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Russia says thwarted 73 Ukrainian drone attacks in 24 hours

Aug 26, 2023 03:34

Russia says its air defense has thwarted 73 drone attacks by the Ukrainian side in several regions in a space of 24 hours.
Outrage in India over video showing Hindu teacher telling schoolchildren to slap Muslim boy

Aug 26, 2023 02:42

A viral video on social media shows a school teacher in India subjecting a seven-year-old Muslim child to degrading treatment inside a classroom, sparking massive outrage over the treatment of the Muslim minority.
Russia says no chance of Western countries joining BRICS

Aug 26, 2023 02:33

Western countries do not have a chance of joining the BRICS group of emerging economies as long as they pursue hostile policies against Moscow, says the Russian deputy foreign minister.
'Absolute lie': Russia rejects Prigozhin killed on Kremlin order

Aug 26, 2023 02:24

The Kremlin has rejected as "absolute lies" rumors it had ordered the death of the controversial leader of the private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Rohingya Muslims demand safe return to home after 6 years of exodus

Aug 25, 2023 11:29

Rohingya Muslim refugees demand their safe return to their homeland, Myanmar, on the sixth anniversary of the violence that forced them to flee to Bangladesh.
Denmark finally decides to ban Qur'an desecration

Aug 25, 2023 11:25

Denmark's judiciary has decided to ban the desecration of the Holy Qur'an following the negative impact of such moves.
Trump’s mug shot pushes political division to historic level

Aug 25, 2023 10:35

There seems to be no end to the legal troubles surrounding former US President Donald Trump. In a new case, the Republican figure has been booked at a jail in Atlanta, Georgia. He was released after posting a 200,000$ bond and accepting bail conditions that bar him from threatening witnesses or his co-defendants in the case.
China's XI, India's Modi hold rare meeting to discuss bilateral ties amid BRICS summit

Aug 25, 2023 08:18

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have held talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Iranian judokas claim title in 2023 IBSA World Games

Aug 25, 2023 08:16

Visually-challenged Iranian judo practitioners have put a tremendous end to their campaign at the 2023 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games in the United Kingdom, claiming the top podium place at the high-status tournament.
Pacific islanders join protest of Japan's release of radioactive wastewater into sea

Aug 25, 2023 08:14

Pacific islanders have voiced concern over Japan's controversial Fukushima radioactive wastewater discharge, alongside other worried regional countries, China in particular.