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Indonesianpolice on Sunday (August 23, 2026) arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze. Indonesia has been battling fires driven by an intensifying El Nino pattern and a prolonged…
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A retired Hindu school teacher, along with his wife and two children were allegedly killed at their residence in Bangladesh’s Rangpur city, according to a media report. The deceased were identified as Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, Pritilata Chakraborty, 50, Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, 23, and Priyam Chakraborty, 12, the Daily Star newspaper reported. The police have detained…
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iran’sForeign Minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday (August 23, 2026) and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is due to hold a press conference at 2…
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te. File | Photo Credit: AP Peace can only be secured through strength, and not even an inch of territory can be sacrificed, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday (August 23, 2026), visiting a sensitive frontline island to mark a key battle with Chinese forces almost seven decades ago. Also read…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks, according to a joint statement published Sunday (August 23, 2026) by Switzerland after hosting negotiations. Also read | Deal without peace: On the U.S. and…
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One Indian national was killed, and nine others were injured after a vehicle veered off the road in Oman, police said. The incident occurred on Saturday (August 22, 2026) on Sultan Said bin Teymur Street. The police Air Wing carried out an operation to transport two of the injured from Al Hema Governorate to Nizwa…
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of a stalled war. Meanwhile, the new head of the Islamic Republic’s top security body warned, in a more forceful tone, of retaliation if neighbouring countries support U.S. threats to further sanction Tehran. A Palestinian man was…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 27-year-old Indian national was shot dead in New York City by an unidentified man after an altercation, according to a media report. Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Queens, was fatally shot around 10 p.m. (local time) on Friday (August 21, 2026) near Stanley…
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UNICEF staff and airport workers receive an aircraft carrying medical supplies as authorities and aid agencies intensified efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain at the Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Leo XIV called on the international community on Sunday…
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Pakistan has taken on a mediator role in negotiations between Iran and the U.S. aimed at ending the war which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in February. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday (August 24, 2026) to continue efforts to bring peace and…
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