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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...
August 22, 2025 10:20 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of NRI industrialist and philanthropist Swaraj Paul. In a social media post, Mr. Prime Minister said that the contributions of Paul to industry, philanthropy and public service in the UK, and his unwavering support for closer ties with India will ...
August 22, 2025 9:50 AM
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In Yanam, a fire broke out after an ONGC pipeline exploded near Island Number 3 around 1 a.m. today. Police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot after being alerted by villagers of Dariyalatippa. ONGC authorities stopped gas supply from the KG Basin rig around 3:30 a.m., following which the...
August 22, 2025 9:47 AM
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In Ladakh, a mock disaster management exercise on earthquake, cloudburst and glacial lake outburst flood was conducted at different locations in Kargil yesterday. This is the fourth consecutive year that such a drill was organised by the Union Territory of Ladakh in collaboration with the National D...
August 22, 2025 9:17 AM
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The four-day-long Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly will begin today. The first supplementary budget for the financial year 2025-26 will also be tabled today in the Assembly. A special debate on the heavy rainfall received this year across the State will be conducted on A...
August 22, 2025 9:07 AM
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In Punjab, several BJP leaders were detained for hours yesterday while holding awareness camps regarding the welfare schemes of the Central Government. All BJP leaders, including state president Sunil Jakhar and former central minister Vijay Sampla, have condemned the act as dictatorial and anti-peo...
August 22, 2025 8:53 AM
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered immediate negotiations for the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, while also approving a major military assault on Gaza City. This comes after Hamas agreed to a Qatari-Egyptian proposal for a 60-day ceasefire on Monday, which would see ha...
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