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August 23, 2025 9:29 AM August 23, 2025 9:29 AM

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Trump administration fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse

The Trump administration has fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, along with two other senior military commanders, in the latest move to purge the U.S. intelligence community and install President Trump’s loyalists in top positions. Two other military lead...

August 22, 2025 10:09 PM August 22, 2025 10:09 PM

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India, Bangladesh to hold DG-level border talks next week

  India and Bangladesh will hold the 56th Director General (DG) level border talks in Dhaka from August 25 to 28. The Border Security Force (BSF) and its Bangladesh counterpart, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), hold the DG level Border Co-ordination Conference twice in a year, with either side alterna...

August 22, 2025 9:05 PM August 22, 2025 9:05 PM

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Gaza: Ongoing conflict leaves millions to starve 

    The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has confirmed that Gaza Governorate is experiencing famine conditions. More than half a million people trapped in widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths following 22 months of ongoing conflict. The humanitarian crisis assessmen...

August 22, 2025 6:14 PM August 22, 2025 6:14 PM

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Pakistan: Protest in Karachi over power crisis lasting more than two days

In Pakistan, Karachi residents staged protests after enduring a power outage lasting over 50 hours. Karachi's Neighborhoods including Amirabad, Bustan Society, University Road, and Tipu Sultan Road faced continuous electricity and water supply disruptions since Tuesday afternoon. According media rep...

August 22, 2025 1:53 PM August 22, 2025 1:53 PM

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VOPM Raises Alarm Over Escalating Violence Against Religious Minorities in Pakistan

The Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), a leading minority rights group, has raised serious concerns over the escalating violence and systemic persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan.   Citing a latest report by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), the mino...

August 22, 2025 11:39 AM August 22, 2025 11:39 AM

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Sri Lanka Sees Mild Inflation Uptick, Stability Maintained in Urban Areas

Sri Lanka’s inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 0.7 per cent in July 2025. The Department of Census and Statistics, in a statement, said the NCPI for the month stood at 208.3 points, compared with July last year.   Prices had dipped in June, helped by lower ...

August 22, 2025 10:55 AM August 22, 2025 10:55 AM

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Bangkok Court Dismisses Lese Majeste Case Against Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra

In Thailand, a court in Bangkok today dismissed a lese majeste case involving controversial billionaire and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The charge relates to an interview Mr. Thaksin gave to a South Korean newspaper ten years ago. He would have faced up to 15 years in jail if conv...