Brazil and Colombia urge Venezuela to release vote results, condemn violence
The leaders of Brazil and Colombia on Saturday again called on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to release voting tallies, days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims that it won elections in July. In a joint statement, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President...
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UK PM Starmer prepares for first Downing Street keynote speech
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UN: 13 die after boat carrying migrants sunk off Yemen’s coast
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French authorities arrest Synagogue explosion suspect
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‘Man surrenders in Germany knife attack that killed 3’
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French authorities arrest Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
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China opposes US sanctions on firms over alleged ties to Russia’s war efforts
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California sees a summer of extremes, from heatwaves and wildfires to snow
26 August 2024 | AP
Rohingya refugees mark anniversary of their exodus, demand safe return to Myanmar
ens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar's Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazar district carrying banners and festoons reading...
Philippine police look for preacher wanted for child abuse
Hundreds of police officers backed by riot squads raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city Saturday in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking, police officials said. A supporter of the group, called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, reportedly died due to a heart...
Fasting and puja can coexist in Bangladesh, says adviser
The Religious Affairs Adviser of the interim government in Bangladesh has asserted that there is no problem in observing fasting and puja at the same time in the country as he called for building a harmonious state where all faiths coexist peacefully. Bangladesh saw several incidents of violence against members...
Iranian hackers targeted accounts of Biden, Trump camp staffers: Meta
The same Iranian hacking group believed to have targeted both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, tried to go after the WhatsApp accounts of staffers in the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta Platforms said Friday. Meta said it discovered the network of hackers, who posed...
Palestinians’ shrinking ‘humanitarian zone’ faces food scarcity
Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and chicken as fast as they could, platefuls of the nourishment falling to the ground in the tumult. Nearby, boys waited to...
Rain claims 11 lives in China
Torrential rains have left at least 11 people dead and 14 others missing in the city of Huludao, northeast China’s Liaoning province which left a trail of destruction causing heavy damage to the roads and bridges amounting to USD 1.44 billion, official media reported on Saturday. The latest round of heavy...
Shipwreck, manslaughter probe into Italy’s superyacht sinking
Prosecutors in Italy said Saturday they have opened an investigation into shipwreck and manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard. Termini Imerese prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed the investigation but said no suspect is currently identified. “We are only in the initial...
