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August 22, 2025 6:14 PM
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In Pakistan, Karachi residents staged protests after enduring a power outage lasting over 50 hours. Karachi's Neighborhoods including Amirabad, Bustan Society, University Road, and Tipu Sultan Road faced continuous electricity and water supply disruptions since Tuesday afternoon. According media rep...
August 22, 2025 9:19 PM
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested today on charges of misusing public funds during an international tour in 2023. Mr. Wickremasinghe was summoned to present before the Criminal Investigation Department to record a statement in the matter when he was arrested. The leader w...
August 22, 2025 1:55 PM
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The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) today said that Bangladesh is facing an alarming wave of sexual violence, particularly targeting women and children from minority communities like Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and others. According to the Rights Body, the violence has rea...
August 22, 2025 1:53 PM
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The Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), a leading minority rights group, has raised serious concerns over the escalating violence and systemic persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan. Citing a latest report by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), the mino...
August 22, 2025 2:00 PM
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China’s Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, yesterday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit will give a fresh impetus to bilateral ties and will be an important event for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Speaking on the sidelines of an even...
August 22, 2025 11:39 AM
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Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 0.7 per cent in July 2025. The Department of Census and Statistics, in a statement, said the NCPI for the month stood at 208.3 points, compared with July last year. Prices had dipped in June, helped by lower ...
August 22, 2025 10:55 AM
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In Thailand, a court in Bangkok today dismissed a lese majeste case involving controversial billionaire and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The charge relates to an interview Mr. Thaksin gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if conv...
August 22, 2025 10:52 AM
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Massive wildfires across Spain this summer are a warning sign of the increasing risks of climate change, according to climatologist Javier Martin-Vide from the University of Barcelona. He warned that more parts of Europe, especially areas with usually mild summers, will face extreme heat in the comi...
August 22, 2025 10:43 AM
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In Colombia, at least 18 people were killed and over 40 others injured in two separate attacks yesterday. According to officials, both were attributed to dissident groups of the former FARC guerrilla movement. According to local authorities, a vehicle loaded with explosives detonated near a Colomb...
August 22, 2025 10:36 AM
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UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has warned of a worsening political climate amid a precarious security situation in Syria. In a monthly UN Security Council briefing, Geir Pedersen highlighted that the July 19 ceasefire in Syria's Sweida has come under strain, but so far has prevented a sl...
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