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Bangladesh: Train fire kills 4 amid death of opposition activists in custody
Bangladesh
December 20, 2023
Bangladesh: Train fire kills 4 amid death of opposition activists in custody
Bangladesh’s railway minister accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage” after a fire broke out early Tuesday…
Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition
Sudan
December 20, 2023
Sudan: Hundreds of thousands flee as RSF ‘capture’ Wad Madani, raising fears of partition
The strategic Sudanese city of Wad Madani appeared on Tuesday to have fallen to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),…
December 20 marks International Human Solidarity Day
Uncategorized
December 20, 2023
December 20 marks International Human Solidarity Day
In 2005, the United Nations General Assembly designated December 20 as the International Human Solidarity Day. Report: If we go…
Humans have wiped out twice as many bird species as previously thought, study finds
Science & Technology
December 20, 2023
Humans have wiped out twice as many bird species as previously thought, study finds
About 12% of the world’s bird species have been driven to extinction by human activity, new research has found –…
India: Heavy rain, subsequent flooding leave hundreds stranded in Tamil Nadu
India
December 20, 2023
India: Heavy rain, subsequent flooding leave hundreds stranded in Tamil Nadu
Heavy rain has paralysed several parts of India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, inundating roads, affecting train services, and leaving…
ISIS-linked militants kill 10 in Uganda’s Kamwenge district
Uganda
December 20, 2023
ISIS-linked militants kill 10 in Uganda’s Kamwenge district
At least 10 people have been killed in Uganda’s western district of Kamwenge by militants with ties to the Islamic…
India: Muslims in Ayodhya fear violence ahead of controversial Hindu temple opening
India
December 20, 2023
India: Muslims in Ayodhya fear violence ahead of controversial Hindu temple opening
Some Muslims living near a new Hindu temple in Ayodhya, India, are planning to send their families away before next…
Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution
Egypt
December 19, 2023
Egypt’s Sisi wins third term as president after amending constitution
Faced no serious challengers, Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has won a third six-year term with 89.6% of the vote,…
At least 29 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli raid on residential area in Gaza
Palestine
December 19, 2023
At least 29 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli raid on residential area in Gaza
At least 29 Palestinian civilians have been killed in an Israeli air strike in a residential area of Rafah in…
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
Myanmar
December 19, 2023
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
A UN official on Monday said a 3rd of Myanmar’s population needs humanitarian assistance, calling for action to relieve to…