Thu 20 August 2026: China on Thursday called on the United States to immediately repeal tariffs on drones and drone components, saying the measures harm Chinese companies and disrupt global supply chains, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yadong said the tariffs amount to unilateralism and protectionism carried out under the guise […]
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Thu 20 August 2026: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan would not confront the military or army chief Asim Munir if released, one of his closest aides told Reuters. The aide portrayed Munir as capable of extending a “healing hand” following a legal breakthrough this week. The remarks came after Pakistan’s top court ordered […]
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Thu 20 August 2026: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged Washington to withhold high-level engagement and diplomatic courtesies from RSS leaders ahead of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s planned visit to the United States, while reiterating its call for sanctions against RSS members found responsible for attacks on religious minorities, including Christians and Muslims. […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: Israeli authorities are preparing a prison wing – replete with an execution chamber – designated specifically for Palestinian prisoners convicted of murder, Israel’s i24NEWS channel reported Tuesday. The move comes after the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) approved legislation in March that calls for the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted – by military […]
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Thu 20 August 2026: Egypt warned Wednesday against the construction of new Ethiopian dams on the Nile River, with Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty saying Cairo has the right to defend its water security. “Egypt will not allow additional dams to be built on the Nile,” Abdelatty said in an interview with Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya. […]
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Thu 20 August 2026: US President Donald Trump has again threatened Iran with unprecedented economic action, accusing Tehran of failing to seize an opportunity to reach a deal as talks aimed at ending the more than five-month conflict between the two countries remain deadlocked. In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump announced what […]
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Thu 20 August 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼 ◼️ NIH reverses Trump-era ban on South African research funding: South African researchers, who are at the forefront of global research into HIV and tuberculosis, have historically been the biggest recipients of NIH grants awarded outside the US. But their world was thrown into […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: Spain’s government is working to transfer about 500 unaccompanied migrant girls from the North African enclave of Ceuta to mainland Spain following the mass arrival of migrants at the end of July, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Wednesday. The Ministry of Youth and Children is considering several options, including distributing the […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: Pakistan’s government on Wednesday filed a review petition against a top court ruling to transfer imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to a hospital for medical treatment, local media reported. The review petition was filed through the Islamabad chief commissioner a day after the Supreme Court ordered prison authorities to move […]
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Wed 19 August 2026: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday strongly rejected new US sanctions targeting the court’s president and a senior lawyer in its prosecutor’s office, describing the measures as a “flagrant attack” on judicial independence. The latest designations target ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, a senior […]
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