Thu 17 October 2024: A Bangladeshi court has ordered the arrest of self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India more than two months ago after being toppled in a student-led uprising. Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), said on Thursday the court had issued arrest warrants for Hasina […]
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Thu 17 October 2024: According to a Refugee Council analysis, nearly 63,000 asylum seekers are expected to be granted refuge under the Labour government. After scrapping the controversial Rwanda deportation plan, Labour has accelerated the processing of claims, addressing the UK’s substantial asylum backlog, which stood at 118,882 cases by June 2024. The Refugee Council […]
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Thu 17 October 2024: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to an $880 million settlement with more than 1,300 survivors of childhood sexual abuse, making it the largest settlement reached with a Catholic archdiocese in US history. The agreement addresses allegations that clergy and other church personnel engaged in sexual misconduct with minors, a […]
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Thu 17 October 2024: A food crisis triggered by the most severe drought in the last 40 years in southern Africa has left 15 million people in need of urgent food assistance beginning this month. The region is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years, primarily affecting Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Botswana and […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: A devastating fuel tanker explosion in northwestern Nigeria has left at least 140 people dead and many others injured. The tragedy occurred on an expressway in Jigawa state after a tanker overturned, spilling fuel that locals rushed to collect. As residents gathered around the site, a massive explosion engulfed the area, […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: The two-day summit of government leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) kicked off in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, with premiers and senior officials from 12 countries in attendance. The 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of SCO member states is presided over by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: Freedom on the Net report says Kyrgyzstan showed sharpest downgrade, while Iceland had ‘freest online environment’. Global internet freedom has declined for the 14th year in a row, with Myanmar and China tied for the world’s worst record, a new study says. Freedom House, a pro-democracy research group based in the […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: Global conflicts driving up to 21,000 deaths daily from hunger: Report Hunger caused by conflicts around the world has reached record high levels, a new report by Oxfam has found, which accuses warring parties of weaponising food and blocking aid. Between 7,000 to as many as 21,000 people are likely dying […]
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Wed 16 October 2024: Israel is reportedly considering a role for exiled former Palestinian security chief, Mohammad Dahlan, in the post-war governance of the Gaza Strip, in the latest rumours of the figure’s potential involvement in the Territory at the invitation of Tel Aviv. According to Israel’s Channel 12, Israeli officials are mulling over a potential […]
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Tue 15 October 2024: NATO on Monday launched its annual nuclear exercise, Steadfast Noon, involving 2,000 military personnel from eight airbases and over 60 aircraft, including fighter jets capable of carrying U.S. nuclear warheads. The exercise is scheduled to continue for two weeks, according to a statement from the alliance. “Nuclear deterrence is the cornerstone […]
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