Wed 06 August 2025: Critics have denounced the bond scheme as a ‘legalised shakedown’ that profits from vulnerable, lawful travellers. The United States Department of State has announced the first foreign citizens to be subject to bonds of up to $15,000 should they visit the country on tourist visas. On Tuesday, Zambia and Malawi, both African countries, […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Hezbollah has rejected a decision by the Lebanese government directing the army to formulate a plan remove the group’s weapons. “We will deal with this decision as if it doesn’t exist,” Hezbollah said in a statement. The decree, announced by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, amounted […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Murder offences decrease by 14.9 percent as US public safety continues to improve after pandemic, according to FBI data. A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found that crime in the United States decreased in 2024, continuing a trend of improved public safety after a spike in murders during […]
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Image Courtesy : Scroll Wed 06 August 2025: Washington-based advocacy and research group India Hate Lab on Thursday released a new data brief under its Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) initiative on “sharp and deeply concerning” escalation in hate speech, targeted harassment and violence against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam state. The briefing said Senior Bharatiya Janata Party […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: A hospital in eastern Germany issued an apology on Monday after publishing a list of newborns that included the name Yahya Sinwar, the former leader of the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. The maternity clinic at Leipzig University Hospital explained that the names are published “exclusively at the request or with […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Egypt has initiated training for hundreds of Palestinians to take on security responsibilities in the Gaza Strip as soon as a ceasefire deal is brokered with Israel, according to a report from Israeli media. An article in the Israeli magazine Epoch detailed Egypt’s comprehensive plan to regain control of Gaza, explaining […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Humanitarian efforts overwhelmed as armed conflict fuels unprecedented attacks on women and children. A catastrophic humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed conflict has led to a surge in sexual violence, with women and children bearing the brunt of the atrocities. Humanitarian organisations on […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin received US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin on Wednesday, just two days before hitting a deadline for Moscow to reach a ceasefire in Ukraine or face new sanctions The meeting between Putin and Witkoff was announced by the Kremlin in a statement, […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: France has become a country with no area free of drugs, according to a report by the country’s anti-narcotics office OFAST, raising concerns about the scale of cocaine trafficking and its grip on French society. Described as a “white tsunami” by French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau, the report warns of an […]
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Wed 06 August 2025: China has approved the ninth batch of applications from research institutions for borrowing lunar samples returned by the Chang’e-5 and Chang’e-6 Moon missions, state media reported Monday. The Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, which operates under the China National Space Administration, released the approved list, said state-run Xinhua News Agency. […]
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