UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hit with fresh calls to resign following reports that he celebrated his birthday inside his official residence in Downing Street on June 19, 2020, while the country was under a COVID-19 lockdown with a strict ban on indoor gatherings

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Saturday that it is concerned about disappearance of two Afghan female activists and called on the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) to account for their whereabouts and respect the rights of citizens

Wales First Minister Mark Drakeford said Friday that the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will never escape the damage done to his reputation following revelations that he and his staff held parties in Downing Street during COVID-19 lockdowns, even if he manages to survive current calls for his resignation

French oil and gas company TotalEnergies said on Friday that it has decided to withdraw from Myanmar over the rule of law issues and human rights violations that continue to worsen in the country since last year's coup

Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for dialogue with Russia in order to reduce escalating tensions around Ukraine, amid reports that the UK has deployed around 30 elite troops to Ukraine to train its armed forces on new anti-tank weapons

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley will remain in power after a landslide victory of the ruling Barbados Labour Party which won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, the parliament's lower chamber, according to general election results

BS, MS and PhD degrees were conferred upon over 1100 graduates at the NUST combined convocation of Research Centre for Modelling & Simulation, Research Institute for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Studies, US-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy and NUST Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is unlikely to come out unscathed from an internal investigation by the Conservative party into a string of parties allegedly held at 10 Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdown, Francis John Cole, a former top EU civil servant and author, has told Sputnik

Employment of Afghan women is estimated to have decreased by 16% in the latter part of the year after the radical Islamist Taliban movement (an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities) swept to power, the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized UN agency, said in its assessment published on Wednesday