Wed 18 June 2025: The amendment comes after police investigated more than 100 women, including some who had natural miscarriages. British parliamentarians have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales after concerns sparked by the prosecution of women who end a pregnancy. The House of Commons approved an amendment to a broader bill on […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Iran “will stand firm against an imposed war, just as it will stand firm against an imposed peace,” the county’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a televised message reported by Tasnim news agency. “This nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition.” Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah […]
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Wed 18 June 2025: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed his Indian counterpart to a G7 summit on Tuesday despite protests over the 2023 murder of a Canadian Sikh separatist in Canada. Narendra Modi’s invitation by Carney as chair of the G7 was protested Monday by hundreds in nearby Calgary, the city closest to the […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: Israel has barred its citizens from flying out of the country, citing security concerns following its escalation of hostilities with Iran. According to Haaretz, the government instructed domestic airlines not to permit Israeli nationals to board outbound flights, as fears mount over potential Iranian retaliatory strikes on Israeli airports. Ben-Gurion Airport, Israel’s primary international […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations. Extreme hunger will intensify in 13 global hotspots over the coming months, with five states facing the immediate risk of starvation, according to a United Nations report. The report, Hunger Hotspots, released on Monday […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: As attacks between Israel and Iran persist, the global economy could face an adverse shock if tensions aren’t contained. By Alex Kozul-Wright As Israel and Iran exchange deadly salvoes for a fourth day, there are growing concerns that the conflict will spread across one of the world’s key oil- and gas-producing regions. […]
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Tue 17 June 2025: More than one-fifth of news consumers surveyed engaged with podcaster Joe Rogan, Reuters Institute says. Social media and video platforms have eclipsed traditional media as news sources in the United States for the first time, a report has found. Fifth-four percent of surveyed Americans used platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and TikTok for […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could last for at least two weeks. His timing seems precise for a reason. The Israel Defence Forces and the country’s intelligence agencies have clearly devised a methodical, step-by-step campaign. Israeli forces initially focused on decapitating the Iranian military […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: Yunus said that his country will continue its efforts to seek the extradition of Hasina following her indictment by Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal. New Delhi: Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday (June 11) said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t pay heed to his request to restrain former Bangladesh prime […]
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Mon 16 June 2025: As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say that remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’. This month, the Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group announced its total withdrawal from Mali, claiming it had completed its mission after three and a half years of operations in the West African country. For years, Wagner […]
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