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The story so far: Thailand’s Peaceful Society Promotion Act, an amnesty initiative passed by lawmakers in July, came into effect on Monday (August 24, 2026), as the government under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul seeks reconciliation with a large share of the population still leaning towards populist former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, a key figure at the…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amid the tightening of immigration policies, the number of Indian students seeking admission to U.S. colleges declined by 15% in 2025-26 over the previous year, according to a report. A report, representing over 1,100 institutions, released by the Common App, shows that although application volume…
Columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired by The Washington Post, accusing her of “gross misconduct” and of violating its social media policies, according to the paper’s own reporting. Photo: X/@KarenAttiah The Washington Post was ordered Monday (August 25, 2026) to reinstate columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired over social media posts she wrote in the…
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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir takes the oath of office as the president of Bangladesh, at Bangabhaban in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 21, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY | Photo Credit: MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get…
The story so far: On August 21, 2026, a Shipping Ministry official said that pirates have hijacked two commercial vessels, with 22 Indian seafarers onboard, off Yemen and Somalia. While MT Sibu 1, an Eritrea-flagged oil products tanker with 20 crew members including 16 Indians, was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a Cameroon-flagged cargo…
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The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 tremors on June 24 devastated the coastal state of La Guaira, where at least 190 buildings fell apart. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Venezuela’s interim government on Monday (August 25, 2026) reported 6,509 deaths from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck the South American nation exactly two months ago. The…
U.S. President Donald Trump with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Monday (August 24, 2026) removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a decades-old designation that came with severe economic restrictions and marking another step in warming ties between the countries. The U.S. Department…
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The mission said it had deployed a “Quick Reaction Force” to secure the area and support the emergency response after the attack. File | Photo Credit: AP Armed men ambushed a patrol travelling to a remote area of South Sudan on Monday (August 24, 2026), killing two UN peacekeepers, the United Nations Mission in South…
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Image used for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of talks in Beijing on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hu Shisheng, a leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia, said the focus of both countries would be on “institutionalising stability” even as…
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Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday (August 25, 2026), an official familiar with the plans told The Associated Press, escalating a trade fight that has sharply worsened since negotiations with the Trump administration collapsed. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the plans…
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