Sun 01 June 2025: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas called on the UN on Sunday to form an independent international commission to investigate Israeli killings of civilians seeking humanitarian aid in the enclave. At least 35 civilians were killed and over 150 others injured when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid in al-Mawasi, west of Rafah city […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: The Indian military confirmed for the first time on Saturday the loss of fighter jets in recent clashes with Pakistan. Anil Chauhan, the chief of the Indian Defence Staff, told Bloomberg TV that “what is important (for India) is not the jet being down, but why they were down.” “… why […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina orchestrated a “systemic attack” on protests against her government, Bangladeshi prosecutors said on Sunday at the opening of her trial over the deadly crackdown. “Upon scrutinising the evidence, we reached the conclusion that it was a coordinated, widespread and systematic attack,” Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor at […]
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Sun 01 June 2025: UN Office on Drugs and Crime says ‘explosive growth’ in synthetic drug trade led to record seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast Asia in 2024. Drug production and trafficking has surged in the infamous “Golden Triangle“, where the borders of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet, the United Nations Office on […]
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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar with the acting Afghan Prime Minister, Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund. Sat 31 May 2025: Pakistan has announced it will designate an ambassador to Afghanistan, the first since the Taliban re-entered and captured Kabul in 2021, in a move aimed at improving previously strained relations between the neighbouring […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Saturday that China plans to “invade” Taiwan in 2027 and warned that any attempt could result in devastating consequences for the Indo-Pacific region and the world. Hegseth urged US allies in the region to increase their defense spending as he addressed the Shangri-La Dialogue […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: Torrential rains unleashed catastrophic flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, Nigeria, claiming over 100 lives and displacing hundreds of thousands, authorities reported. The relentless downpour struck late Wednesday, continuing for hours and sweeping away numerous homes through Thursday. Mokwa, a vital hub connecting southern traders and northern food producers, has been severely […]
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Sat 31 May 2025: US President Donald Trump announced a major increase on Friday in tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, doubling the rate from 25% to 50%, in what he described as a move to further protect American industry. “Today, I have a major announcement,” Trump said during a rally at a US Steel […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: The Nigerian Army killed at least 60 Boko Haram terrorists Friday after repelling an attack on a military base in Bita, Gwoza Local Government Area, northeastern Borno State. The terrorists attacked troops from Sector One’s 26 Task Force Brigade station at Bita military base in the early hours on Friday. “In […]
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Fri 30 May 2025: Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lashed out against French President Emmanuel Macron, who said earlier Paris could harden its position on Israel if it continues to block humanitarian aid to Gaza. “President Macron’s crusade against the Jewish State continues,” it said on X. “The facts do not interest Macron.” Earlier, […]
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