Sat 18 July 2026: Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly removed after a 21-day hunger strike, prompting organisers to call for nationwide protests and demand PM Narendra Modi’s resignation. This comes as a planned march from Jantar Mantar in central New Delhi to the Indian Parliament on July 20 gained traction on social media. On Friday, the official […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: Critics claim the latest element in PM Takaichi’s conservative drive threatens free speech and invites political abuse. Japan’s parliament has enacted a controversial law introducing criminal penalties for desecrating the national flag. The passage of the legislation on Friday is part of an ongoing drive by staunchly conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: According to five sources familiar with the discussions, Pakistan has been in talks with Kuwait to broaden their defence agreement in return for cooperation in energy and investment, Reuters reported. The talks remain at an early stage, all the sources said, and could still be complicated by heightened tensions between the […]
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Fri 17 July 2026: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said a 65-year-old bilateral treaty signed with China has played an “important role” in defending the basic interests of the two countries as well as ensuring peace and security. Kim made the remarks during a meeting with Wang Huning, China’s top political adviser, in […]
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Thu 16 July 2026: United Nations agencies have reported that two boats carrying over 500 people are believed to have capsized off Myanmar‘s coast in recent days. According to preliminary information reported on Thursday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the two vessels departed from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in late June carrying […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Satluj, based on the life and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, is still finding its audience despite the government ban. Indian authorities are investigating whether a film based on a separatist insurgency in India’s Punjab state in the 1980s and early 1990s is fit for viewers. Satluj, as […]
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Wed 15 July 2026: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday that any Israeli national found in the country would be deported immediately as authorities investigate claims that an Israeli was involved in the operations of a private residential community in the southern state of Johor. Anwar said the relevant agencies were investigating the allegations […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: Both Hindu and Muslim parties in the long-standing Gyanvapi dispute rejected mediation on Tuesday, asserting that the matter should be resolved through judicial adjudication rather than an out-of-court settlement. The parties appeared before the mediation centre at a Varanasi court as part of the Supreme Court’s ‘SAMADHAN SAMAROH’ initiative, aimed at […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast. Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting in central Delhi in solidarity with the […]
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Tue 14 July 2026: With the passing of another government deadline for undocumented Afghans to leave, Pakistan has launched a new crackdown on thousands still living in the country. In response to criticism, authorities say they are enforcing immigration laws and cite national security concerns. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have returned to a country […]
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