Mon 10 August 2026: North Korean state-backed hackers are using artificial intelligence to bolster cyberattacks against targets in the military, diplomacy and academia, a report has found. Kimsuky, a hacking group linked to North Korea’s intelligence services, has used AI-generated documents in a “pattern” of spear-phishing attacks since 2026, the South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians […]
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Sun 09 August 2026: A Thesis on the Secular Trap, the 2026 Delimitation Crisis, and the Awakening of a Generation or over seven decades, the Muslims in India have been an active, hopeful participant in the world’s largest democratic experiment. Driven by a sincere desire for physical security, political representation, and economic progress, the community […]
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Sun 09 August 2026: At least 382,000 people or 110,000 families in eight regions have been affected in the Philippines by the combined effects of the recent enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) and tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay, the Philippine News Agency reported, citing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. The death toll remained […]
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Sun 09 August 2026: Nagasaki on Sunday marked the 81st anniversary of the US dropping an atom bomb on the city amid a push for renewed debate over nuclear weapons in a challenge to the nation’s long-time pacifist stance. “Nuclear weapons are not a ‘necessary evil’ but an ‘absolute evil,’ and can never coexist with […]
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Sat 08 August 2026: More than 40 Canadian civil society, human rights, labour and faith-based organisations have urged the country’s public safety minister to deny entry to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is expected to visit Canada from August 31 to September 1. In a letter to Canadian Minister of Public Safety […]
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Sat 08 August 2026: Aid groups warn a record-strength El Niño could unleash flooding and hunger from Somalia to Pakistan. A rapidly intensifying El Niño weather pattern is threatening to bring severe flooding, disease and drought to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities across East Africa and Asia, a humanitarian organisation has warned. On […]
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Fri 07 August 2026: China’s central bank added nearly 20 metric tons of gold to its reserves in July, extending its buying streak to 21 consecutive months, official data showed Friday. Gold holdings at the People’s Bank of China rose by 640,000 ounces to 76.08 million ounces at the end of July from 75.44 million […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing major reforms to the state’s madrasa education system by discontinuing the traditional Kamil and Fazil degree programmes. A proposal is expected to be placed before the cabinet led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. If approved, madrasas under the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: Authorities are screening 5,000 refugees as rights groups warn they remain at risk of persecution in Myanmar. Malaysia has said it will not proceed with the repatriation of 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar if their lives would be at risk upon return. On Wednesday, government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said the foreign […]
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Wed 05 August 2026: Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday vowed to return home this December for the first time since her dramatic overthrow two years ago. “I want to return to my people. I may be detained, may be in jail. But I will return to do my duty to the people,” she […]
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