IDF PLANS MASS DISPLACEMENT OF GAZA RESIDENTS AS MILITARY OPERATIONS INTENSIFY: REPORT

Sat 16 August 2025: The Israeli military announced on Saturday that, starting Sunday, Gaza residents will receive tents and shelter supplies to facilitate their relocation from combat areas to designated “safe” zones in the southern part of the enclave, Reuters reported. This comes days after Israel said it intended to launch a new offensive to […]

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PALESTINE SOUNDS ALARM ABOUT ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ ISRAELI ASSAULT ON CHURCHES

Sat 16 August 2025: Palestine on Friday warned of an “unprecedented” Israeli assault on churches in the territory as part of a “systematic campaign to eradicate Christian presence,” Anadolu reports. The Higher Presidential Committee of Church Affairs in Palestine pointed to “an unprecedented assault on the churches of the Holy Land, led by a direct attack on […]

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VACCINATION, FUNDING GAPS REMAIN CHALLENGE TO FIGHT AGAINST MPOX IN AFRICA: WHO

Sat 16 August 2025: Limited access to vaccines and funding gaps are the challenges hampering the fight against mpox in Africa, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, as the continent marked a year since mpox was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Patrick Otim, program manager of emergency response […]

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TORRENTIAL RAINS UNLEASH CHAOS IN NW PAKISTAN, LEAVING 307 DEAD

Sat 16 August 2025: More than 300 people have been killed in Pakistan as heavy monsoon rains and flooding continue to wreak havoc across the country, local officials said Saturday. Weeks of torrential downpours have triggered flash floods, sweeping away homes, roads, and bridges. Authorities say the country has received far more rain than usual this […]

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SOUTH KOREA’S MILITARY HAS SHRUNK BY 20% IN SIX YEARS AS MALE POPULATION DROPS: REPORT

Sat 16 August 2025: South Korea’s military shrank by 20% in the past six years to 450,000 troops, largely due to a sharp drop in the population of males of enlistment age for mandatory service in the country with the world’s lowest birthrate, a report said on Sunday. The dramatic decline in the pool of […]

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UK POLICE ENCOURAGED TO NAME SUSPECTS’ ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITY UNDER NEW GUIDANCE

Sat 16 August 2025: Police in England and Wales will be encouraged to disclose the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile or sensitive cases UK police forces could start disclosing the ethnicity and nationality of suspects charged in high-profile or sensitive cases under new guidance from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). According to […]

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