Sat 29 July 2023: On July 25, Saddam Hussain of Borbari Ahotpam village was lynched to death by a mob of Hindu residents of Ahotguri village in the Morigaon district of central Assam. Saddam along with five Muslim youths were returning from Naramari village, around 7 km away from their homes when they were attacked by […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: Inquirer News reported that in the West Bengal state of India, a family sold their 8-month-old baby to buy a cell phone, so that they could buy an expensive iPhone to make reels. The bizarre development is said to be from the state’s North 24 Parganas district. A police investigation is going […]
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Fri 28 July 2023: ‘Hostile Homelands’ by Azad Essa is a discerning, insightful resource on international relations, and the fact that it emerges from a South African writer adds incredible value. As I returned from a deeply spiritual and soul-stirring hajj (pilgrimage), where one of the main prayers I repeatedly made was for justice and […]
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Thu 27 July 2023: Washington, DC – United States diplomats will meet with Taliban representatives in Qatar this week, the US State Department has announced, in what will be rare, direct talks between Washington and the ruling Afghan group. The State Department said on Wednesday that Thomas West and Rina Amiri will hold meetings on Afghanistan in […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: Rights groups and activists have urged the Indian government to launch an investigation into the death of a 5-month-old Rohingya girl in detention. Videos that went viral on the social media last week showed the Rohingya detainees, both men and women, at the Hiranagar jail in Jammu province, now operating as […]
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Wed 26 July 2023: New Delhi: Almost three months after it imposed a blanket internet ban on the state’s residents, the Manipur government has decided to allow broadband internet access with strict conditions on Tuesday, July 25. The government has kept mobile internet services suspended. Subject to a list of conditions, including having to submit a […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: Qatar has manged to fend off competition from Saudi Arabia, UAE and China to secure a deal with Pakistan over the running of Islamabad Airport. The sale, via tender of a contract, to manage Islamabad Airport is nearing completion after consultations with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Ministry of Finance […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: The Chinese government has ousted Qin Gang as foreign minister and replaced him with Wang Yi, his predecessor, according to state media. “China’s top legislature voted to appoint Wang Yi as foreign minister … as it convened a session on Tuesday,” the Xinhua news agency reported. “Qin Gang was removed from […]
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Tue 25 July 2023: Indian police say they have arrested 74 Rohingya refugees for living “illegally” in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence. The members of the mainly Muslim Rohingya community were detained in six towns and cities in the state and 10 of […]
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The Sibu/Cooperation-2021 drills in China’s Ningxia region are being watched for signs that China and Russia are expanding military cooperation [File: Jason Lee/Reuters] Tue 25 July 2023: China-based companies are supplying Russia with troves of badly-needed equipment that the Kremlin’s forces can use on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to a report published Monday. […]
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