Fri 29 May 2026: BJP’s coming to power in West Bengal, after the machinations of the election commission and overlooked by judiciary, has created a major scare amongst the Muslim minority of the state. The Government has started to erect detention centres in every district to house the alleged infiltrators of BanglaDesh, has asked for […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Britain risks creating a “lost generation” of young people as more than 1 million are now out of work, education or training, according to a government-commissioned report published Thursday that warned of deepening economic and social consequences if trends continue. The interim review, led by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn, said […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: UNICEF warned Friday that any expansion of Israeli control over territory in Gaza would further strain humanitarian operations and worsen living conditions for children already facing severe shortages of water, sanitation, and health services. “If this happens, more children will suffer,” Salim Oweis, a UNICEF communication specialist, told reporters in Geneva […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: The plan to send Ebola-exposed US nationals to Kenya, which has no known cases of the virus, has provoked a backlash. A Kenyan court has suspended a plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility for United States nationals exposed to the virus following a backlash from health workers and rights activists. High Court […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world’s population since it got started in 1996. Social network platforms grew from 970 million users in 2010 to 5.41 billion in July 2025. The average social media user engages with between six and seven platforms. The average person spends two hours 21 minutes on social media […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: The French government will present a new child protection bill to the Cabinet on Wednesday aimed at tightening safeguards for minors amid a widening abuse scandal, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday. In a statement on the US social media company X, Lecornu said the legislation would introduce “systematic background checks” […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has exploded on the launchpad during a test in the US state of Florida. The incident on Thursday evening is the latest setback for Jeff Bezos’s space venture as it seeks to narrow the gap with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Footage of the incident shows smoke emerging from […]
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Fri 29 May 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ Sentenced offender numbers in SA prisons decline over 10 years: Prison overcrowding nationally sits at 58%, with roughly 169 000 inmates occupying spaces meant to hold 107 000 beds. The prison population had grown by roughly 12 000 inmates in the last 12 […]
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Thu 28 May 2026: A former senior CIA officer with top secret-level clearance has been charged with stealing public money, according to court documents and people familiar with his employment history, NBC reported on Thursday. David Rush, who held a management role, was charged last week in the Eastern District of Virginia with criminal theft of public […]
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Thu 28 May 2026: Donald Trump’s self-styled Board of Peace for Gaza is facing a deepening crisis after its official reconstruction fund failed to receive any donor money, despite $17 billion in pledged support, raising fresh questions over whether the US-backed body is little more than a hollow political project. According to the Financial Times, the […]
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