Mon 26 August 2024: As China grapples with a demographic crisis marked by declining marriage and birth rates, the government is introducing measures to simplify marriage while making divorce more challenging. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has proposed changes to the Regulation on Marriage Registration, which are currently open for public feedback until September 11. […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Sunday that the Western world needs to stop trying to control the international media merely for the sake of highlighting “inaccurate narratives” about the ongoing war in Gaza. Inaugurating the All-Malaysian Mosque Summit for Al-Aqsa and Palestine in Kuala Lumpur, he stressed that the West […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: At least 56 people, including 12 terrorists, were killed in multiple clashes and attacks that lasted several hours in southwest and northwest Pakistan, officials and local media reported on Monday. Suspected militants killed 23 passengers in southwestern Balochistan province on Monday morning after forcing them to disembark from several vehicles, the […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: Tunisian President Kais Saied made a dramatic cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, replacing 19 ministers, including those overseeing foreign and defense affairs. The presidency announced the changes on Facebook, offering no explanation for the sudden overhaul. This significant reshuffle comes just days after Saied dismissed the former prime minister, as Tunisia prepares […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it says was an attack that killed up to 200 people and injured at least 140 in central Burkina Faso. The attack took place on Saturday in the region of Barsalogho, about 40km (25 miles) north of […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Rohingya refugees stranded in camps in southern Bangladesh observed the seventh “Rohingya Genocide Day” on Sunday. The commemoration took place as new refugees, fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar, continued to arrive at the border. Seven years ago, the majority of the Rohingya community was forced to flee Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Ten foreign airlines canceled their flights to Israel on Sunday amid a cross-border escalation with the Lebanese group Hezbollah. According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, major carriers, including Air France and the Dutch Transavia, have suspended their operations in Israel. Other airlines that canceled flights include the Hungarian Wizz Air, Malta-based […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, has been arrested at Bourget airport near Paris. French media reported that Durov, 39, was apprehended on charges related to his app, including fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, and organized crime. French authorities, led by the OFMIN agency, have accused […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday signed into law a ban on religious organizations tied to Russia. The status of the bill, posted on the website of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has been updated with a statement saying it has been returned with Zelenskyy’s signature. The bill seeks to “make […]
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Sat 24 August 2024: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the Court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, Reuters reports. In Court filings made public Friday, Prosecutor Karim Khan urged judges weighing the arrest warrants sought […]
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