Fri 20 June 2025: British members of parliament will debate and vote Friday on the final stage of a bill that could legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales. The bill, introduced by Labour lawmaker Kim Leadbeater, would allow adults with a terminal diagnosis and six months or less to live […]
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Fri 20 June 2025: Marking World Refugee Day, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday sounded the alarm over the rising number of forcibly displaced people and the growing challenges they face amid shrinking humanitarian aid. “Record numbers of men, women and children – over 122 million people worldwide – have been uprooted […]
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Fri 20 June 2025: In a new report, Canadian intelligence says the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver signals “a significant escalation in India’s repression efforts against the Khalistan movement and a clear intent to target individuals in North America.” India has a “clear intent” to target members of a Sikh separatist movement in […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Iran’s supreme leader “fires targeted shots at hospitals and residential buildings in Israel”, Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz was quoted as saying by the country’s Channel 12 broadcaster. These are war crimes of the most serious kind – and Khamenei will be held accountable for his crimes, the minister also said, […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed the Middle East situation on Thursday, strongly condemning Israel’s actions as violation of the UN Charter, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. Ushakov told reporters that during their phone conversations, both leaders shared “identical approaches” to the regional conflict and […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: Over 700 people from the Mokwa community have still been missing in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State since the country saw devastating floods three weeks ago, local media reported on Wednesday. The Niger State’s Governor Umaru Bago told reporters the state recorded at least 207 deaths from the recent flooding, according to […]
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Thu 19 June 2025: The US announced on Wednesday that it has resumed processing student visa applications for foreign nationals, with a new requirement that applicants provide access to their social media accounts for official review. The State Department lifted the May suspension of student visa processing and issued new guidance to diplomatic posts around […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Gaza’s health system is “at a breaking point,” the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, as military operations, mass displacement, and blocked humanitarian access push medical services across the strip toward collapse. “As global attention shifts to escalating tensions between Iran and Israel, Gaza continues to be decimated–largely out of sight, but not out of […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: The amendment comes after police investigated more than 100 women, including some who had natural miscarriages. British parliamentarians have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales after concerns sparked by the prosecution of women who end a pregnancy. The House of Commons approved an amendment to a broader bill on […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Iran “will stand firm against an imposed war, just as it will stand firm against an imposed peace,” the county’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a televised message reported by Tasnim news agency. “This nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition.” Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
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