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Magsaysay honour for Singapore lawyer, Bangladeshi aid giver, Myanmar activist

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Magsaysay honour for Singapore lawyer, Bangladeshi aid giver, Myanmar activist

Singaporean diplomat and lawyer Tommy Koh (left), Bangladeshi aid giver Runa Khan (centre) and Myanmar activist Bo Kyi (right). | Photo Credit: maward.asia A Singaporean diplomat who led the adoption of the UN Ocean Treaty, a Myanmar activist who put his freedom on the line for democracy, and a former Bangladeshi teacher who brought compassion…

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Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling

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Citing lack of jurisdiction, India rejects Hague court’s Indus Waters Treaty ruling

The MEA said that “this so-called Court of Arbitration has no jurisdiction whatsoever to pronounce on India’s sovereign decisions”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hours after the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague said the Indus Waters Treaty remains “fully in force” and called on India to “observe its obligations”, the Ministry of External…

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Xi, Putin discuss visa-free travel, global and regional issues at Bishkek

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Xi, Putin discuss visa-free travel, global and regional issues at Bishkek

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek on Monday (August 31, 2026) and discussed…

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Iran dismisses Trump’s post of attack on key energy hub of Kharg

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Iran dismisses Trump’s post of attack on key energy hub of Kharg

An Iranian official dismissed as “laughable” ‌on Monday (August 31, 2026) a post by Donald Trump of an AI-generated video clip that the U.S. President said showed Iran’s oil hub Kharg ​Island being “blown to smithereens”. Hours after Sunday’s (August 30) post, there was no evidence Kharg had been attacked. The White House and the…

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U.N. committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade

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U.N. committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade

A woman looks at the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade “The Ark of Return”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A U.N. committee said countries are legally ‌obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and ​take other measures to address the enduring legacy of ⁠racial discrimination…

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Indonesian activists hail ruling to strike down ban on insulting government, but question impact

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Indonesian activists hail ruling to strike down ban on insulting government, but question impact

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indonesian legal experts and activists voiced support on Monday (August 31, 2026) for an Indonesian court ruling voiding legal provisions that ​made insulting the government a criminal offence, but said there were still ‌doubts about the move’s effectiveness. The provisions were part of Indonesia’s ​updated penal code,…

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Sadhguru calls for 5-nation Himalayan Board to tackle disasters

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Sadhguru calls for 5-nation Himalayan Board to tackle disasters

A drone view shows members of the Nepal Army working to retrieve a body from the bank of Narayani River, in the aftermath of deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Chitwan, Nepal on August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian spiritual leader Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has called for the creation of a five-nation…

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