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In Sri Lanka, Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has been remanded to police custody by the Colombo High Court today in connection with a case involving a sand mining project at the Kirinda Fisheries Harbour. The court directed that he remain in custody until he is produced before the Magistrate’s Co...
August 29, 2025 12:20 PM August 29, 2025 12:20 PM
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a severe health crisis as 22 million people need aid. The agency, in its latest repor,t has said that funding gaps have shut clinics, and mass refugee returns threaten to overwhelm fragile health systems. WHO said over 16 million ...
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In Bangladesh, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) has reported that the interim government yesterday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border in an effort to save taxpayers’ money and ease the burden on the ...
August 29, 2025 11:47 AM August 29, 2025 11:47 AM
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Europe is witnessing a record-breaking wildfire season in 2025, with experts attributing the intensity to climate change. Higher temperatures and lower rainfall are aggravating forest fires across the continent. More than one million hectares have been destroyed by wildfires in the European Union so...
August 29, 2025 11:43 AM August 29, 2025 11:43 AM
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US President Donald Trump’s Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt compared the low murder rate in New Delhi to the high rate in Chicago as it builds its case for federal intervention in the city. The White House said that Chicago city’s murder rate was 15 times higher than the Indian capital’s in 2024. ...
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France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, known as the E3, have triggered a 30-day process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. The move starts a countdown at the UN Security Council. If no resolution is passed granting Iran sanctions relief, a snapback of previous sanctions wil...
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A leading human rights organisation Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) has highlighted that hundreds of Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared and several killed by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan during July as the cycle of persecution continues amid a surge in enforced disappe...
August 29, 2025 10:22 AM August 29, 2025 10:22 AM
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The head of the European Union's executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has expressed outrage at Russia's deadliest onslaught on Kyiv since July, which also damaged the EU's delegation office in the Ukrainian capital. In a strongly worded statement, von der Leyen said that Russian missiles stru...
August 29, 2025 9:49 AM August 29, 2025 9:49 AM
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that Israel's initial steps to militarily take over Gaza City signal a new and dangerous phase with devastating consequences. He told reporters ahead of a Security Council meeting yesterday that hundreds of thousands of civilians -- already exhausted and tr...
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Israel launched airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, yesterday. The strikes hit densely populated areas of Sanaa, including a neighborhood on the western side of the city. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the strikes in a statement. According to Israel’s state-owned Kan TV, the airstr...
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