Sun 11 May 2025: The interim government of Bangladesh has banned all activities of the Awami League, the political party headed by the country’s ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Awami League was banned citing an anti-terrorism law of the country, reported Deutsche Welle. “It has been decided to ban the activities, including in cyberspace, […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The UN said Friday that 70% of the Gaza Strip is either within Israeli militarized zones, under displacement orders, or in areas where the two overlap. Emphasizing continued obstruction of aid efforts due to Israeli restrictions, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference that UN’s “partners working to support […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha on Saturday said that his country is ready to declare a 30-day ceasefire with Russia starting Monday. Sybiha said on Telegram that the step was coordinated at today’s meeting of the leaders of Germany, France, Poland, the UK, and Ukraine in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Following the conclusion of […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: The Gaza government warned Friday that more than 65,000 children are at immediate risk from famine because of Israel’s siege and two-month blockade of essential supplies to the Gaza Strip as part of its genocidal campaign on the Palestinian enclave. “The Israeli occupation is engineering a famine that kills civilians and […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of military escalation. US President Donald Trump posted on social media the two nations have agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire”. Pakistan and India earlier targeted each other’s military sites as Islamabad launched “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” after three Pakistani airbases were […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: Statistics Canada showed an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, with most cuts in the manufacturing sector. Canada’s unemployment jumped to its highest level since November as United States President Donald Trump’s imposed tariffs affect the export-dependent economy. Statistics Canada showed a 0.2 percent increase for the month of April, bringing the country’s unemployment […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: India has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed “censorship.” The move appears to be part of India’s sweeping crackdown targeting social media accounts of Pakistani politicians, celebrities and media organisations amid heightened tensions and […]
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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: WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to bring the first group of white South Africans to the United States via its refugee program as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter said, a divisive effort given that Trump has been blocking refugee admissions […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense to start removing transgender troops from the military in a memo issued Thursday. “Approximately 1,000 service members who have self-identified as being diagnosed with gender dysphoria will begin the voluntary separation process,” Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement. […]
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