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In February’s earthquakes in southeast Turkey, many voters lost their homes, valuables, and loved ones. However, they turned out to cast their ballots on Sunday in what observers believe may be the country’s most important elections in decades.
Sudanese Security officers tell VOA that they left their country and are now at Chad’s border because they lack supplies and ammunition to combat their opponent, paramilitary Rapid Support personnel. Analysts and relief organisations say that the risk of the conflict spreading to neighbouring countries is high as the rule of law deteriorates in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The emergency health order that was used during the pandemic at the U.S.-Mexico border to quickly deport migrants back to Mexico or their home countries has ended.The emergency health order that was in place during the pandemic at the border between the United States and Mexico to swiftly deport migrants to Mexico or their home countries has been lifted.
On Thursday, Pakistan’s top court handed former Prime Minister Imran Khan a big win by deeming his dramatic arrest unlawful. The government immediately condemned the decision.
In response to angry protests over the arrest of the former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s army has been called upon to maintain security in the country’s capital and two of its four provinces. VOA’s Pakistan Bureau chief Sarah Zaman has this report.
The Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary-General for Addressing Racism in the Workplace, Mojankunyane Gumbi, meets with Secretary-General António Guterres
After paramilitary troops arrested former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday on charges of corruption, Pakistan is on edge. Political unrest has plagued the country ever since Khan was ousted last year, and some fear that it will only get worse as Khan’s fans turn their ire on the mighty military
United Nations Security Council meeting on the Sudan and South Sudan from wide angle. The Secretary-General presents a report to the Council on the situation in Abyei.
The opposition and human rights observers are concerned about a surge of mass arrests that have been taking place in Turkey’s largely Kurdish area ahead of the elections on May 14.
United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria) is presided over by Pascale Baeriswyl, Permanent Representative of the Swiss Confederation and President of the Security Council for the month of May