Fri 24 December 2021: Members and followers of the BJP began distributing a video of AIMIM head Asaduddin Owaisi after videos of Hindutva leaders calling for the genocide of Muslims during an event named ‘Dharam Sansad’ held in Haridwar between December 17 and 19 appeared online. He may be heard threatening Hindus, according to them. […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was pardoned on Friday after serving 22 years in prison for corruption. The government claims that Park’s release will “help bolster national unity” ahead of next March’s presidential election. Park was impeached in 2017 and convicted of abuse of power, coercion, and bribery a year […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Leaders of several far-right groups with ties to the ruling Narendra Modi’s government have called for ethnic cleansing of minorities in India, especially the country’s 200 million Muslims, in a three-day summit, according to local media and online videos of the event, sparking widespread outrage and calls for action against them. Between […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution exempting the Taliban from sanctions in order to facilitate humanitarian relief in Afghanistan. The 15-member council unanimously endorsed the resolution proposed by the United States. The resolution said “payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources, and the provision of […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: The eight-meter-tall Pillar of Shame monument, which was erected in memory of victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Hong Kong, was demolished by local authorities during a nighttime operation. Since 1997, a statue depicting the faces of victims, created by Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot, has stood inside the University […]
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Thu 23 December 2021: US chipmaker Intel has apologised to Chinese customers, partners and the public for telling its suppliers not to source products or labour from the region of Xinjiang, following a backlash in China. The company recently published what it described as an annual letter to suppliers, dated December, that it had been […]
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Wed 22 December 2021: On Wednesday, the death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years climbed to 27, as the clean-up operation progressed and residents assessed the disaster’s damage. Rivers overflowed over the weekend due to days of torrential rain, flooding cities, cutting off major roads, and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Israeli companies have been found guilty of illegally exporting cruise missiles to China, according to reports. According to the Israeli state attorney’s office, ten Israeli suspects, including three companies, violated Israeli security laws in order to sell missiles to China. According to the attorney general’s office, the deal was allegedly brokered […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: After a coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the India government announced today that twenty YouTube Channels and two websites have been blocked for spreading ‘anti-India’ propaganda. The majority of the content dealt with sensitive national security issues, according to the ministry. Among the 20 […]
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Tue 21 December 2021: Hundreds of protesters have marched through the streets of Kabul towards the shuttered United States’ embassy, urging the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets. Holding banners reading, “Let us eat” and “Give us our frozen money”, the protesters chanted slogans and marched down a central avenue on Tuesday, with the ruling Taliban providing […]
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