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Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an unfriendly gesture”, asserting that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition. “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh (government) wants … Read more
A 72-year-old French woman, whose husband admitted to drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her over a decade, told a court that she was treated “like a rag doll” and was “sacrificed on the altar of vice”. In a calm and clear voice, Gisele Pelicot, in the southern French city of Avignon, … Read more
562,000 people have been impacted by severe flooding and strong windstorms in Yemen in recent weeks, according to a Thursday statement from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), which is pleading for $13.3 million in contributions due to a lack of resources. The poorest nation on the Arabian Peninsula is already dealing with one of … Read more
The first round of mpox vaccinations was given to the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday; health officials are hoping this would help contain the epidemic that has led to the United Nations declaring a worldwide public health emergency. The outbreak’s epicenter is in Congo, and it has now expanded to neighboring nations and … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was arrested following the fatal assault on 80-year-old Bhim Kohli in a park near Leicester, England. The boy, who cannot be named due to legal reasons, was among five children aged between 12 and 14 years arrested following Kohli’s death in hospital. The other four were released earlier with no further action. … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as his new prime minister on Thursday, following weeks of stalled discussions following an inconclusive snap election. Michel Barnier, 73, headed the EU’s negotiations with the United Kingdom over its withdrawal from the bloc between 2016 and 2021. Prior to that, the … Read more
Social media giant Meta Platforms will inform Brazilians how it intends to use their personal data to train generative artificial intelligence (AI), it said on Tuesday, following a demand from the country’s data protection watchdog. Meta’s users in Brazil will receive the warnings starting on Tuesday by email and notifications on Facebook and Instagram and … Read more
Brazil has joined a select group of nations—the majority of which are ruled by autocratic regimes—that have imposed such restrictions on the social media platform, after X was banned on Saturday. In addition to outright prohibitions, some countries have temporarily limited access to X, formerly known as Twitter, which is frequently utilized by political dissidents … Read more
Norwegian Princess Martha Louise married American self-proclaimed shaman Durek Verrett on Saturday, a union of two alternative therapy devotees that has raised eyebrows in Norway.\ Martha Louise, a 52-year-old divorcee, claims to be a clairvoyant who can speak with angels, a gift she has shared — and profited from — in books and courses. Verrett, … Read more
A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed coastal enclave and in the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel’s ongoing campaigns in both regions. Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines on Saturday, the Strip’s health ministry announced in … Read more
In a crucial step toward strengthening connections between India and Malaysia, the two countries have inked a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at increasing collaborative tourism. This agreement opens a new chapter in the two nations’ long-standing political, economic, and socio-cultural connections. The MoU was signed today, August 20, by India’s Minister of Tourism … Read more
According to a report released on Friday by the university’s task force on antisemitism, Jews and Israelis at Columbia University experienced verbal abuse, humiliation in classrooms, and exclusion from student organizations during the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that rocked the campus last year. Their complaints were frequently discounted or disregarded by faculty and administration. Citing “serious and … Read more
Donald Trump, the Republican White House nominee, has faced backlash for publicly backing away from right-wing views on reproductive rights. He announced in a second term that he would ensure free in vitro fertilization (IVF), an expensive procedure that many in the anti-abortion movement want curbed. Trump also criticized Florida’s six-week abortion ban, calling it … Read more
A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Access to the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was no longer possible for some users in the South American country, who were presented with a message asking them … Read more
Israel has agreed to a series of three-day “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “The way we discussed and agreed, the campaign will start on the first of September, in central Gaza, for three days, and there will … Read more