Tue 24 September 2024: A married couple reportedly executed on Monday with five more people facing the death penalty on Tuesday. Myanmar’s military regime has executed two anti-coup activists and plans to execute five more on September 24, rights groups have said, urging action from the international community. Maung Kaung Htet and his wife Chan […]
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Tue 24 September 2024: The complaint against Syrian regime officials was filed by families of victims seen in the Caesar photos Syrian families of victims of the Assad regime have filed a criminal complaint in Germany, accusing high-ranking officials of murder, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and torture in four specific cases, it was announced on […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday. More than 800 people died of suspected mpox across the continent in that time, the U.N. health body said in its report. Congo’s central African […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: The Israeli government on Monday evening announced a nationwide state of emergency until Sept. 30 amid its escalating strikes on Lebanon and anticipated expansion of Hezbollah rockets firing towards Israel. According to Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli Cabinet ministers voted to declare a “special home front situation” throughout Israel. The vote was done by telephone, as proposed by Defense […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has banned members from using communication devices after last week’s deadly attacks in Lebanon targeted Hezbollah’s walkie-talkies and pagers, Reuters reported. In what appears to be a panicked response to close security gaps and preempt any further attacks or breaches, the IRGC has launched a […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: Recent polls showed US Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris holding a slim lead over former President Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. A CBS News/YouGov survey, conducted on Sept. 18-20, showed Harris narrowly leading Trump nationally with 52% to 48% among 3,129 respondents. In battleground states, […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: South Africa has a new law governing education. The Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act changes several aspects of how schools are managed. It was introduced to address inequalities in the school system by standardising rules on admissions, language policies, discipline, and even the operation of homeschooling. But it has sparked controversy. Education professor […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: President Cyril Ramaphosa says as the continent tackles Mpox, Africa needs to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. “We need to ensure equitable distribution of medical countermeasures based on transparent criteria and readiness to initiate vaccination. We ask Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to lead the consultation with […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: During a closed meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee yesterday, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that his government is considering the so-called “Generals’ Plan.” He stated: “This is one of the plans under consideration, though there are others. We are committed to dismantling Hamas’ civil control.” Developed […]
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Mon 23 September 2024: The 79th UN General Assembly, deemed one of the largest global diplomatic events, will kick off Tuesday in New York. The General Assembly is held annually at UN headquarters in New York, bringing together the heads of state and government of member states. It is to take place from Sept. 24-30. […]
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