Wed 20 May 2026: At least 87 people abducted by Israeli forces from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza have begun a hunger strike, organisers say, after Israeli forces intercepted the last remaining vessel in international waters. The group is striking “in protest of their illegal abduction and in solidarity with the over 9,500 Palestinian hostages held […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: Southeast Asia’s tourism powerhouse to introduce new tiered visa system. Thailand’s cabinet has approved a drastic reduction to its visa-free entry scheme for tourists from more than 90 countries. The decision, issued on Tuesday, shifts the country away from a sweeping 60-day visa exemption introduced in July 2024 to stimulate its […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: It is impossible to understand the logic of America’s exorbitant military expenditures and successive wars in various countries – from Vietnam, Iraq to Venezuela and Iran – without understanding the international monetary system. By designing a global mechanism, the United States has been able to shift the “costs of war” onto […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: Tech giant Meta recently announced a set of new features to give parents greater oversight of how their children use Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Horizon. This follows the company’s announcement earlier this month that it is expanding age assurance checks to filter 13-to-17-year-old users into teen accounts in the United States and other countries, following Australia’s […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: The West Bengal cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, decided on Monday to end government assistance schemes based on religious categorisation starting in June. The move includes programmes under the madrasa and minority affairs departments. The move effectively ends several religion-linked welfare programmes introduced under the previous All India Trinamool […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday that he had been informed of an international arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). “Last night I was informed that a request for a secret international arrest warrant was filed against me by the prosecutor of the antisemitic court […]
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Tue 19 May 2026: Eurostat says political and social views remain most common targets of hostile online content in EU, with Hungary, Finland and Slovakia recording highest exposure rates More than four in 10 internet users in the EU encountered hostile or degrading messages online in 2025, according to data released Friday by Eurostat. The […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Nearly 1 in 5 users aged 13 to 15 told Meta that they saw “nudity or sexual images on Instagram” that they didn’t want to view, according to a court filing. The document, made public on Friday as part of a federal lawsuit in California and reviewed by Reuters, includes portions […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Many countries across Africa have embraced universal basic education policies in recent decades. But recent data has revealed that more than 100 million children and adolescents remain out of school, out of a total potential population of 469 million. The latest statistics suggest that after some years of progress, the situation […]
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Mon 18 May 2026: Reform UK’s recent electoral success should not be dismissed as a simple protest vote against the political establishment. It reflects a deeper shift in British politics: the growing ability of right-wing populism to transform public frustration over immigration, economic insecurity and declining trust in mainstream parties into a politics of resentment. […]
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