Tue 25 November 2025: According to a new World Bank report released on Monday, by 2030, around 90% of people in South Asia could face extreme heat risks, while nearly 25% may be vulnerable to severe flooding. The report, titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” based on case […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: According to a recent Amnesty International report, fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group are perpetrating war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher. The report was published on Tuesday, just hours after the RSF declared that it would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce “in response to international efforts” […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: A new X/Twitter tool that discloses the app store country registration and geographical location of social media profiles has sparked worries over potential foreign meddling and the genuineness of participants in highly divisive digital discussions. X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, announced that this is part of a drive to “secure […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Will the G20 presidency gavel change hands today? “The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It’s not just a South African issue; the US also doesn’t want a very big handover event. So we will hand over at the level of […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Government spokesman says the attack in Khost destroyed a civilian home, killing five boys, four girls and a woman. At least nine children and a woman have been killed after Pakistani forces bombed a house in the country’s southeastern Khost province, according to Afghan authorities. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: Visitors from 85 countries that currently enjoy visa-free entry to the UK-including the US, Canada and France-will be required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) from Feb.25, 2026, the UK government announced on Monday. The move is described as a major step in the country’s plan to digitize its immigration system and introduce a contactless […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: The Israeli army has announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 attack. The move comes two weeks after the military’s chief Eyal Zamir called for a “systemic investigation” into the failures that led to onslaught, even […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: All three suicide bombers and as many security personnel were killed in an attack on the headquarters of the paramilitary force in the northwestern city of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday morning, a senior police official said. “Initially, three militants tried to attack the headquarters. One terrorist blew himself up at the […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: Despite stark findings, World Health Organization says violence against women and girls is ‘a deeply neglected crisis’. Nearly one in three women – totalling about 840 million around the world – have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence in their lifetimes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report. […]
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Mon 24 November 2025: US President Donald Trump accused Ukraine’s leadership on Sunday of showing “zero gratitude” for American efforts to end the war with Russia, while blaming his predecessor for the conflict. “Ukraine ‘leadership’ has expressed zero gratitude for our efforts, and Europe continues to buy oil from Russia,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. […]
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