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Israel invoked the Holocaust, argued self-defence, and claimed that South Africa was in league with Hamas. Here is a summary of its arguments before the World Court,

Beijing is putting pressure on Taiwan's presidential election with threats of war and trade boycotts, while providing support to the Kuomintang (KMT) political opposition.

While there already exist provisions to block one’s demat account, no such provisions exist for trading accounts. Here is how that is going to change.

Consuming dog meat in South Korea is a centuries-old practice but, in recent years, the practice has been increasingly shunned.

The Supreme Court is hearing pleas for a moratorium on the release of any genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment.

Son of a miner, Lai is a doctor turned politician. China isn’t very fond of him, though. Beijing officials consider him a “separatist” for his views on Taiwan’s sovereignty and said he would bring “severe danger” to cross-strait relations

South Africa has argued that Israel, in its relentless assault on Gaza, has transgressed Article 2 of the 1948 Genocide Convention. Here is a brief summary of South Africa’s case against Israel.

“The genocidal invocation to Amalek was anything but idle… [it] is being used by Israeli soldiers to justify the killing of civilians in Gaza,” lawyer Tembeka Ngcukaitobi said during Thursday’s ICJ hearings. How are the Amalek linked to what Israel is doing in Gaza?

From being one of Latin America’s least violent countries, Ecuador has seen an exponential rise in crime. Here are the factors that led to this, and what the govt is doing to tackle the situation.

The revered mandir has black-colour idols of Ram, Sita, and Lakshman. Why is it important? And why did Babasaheb lead a satyagraha at the temple?