A residential building in Tehran was hit by an air strike, and residents searched for the bodies of rescuers in the rubble. Nearly a month has passed since the conflict in West Asia, and people in Tehran, the capital of Iran, are beginning to worry that the situation will get worse. Their woes have been … Read more
NEW DELHI: India remains one of the few countries able to engage with all parties to the conflict in West Asia, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, defending the government’s diplomatic approach and rejecting opposition claims that India had become a bystander to the crisis.“If our ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz … Read more
Transatlantic Slave Trade Captive Africans were transferred to ships along the slave coast for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, c. 1880. /Image: Encyclopedia Britannica The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans in the transatlantic slave trade as the “worst crime against humanity,” a move that supporters say is aimed at … Read more