Tue 25 August 2026: Museum heists across Europe are growing more violent, more targeted and increasingly tied to criminals who move between illicit markets, Europol said in a report Monday. Thefts in museums are generally regarded as a non-violent form of organised property crime. However, recent reporting from Member States and ongoing investigations indicate a […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Marking the ninth anniversary of the large-scale flight of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh, 16 diplomatic missions in Dhaka—including those of the UK, Australia, Canada, and the EU—on Tuesday reaffirmed the Rohingya’s right to return to their homeland in Myanmar. Bangladesh continues to host roughly 1.2 million persecuted Rohingya along the southeastern […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: China on Tuesday urged the US not to disrupt its cooperation with Iran after Washington announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” a sweeping campaign intended to completely isolate Tehran from the global financial system. “China’s cooperation with Iran is conducted within the framework of international law and should not be disrupted,” Foreign Ministry […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Abductors have shared a video appearing to show a large group of captives held by armed men in a wooded area of Nigeria. The footage surfaced on Sunday, two days after gunmen seized as many as 600 worshippers during Friday prayers at a mosque in Dekera village in Niger state, in […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: The administration of United States President Donald Trump has proposed a rule to formalise a controversial fee for H-1B work visas to the US and charge $103,265 for these visa applications going forward. The proposed fee for highly skilled foreign workers was published in the US Federal Register on Monday, and […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: You’re probably familiar with the idea that in the world of big tech, “we” are the product. Our data is the currency being traded every time we navigate our social media feeds. Tech giants such as Apple, Google and Microsoft offer valuable services, but it comes at a price. They host […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Escalating conflict in Sudan has displaced another 200,000 people from their homes, including nearly 11,000 who fled two villages in North Kordofan over three days, further straining an already dire humanitarian situation, the UN said Wednesday. The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the recent escalation had forced another 200,000 […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in the streets of Tunisia’s capital, demanding the removal of President Kais Saied and the reinstatement of democracy. On Thursday, protesters in Tunis expressed their opposition to “one-man rule” and warned against a “slide towards dictatorship,” while also calling for the freedom of imprisoned opposition leaders, […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Twenty-one cricket captains request PM Sharif’s government to ensure Khan is given timely and independent medical care. Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister and cricket captain, Imran Khan, must be given “humane treatment and proper medical care”, urge a group of cricket greats in a letter seen by Al Jazeera and addressed […]
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Tue 25 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ Sassa grant reviews strand vulnerable South Africans in systemic chaos: An intensified grant review process by the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has turned into a nightmare for South Africa’s most vulnerable. Launched to weed out fraud, the nationwide audit has […]
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