Sun 01 June 2025: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas called on the UN on Sunday to form an independent international commission to investigate Israeli killings of civilians seeking humanitarian aid in the enclave. At least 35 civilians were killed and over 150 others injured when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid in al-Mawasi, west of Rafah city […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: The Indian military confirmed for the first time on Saturday the loss of fighter jets in recent clashes with Pakistan. Anil Chauhan, the chief of the Indian Defence Staff, told Bloomberg TV that “what is important (for India) is not the jet being down, but why they were down.” “… why […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a “systemic attack” on protests against her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said on Sunday at the opening of her trial over the deadly crackdown. “Upon scrutinising the evidence, we reached the conclusion that it was a coordinated, widespread and systematic attack,” Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor at […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: France is to ban smoking in public outdoor spaces – including beaches, parks, school zones, bus stops and sports facilities – starting July 1 as part of a nationwide effort to protect children, Health Minister Catherine Vautrin announced. In an interview published Thursday evening by Ouest France newspaper, Vautrin said: “Where there are children, tobacco must […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast Asia in 2024. Drug production and trafficking has surged in the infamous “Golden Triangle“, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, the United Nations Office on […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs against most of the world tanked stock markets, disrupted the U.S. bond market and destabilized the global economy. Trump has economically and politically threatened American allies, shattering the unity of the western world. But Trump’s chaos may have inadvertently produced an opportunity to create a better world. Some western commentators argue that […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: The Italian Catholic Church reported a rise in abuse cases, with 118 alleged victims in 2023 and 2024, according to new national data released on Wednesday by the Italian Bishops’ Conference. Most of the victims were male minors, with nearly one-third aged 10 to 14, marking a shift from previous years when the 15 to […]
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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar with the acting Afghan Prime Minister, Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund. Sat 31 May 2025: Pakistan has announced it will designate an ambassador to Afghanistan, the first since the Taliban re-entered and captured Kabul in 2021, in a move aimed at improving previously strained relations between the neighbouring […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: Russia has launched a national messaging service to reduce dependence on foreign platforms and reinforce digital sovereignty, a senior lawmaker said Friday. Sergei Boyarsky, head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Information Policy, said the domestic app would serve as a secure, multifunctional alternative to services like WhatsApp and Telegram. […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: Israeli military operations endangered the lives of at least 54 Israeli captives in Gaza, 20 of whom were killed, according to a Haaretz investigation published Friday, Anadolu reports. The report said that during 601 days of conflict, starting Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army’s actions, including airstrikes, led to captives’ deaths either […]
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