Sat 22 July 2023: The mainly Hindu Meitis form a narrow majority among Manipur’s 3.5 million population, as per India’s last census conducted in 2011. The group is largely concentrated in the prosperous valley area around Imphal, the state capital, in central Manipur. They also enjoy political dominance, with the state’s chief minister N Biren Singh […]
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Sat 22 July 2023: A United Nations expert has expressed concern that tens of thousands of children remain in arbitrary detention in northeastern Syria based on their parents’ alleged ties to ISIL (ISIS) in violation of international law. “The thing I will say that concerned me the most and my team the most as we visited northeast […]
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Sat 22 July 2023: Pop band from the United Kingdom The 1975’s performance at a Malaysian music festival was stopped short after frontman Matty Healy kissed a male bandmate onstage and criticized Malaysia’s anti-LGBTQ laws. In Muslim-majority Malaysia, homosexuality is a crime. In videos posted on social media, Healy was seen kissing bassist Ross MacDonald […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: Since early this year, Beijing has been buzzing with intense diplomatic traffic, with numerous heads of government and state visiting the country. President Xi Jinping personally received a number of former and current foreign officials, including former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. However, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been […]
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Fri 21 July 2023: President Vladimir Putin has accused Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union and said any aggression against close ally Belarus would be considered a threat against Russia. In a televised meeting of his Security Council, Putin said Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus “with all means […]
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A group of Iraqi protesters set fire to the Swedish flag in Tahrir Square on July 21, 2023, to protest against the deportation of Iraqi refugees from Sweden. Fri 21 July 2023: Sweden’s ambassadors have been summoned in various countries following a second event held to desecrate the Quran, Islam’s holy book, was held in Sweden. […]
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A combination of pictures from a screen grab of a viral video (R) shows the main culprit named Huirem Herodas Meitei of Pechi Awang Leikai holding the woman, who was arrested in the Manipur women video case, Fri 21 July 2023: Women attacked the home of the primary suspect in a sexual assault case […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: The Presidency has confirmed that President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will not attend the 15th Summit of BRICS – however, the Russian Federation will be represented by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “By mutual agreement, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation will not attend the Summit but the Russian […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: On Wednesday, the chief of Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service called on Russians appalled by the conflict in Ukraine to “join hands” with his intelligence agency and put an end to the bloodshed, Reuters reported. Moore said there appeared little prospect of Russia regaining momentum in Ukraine. “I invite them to […]
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Wed 19 July 2023: Kenya’s government has closed schools in the capital and two other areas as East Africa’s economic powerhouse on Wednesday braced for three days of demonstrations against the cost of living and tax hikes. Two rounds of protests earlier this month descended into violence when police fired tear gas canisters, and in […]
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