Mon 02 June 2025: The UK government has enacted a nationwide ban on single-use vapes, effective June 1, 2025, aiming to curb youth vaping and reduce environmental harm. “The new crackdown makes it illegal to sell single-use vapes at corner shops and supermarkets, putting an end to their alarming rise in school playgrounds and the avalanche of rubbish flooding the […]
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Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam, second from left, after he was released from prison in Dhaka on May 28, 2025 Mon 02 June 2025: Decision paves way for the country’s largest Muslim party to participate in the next general election, expected by June next year. Bangladesh has restored the registration of the country’s largest […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China a threat to the region. China has warned the United States against “playing with fire” over Taiwan in response to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calling the Asian power a “threat to the region” at […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Preparations for Eid al-Adha are bitter in Gaza, where Israel has continued its attacks since 7 October, 2023 and imposed a strict siege since 2 March, 2025. While Palestinians are preparing to mark the second Eid Al-Adha in the shadow of war, Gaza is experiencing a great hunger and food crisis […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Washington has not been clear on ‘how and through what mechanism’ sanctions would be lifted, says Tehran. Iran has demanded that the United States clarify exactly how sanctions will be lifted if the two sides are to reach a new agreement on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmail […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: The study found that without the phasing out of fossil fuels, temperatures will continue to soar. About half of the world’s population experienced an additional month of extreme heat over the past year due to human-caused climate change, according to a new study. The extreme heat caused deaths and illnesses, damaged […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Russian and Ukrainian delegations are set to hold ceasefire talks in Turkiye’s largest city a day after Kyiv carried out unprecedented drone attacks across Russia. The first round of talks held last month concluded without a breakthrough, but the two sides agreed on a prisoner swap. In Sunday’s attack, airbases in […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: A second group of white South Africans, who took up President Donald Trump’s resettlement offer, have arrived in the United States. They arrived in the US on Friday, and are part of some 8,000 Afrikaners who are seeking resettlement in America. Last month, approximately 50 white South Africans who were the […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: Think about how many things you have done online today. Paid a bill? Logged into your bank account? Used social media or spent time answering emails? Maybe you have used your phone to pay at a supermarket or train station. We are all plugged in, and that’s not necessarily a bad […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: People asked to avoid swarms of stinging insects after truck hauling 250 million bees rolls over near the Canadian border. A truck carrying millions of honeybees has overturned in the northwestern United States, prompting emergency warnings from local authorities. The truck, carrying approximately 31,751kg (70,000 pounds) of active beehives, overturned on […]
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