Sat 06 July 2024: Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has committed to uniting all Iranians in his first statement following his victory over hardline opponent Saeed Jalili in a run-off election. “The difficult path ahead will not be smooth except with your companionship, empathy, and trust. I extend my hand to you,” Pezeshkian posted on X […]
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Fri 05 July 2024: Once used as an insulating material in buildings around the world, asbestos as been banned in more than 60 countries following the discovery that it causes deadly diseases. But in India, the world’s largest importer of the toxic mineral, millions of citizens continue to be exposed to asbestos. Research estimates more […]
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Indonesian Muslim scholar Abu Bakar Bashir was freed on 08 January 2021 after completing his prison term. Fri 05 July 2024: Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian armed group blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, announced they’re disbanding. A report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) on Thursday confirmed the […]
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The repatriated collection includes sculptures and artifacts like a 10th-century female goddess from Koh Ker, whose foot was discovered in 2021 at the temple complex. Kiripost via US Embassy. Fri 05 July 2024: Fourteen looted artifacts held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York City have been returned to Cambodian soil […]
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Thu 04 July 2024: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia early next week, marking his first visit since Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine in February 2022, officials announced on Thursday. Modi will be in Moscow on July 8-9 at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin to attend the 22nd India-Russia annual summit, […]
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Thu 04 July 2024: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Wednesday that declarations of intervention filed by seven states in a genocide case brought by Gambia against Myanmar are admissible. The ICJ’s order unanimously accepted the interventions, allowing the states to contribute to the proceedings with their perspectives on the interpretation of the Genocide […]
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Dated rock art panel at Leang Karampuang. Thu 04 July 2024: Scientists have found what they believe to be the world’s oldest artwork in a cave on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. The painting, depicting three people around a large red pig, is estimated to be around 51,200 years old, according to research published on Wednesday. “This […]
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Wed 03 July 2024: NATO has already made a mess in Europe, so the alliance should not harm the Asia-Pacific region either, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Tuesday. “NATO has already made a mess in Europe, it should not harm the Asia-Pacific region either,” the ministry said. Stoltenberg openly stated that the alliance’s […]
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Wed 03 July 2024: A Malaysian court has rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s request to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest. The decision on Wednesday addressed a judicial review application filed by Najib on April 1, claiming he had reliable information that then-King Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued an “addendum order” […]
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Wed 03 July 2024: Hindenburg Research has denied allegations by India’s securities regulator that it colluded with a United States asset manager to use nonpublic information to set up a short bet against Adani Group last year, which if proven would breach the country’s rules. Hindenburg on Monday posted on its website a copy of […]
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