RUSSIA’S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS ‘DOOMSDAY CLOCK’ READS ‘2 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT’

Mon 05 August 2024: Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that the “Doomsday Clock” reads “two minutes to midnight,” referring to the rising tensions between Moscow and Washington. “I would say that this clock is now showing something like two minutes to (midnight), but this does not mean that the clock is irreversible and […]

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AT LEAST 10,000 ISRAELI SOLDIERS KILLED, INJURED IN GAZA WAR: REPORT

Mon 05 August 2024: At least 10,000 Israeli soldiers have been killed and injured since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict last Oct. 7, according to Israeli media on Sunday. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said some 1,000 soldiers are transferred every month to the Defense Ministry’s rehabilitation department due to injuries sustained in the Gaza war. […]

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UK PREMIER PROMISES RIOTERS WILL ‘REGRET’ THEIR ACTIONS, CALLS THEM ‘FAR-RIGHT THUGGERY’

Sun 04 August 2024: The British prime minister on Sunday called the violent rioters “far-right thuggery,” warning that those taking part in the violent disorder on the streets would “regret.” In his address to the nation on the ongoing violent disorder, Keir Starmer said there is “no doubt” that those who have participated in this […]

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76 KILLED IN VIOLENT CLASHES IN BANGLADESH AS PROTESTERS DEMAND PM HASINA’S RESIGNATION

Sun 04 August 2024: At least 76 people, including 13 police officers, have been killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh as police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The violence occurred in Dhaka and various districts, including Bogura, Pabna, Rangpur, Magura, Comilla, […]

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“SHE MUST RESIGN”: STUDENTS RENEW BANGLADESH PROTESTS, CALL FOR PM HASINA’S RESIGNATION

Sun 04 August 2024: Protesters in Bangladesh have taken to the streets to demand justice for the more than 200 people killed in last month’s student-led demonstrations over quotas in government jobs. The large protests on Saturday came as student leaders called for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign until Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government resigns.Students Against […]

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IRAN ARRESTS INTEL OFFICERS, MILITARY OFFICIALS AMID INVESTIGATION INTO HANIYEH ASSASSINATION

Sun 04 August 2024: Iran has initiated a thorough investigation into the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’ political office, and has arrested dozens of individuals potentially connected to the incident, as reported by the New York Times on Saturday. CALLS FOR INVESTIGATIONS INTO IRAN INTELLIGENCE FAILURES FOLLOWING HANIYEH’S ASSASSINATION IN TEHRAN Citing sources […]

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UN: GAZA WAR HAS PRODUCED 14 TIMES MORE DEBRIS THAN ALL OTHER CONFLICTS SINCE 2008

Sun 04 August 2024: The recent conflict in the Gaza Strip has produced a volume of debris that is 14 times greater than the combined total from all conflicts over the past 16 years, the United Nations Satellite Center (UNOSAT) said in a new report. The analysis, using satellite imagery analysis provided by UNOSAT, offers […]

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MPOX CASES REPORTED IN AFRICA UP 160 PERCENT: AFRICA CDC

Sun 04 August 2024: Fifteen African countries have reported 1,451 mpox-related deaths since the beginning of 2022, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has disclosed. The Africa CDC, in its latest continental mpox situation report issued on Wednesday, said a total of 37,583 mpox cases and 1,451 deaths had been reported […]

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WILDFIRES RAVAGE WESTERN US AMID HEAT AND THUNDERSTORM THREATS

Sun 04 August 2024: Firefighters are struggling with massive wildfires across the western United States, with high temperatures and impending thunderstorms expected to pose significant challenges. The Park Fire in Northern California has become the largest active fire in the country and the fourth-largest in the state’s history, burning 399,615 acres (1,617 square km) as […]

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