Fri 24 July 2026: The 1951 Refugee Convention remains a “lifeline” for millions of people forced to flee persecution, conflict and violence, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, marking the treaty’s 75th anniversary. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection and Solutions Elizabeth Tan said the convention remains the cornerstone of […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that they had ordered the army to launch a “wide-scale military operation” in Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank. In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Katz also said the army had been instructed to demolish the home of […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: Modi’s late night video was his second statement in a single day, promising fast track courts for paper leaks. However, it did not make any mention of the calls for Pradhan’s resignation both by protesters and the opposition. New Delhi: Under pressure from the ongoing youth protests on the streets of the […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: An estimated 1.4 million people in Gaza are expected to face “high levels of acute food insecurity” through December, up from 1.2 million from mid-April to June, despite improvements driven by humanitarian assistance, according to a new Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The IPC said […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: The US announced Thursday that it will impose additional tariffs of 10% or 12.5% on 60 trade partners over their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.” The action was taken under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 following […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: Tehran dispatched Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders, missile technology, and gold to Yemen on a July 13 flight, multiple sources confirm. The covert deployment aims to enhance Houthi strike capabilities and expand Iranian leverage over vital Red Sea shipping lanes. Tehran secretly transported Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel, military advisers, and […]
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Fri 24 July 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: 👇🏼 ◼️ US hits SA with 12.5% tariffs: The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the European Union (EU) and China, over allegations of lax enforcement of forced labour bans, just as […]
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Thu 23 July 2026: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia will be subject to Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords. “The Civil Nuclear Deal (There will be no enrichment of material!) being made between the United States Department of Energy and Saudi Arabia, which pertains only to non-military […]
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Thu 23 July 2026: Global hunger has declined, yet millions of people are still going hungry. The number of hungry people around the world is falling. According to the latest United Nations State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, an estimated 645 million people faced hunger in 2025, 14 million fewer than in […]
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Thu 23 July 2026: President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the Russian economy remained resilient despite “external attempts to destabilize the fuel and energy sector.” Putin said at a meeting on economic issues in Moscow that recent difficulties in the energy market were temporary and would not affect the broader economy. Russia’s economy expanded 0.3% […]
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