent investigation. Mohammad El Shami, a Yemeni citizen who worked for the UN Human Rights Office, had been arbitrarily detained by the Ira

The UAE has expressed solidarity with India over a deadly helicopter crash in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. Six people, including the pilot, died in the crash, Indian news agency ANI reported. The helicopter was ​flying from Badrinath, a prominent mountain pilgrimage destination ​for Hindus, to ⁠Dehradun city, the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed hope for Korean reunification during a visit to the heavily fortified border. Meanwhile, President Steinmeier has held talks with China's Xi Jinping in Beijing. DW has more.

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday regretted the course adopted by a bench of the Supreme Court on an already determined matter by describing the approach as “something that raises serious concerns regarding judicial discipline, legal norms and institutional propriety”.</p> <p>“The course adopted in the subsequent order, author

Joint declaration calls for a two-state solution to Israel-Palestinan conflict; asserts the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, freedom, and an independent, sovereign state

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Rep. Jung Chung-rae of the ruling Democratic Party cr...

Seeks palace premises free of government activities on Ayudha Puja, Vijayadashami; cites security lapses and lack of coordination

<p>RAWALPINDI/ LAHORE: The victim’s family in the Hina Javed murder case has written an open letter to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, again expressing their mistrust in the police investigation and calling for the formation of a judicial commission to probe the matter, it emerged on Sunday.</p> <p>Hina, a 45-year-old digital media executive, was <a href

<p>At the Regional Four (R4) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Istanbul on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and other foreign ministers expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia over the recent Houthi attacks targeting the kingdom, the Foreign Office (FO) said.</p> <p>The R4 group, comprising Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkiy

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 &mdash;&nbsp;Malaysia continues to view with great concern the dangerous escalation of conflict unf...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 &mdash; Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today expressed deep grief over the tragic loss of...