On the slopes of Monte Cassino in Italy, graves of Punjabi and Frontier soldiers lie beneath rows of white headstones. These men, many recruited from what is now Pakistan, were part of the British Indian Army whose service stretched across…
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Joint Statement Condemning Atrocities and Violations of International Humanitarian law in Sudan – Government.se
- Joint Statement Condemning Atrocities and Violations of International Humanitarian law in Sudan Government.se
- Sudan medics accuse RSF of burning, burying bodies to conceal ‘genocide’ Al Jazeera
- Satellite images suggest evidence of mass…
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Who was Soeharto, the late leader named Indonesia’s ‘national hero’? | Corruption News
Indonesia’s former President Muhammad Soeharto, whose three-decade rule was marred by accusations of mass human rights violations, was posthumously named a “national hero” on Monday, causing backlash.
The title was conferred in a ceremony…
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UAE says it will not join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework | Gaza
Plans for a UN-mandated international stabilisation force charged with disarming Hamas inside Gaza face growing opposition after the United Arab Emirates said it would not participate because it did not yet see a clear legal framework for the…
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Zohran Mamdani’s win shows how multilingualism bridges divides in diverse democracies
When Zohran Mamdani campaigned for New York City mayor, he didn’t sound like a typical American politician, speaking only English at his rallies and public appearances.
Instead, he switched between Arabic, Bangla, English, Hindi, Luganda,…
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Trump and MBS: What’s in Store for U.S.-Saudi Relations?
Perhaps no country in the Middle East has attracted more interest of the Trump administration than Saudi Arabia. President Trump took his first foreign trip there during his first term and he remains focused on the possibility…
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Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies – The Washington Post
- Rescuers searching for missing migrants after boat sinks off Malaysia recover 5 more bodies The Washington Post
- Seven migrants die as boat sinks near Thai border Dawn
- Near dozen dead in Thai-Malaysia search after Rohingya migrant boat sinks CNN
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US Senate shutdown vote: What happened, who voted to end it, what’s next? | Debt News
The United States Senate has taken its first step towards ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history as lawmakers agreed to move forward with a stopgap funding package.
The Republican-led proposal, which would keep the…
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UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Wrote in The Guardian that UNRWA has the capacity and expertise to support the long journey of people in postwar Gaza – UNRWA
- UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Wrote in The Guardian that UNRWA has the capacity and expertise to support the long journey of people in postwar Gaza UNRWA
- Unrwa has the capacity and expertise to support a postwar Gaza. We want to help make…
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Eight people die and several injured after car explosion in Delhi, police say | India
A car explosion outside the historic Red Fort monument in Delhi has killed at least eight people and triggered a fire in the surrounding area, according to police.
The cause of the explosion, which took place just before 7pm on Monday night, was…
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