Dhaka, Bangladesh – Sinthia Mehrin Sokal remembers the blow to her head on July 15 last year when she, along with thousands of fellow students, marched during a protest against a controversial quota system in government jobs in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. The attack by an activist belonging to the studentRead More →
Here are the key events on day 1,258 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Tuesday, August 5: Fighting Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the Stepnohirsk community in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, the local military administration said on Telegram. Russia launched 405 attacksRead More →
As Israel’s forced starvation tightens its grip on Gaza’s entire population, an increasing number of Palestinian families are frantically searching for news of relatives who undertook perilous journeys to get food from aid distribution points, never to return. Khaled Obaid has been searching for his beloved son, Ahmed, for twoRead More →
The United States slaps 25 percent tariffs on a nation long viewed as an ally. The United States has imposed a punitive 25 percent tariff on India. US President Donald Trump warns that more could follow. It’s a spectacular change from six months ago, when the leaders of the twoRead More →
Thousands of US workers hit the picket line at three plants in Illinois and Missouri. Thousands of workers at Boeing plants across the United States that develop military aircraft and weapons have gone on strike. The strike began Monday at Boeing facilities in St Louis and St Charles, Missouri, asRead More →
The United States could require up to $15,000 bonds for some tourist and business visas under a pilot programme launching in two weeks. The Department of State notice released on Monday said the effort aims to deter those who overstay their visas. The 12-month pilot programme, which will begin onRead More →
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims, without providing evidence, that Ukraine was involved in the attack, an allegation Kyiv vehemently denies. The trial has begun for 19 defendants accused of involvement in the 2024 shooting attack in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people, and wounded over 600, in oneRead More →
More than 60 Palestinian women are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of the body of Palestinian activist and English teacher Awdah Hathaleen, who was shot dead last week in the village of Umm al-Kheir, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. Two women have received medical treatmentRead More →
The vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced multiple times, and many are dying from Israeli-induced starvation. An unprecedented water crisis is also unfolding across the enclave, heaping further misery on its residents. Gaza was already suffering a water crisis before nearly 22 months of Israeli bombardment andRead More →
Seoul removes propaganda loudspeakers to signal a shift in policy under President Lee’s administration. South Korean authorities began removing loudspeakers blaring anti-North Korea broadcasts along the country’s border, Seoul’s Ministry of National Defence has said, as the new government of President Lee Jae-myung seeks to ease tensions with Pyongyang. “StartingRead More →
