Wed 13 August 2025: China accused the US on Wednesday of “illegally” entering its territorial waters in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Higgins destroyer illegally intruded into the territorial waters of Huangyan Island without authorization from the Chinese government, Senior Capt. He Tiecheng, spokesperson for the navy of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is on a historic and spiritual mission and strongly supports a “Greater Israel” vision. This vision, he claims, includes the occupied Palestinian territories and parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. In an interview with Israel’s i24 channel that was reported by The Times of Israel on 12 August […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Beijing has urged foreign military vessels to obtain approval from China before entering its territorial waters. China’s statement on Monday followed a report by Kyodo News that said Chinese vessels fired at least two warning shots at a Japanese military ship after it inadvertently entered Chinese territorial waters in July last […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities. United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, identifying senior figures among those responsible. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM), set up in 2018 to examine potential breaches of international […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa-Mbeki feud reignites: The experts said the tension between Mbeki and Ramaphosa was exacerbated when Mbeki, as the ANC’s first chief negotiator assisted by Jacob Zuma, were removed and replaced with Ramaphosa, who was assisted by Mohammed Valli Moosa. ANC insiders at the […]
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Wed 13 August 2025: Indian retail companies give foreign brands like Starbucks stiff competition in the domestic market, but going global has been a challenge. From McDonald’s and Coca-Cola to Amazon and Apple, US-based multinationals are facing calls for a boycott in India as business executives and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s supporters stoke anti-American sentiment […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: On Sunday evening, three reactor units at the Gravelines nuclear power station, located on the English Channel, were automatically shut down due to a large influx of jellyfish clogging the plant’s water pumping systems, according to France’s energy company, Electricite de France (EDF). A fourth reactor was taken offline early Monday […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department said Wednesday it has received 80,000 soldiers since the outbreak of the war in Gaza Strip in October 2023, including 26,000 for mental illness. The department said that it allocates around 4.2 billion shekels ($1.2 billion)-more than half of its annual budget-to provide medical services for wounded […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: The US State Department on Monday designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations, accusing them of carrying out multiple deadly attacks in recent years. The State Department said the group has claimed responsibility for suicide bombings near Karachi airport and the Gwadar […]
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Tue 12 August 2025: Israel’s defense minister on Monday hit back at a list published by media linked to Iran’s military which named Israeli officials in an assassination list, appearing to threaten Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s life in response. “I suggest to the Iranian dictator Khamenei that when he leaves the bunker, he occasionally look […]
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