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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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PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Kyrgyzstan

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PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Kyrgyzstan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. | Photo Credit: Youtube/@pmoindia via PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (August 31, 2026) paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial here during his visit to Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. He also met people from various…

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Nepal flash floods: Rescue efforts intensify, as deaths climb past 900

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Nepal flash floods: Rescue efforts intensify, as deaths climb past 900

Army rangers stand while a helicopter lands as they wait to load relief materials onto it at the Maithili Barrack, an army training center, following flash floods and a mudslide, in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet…

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G20 countries should consider more trade barriers on China to cut imbalances, Bessent says

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G20 countries should consider more trade barriers on China to cut imbalances, Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) he will encourage ​G20 members to re-examine terms of trade with China to shrink global imbalances and press Beijing ⁠to rebalance its economy away from exports and toward domestic consumption. Mr. Bessent said in an interview ahead of a G20 finance leaders meeting that…

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 933 workers trapped in hydropower projects

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Nepal flash floods LIVE: At least 933 workers trapped in hydropower projects

In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in temporary graves before they can be identified, prompting accusations that Hindu funeral traditions are being ignored. In south-central…

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West Asia LIVE: Iran’s army says it attacked UAE’s Al Minhad Air Base with drones, state TV reports

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West Asia LIVE: Iran’s army says it attacked UAE’s Al Minhad Air Base with drones, state TV reports

U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…

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West Asia LIVE: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates

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West Asia LIVE: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates

U.S. strikes Iran for first time in a month, Tehran retaliates The United States said on Sunday (August 30, 2026) it had attacked Iranian rocket launchers on a small island in the Strait of Hormuz, its first strikes on Iran in a month, prompting Tehran to retaliate. The U.S. strikes resulted in “casualties,” said Iran’s…

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