Fri 09 May 2025: US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the United States will not interfere in the conflict between India and Pakistan. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can’t control these countries, though,” Vance told Fox News. “What we can do is try to encourage these folks […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: The Pahalgam attack has once again exposed how quickly suspicion falls on Indian Muslims, transforming them from fellow citizens into suspects, and turning national tragedy into a tool of marginalisation. The relationship between modern nation-states and their minority populations is often tense. Majoritarian states tend to consciously privilege dominant groups in […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: Chinese leader, the highest-profile guest of Moscow’s WWII commemorations, keen to maintain ‘deep’ relationship with Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that his country will stand with Moscow against “unilateralism and hegemonic bullying” during a visit to the country to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: Meta has banned a prominent Muslim news page on Instagram in India at the government’s request, the account’s founder said Wednesday, denouncing the move as “censorship” as hostilities escalate between India and Pakistan. Instagram users in India trying to access posts from the handle @Muslim – a page with 6.7 million […]
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Civilian casualties reported after Indian missile attacks on Pakistan. Wed 07 May 2025: India’s army has launched “Operation Sindoor” – hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s military says India attacked Pakistan with missiles in three places and that Islamabad will respond. The Indian army said, “Justice is served” in a post on […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: Nearly 100 military officials from 40 African nations began a 10-day visit to China on Monday, according to an official statement. Officers from nations including Egypt, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Kenya, will be touring China through May 15 at the invitation of the country’s Defense Ministry. During their stay, the delegation will […]
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Tue 06 May 2025: Filipino Catholic bishops are defending one of their own on the eve of elections to choose a new pope, with Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle in the running to fill the papal seat. In a rare statement over the weekend, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) outlined its stance […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: US President Donald Trump said he will extend the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the popular video-sharing app TikTok’s US assets if no agreement has been reached by June 19. “I’d like to see it done. I have a little sweet spot in my heart because, as you know, I […]
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Mon 05 May 2025: The UN Security Council will convene closed-door consultations on Monday, May 5, 2025, to discuss rising tensions between India and Pakistan. The meeting was scheduled after Pakistan, currently a non-permanent member of the 15-nation Council, formally requested an emergency session. Greece, which holds the Council presidency for May, confirmed the meeting […]
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Sat 03 May 2025: TikTok has been hit with a €530 million ($601 million) fine by Irish data protection authorities on Friday for breaching European privacy rules, marking it one of the largest penalties ever imposed under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ruling follows a lengthy investigation by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), […]
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