International

August 31, 2025 11:07 AM

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British PM pledges to detain, send back illegal migrants amid mounting pressure

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged to detain and send back illegal migrants as the government faces mounting pressure to tackle Channel crossings and the issue of asylum hotels.   Starmer on a social media post said, they will not reward illegal entry. If someone crosses the Channel unl...

August 31, 2025 10:02 AM

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Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Parubiy shot dead

In Ukraine, former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv yesterday. The Prosecutor General's office said a gunman had fired several shots at Parubiy, killing him on the spot.   A special operation, codenamed Siren, has been launched by the authorities to...

August 31, 2025 8:21 AM

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Houthis confirm their PM Ahmed al-Rahawi killed in Israeli strike in Yemen

Yemen's Houthi group has said that Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the Houthi-backed government, along with several other Ministers, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on the capital Sanaa earlier this week.   The officials were hit during a workshop reviewing government activities over the pas...

August 30, 2025 6:51 PM

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Russia launches large-scale attack on Ukraine 

  Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine overnight, killing one person, injuring at least 24 others, and damaging infrastructure and residential buildings. Among the wounded were three children in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, according to the region’s governor, Ivan Fedorov. He sa...

August 30, 2025 6:40 PM

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Kyiv dismisses plan of proposed 40 km buffer zone between Ukraine & Russia

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the proposed 40 kilometers buffer zone between Russian and Ukrainian forces as unrealistic and a de facto surrender of territory. European leaders introduced the idea as part of a broader peace plan, aiming to de-escalate the conflict. Zelensky ar...

August 30, 2025 6:27 PM

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 Nepal observes four-day-long Maha Gaura festival 

  To celebrate Mahagaura parv, a fair is organised in Tundikhel of Kathmandu Valley where people from the far west region of Nepal observe the Maha Gaura festival. This is a four-day festival which will conclude on Sunday. Gaura Parva celebration takes place in the Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal as ...

August 30, 2025 6:20 PM

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Thailand: Deputy PM Phumtham Wechayachai  appointed as acting PM

  Thailand's cabinet has appointed Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai as acting prime minister following a Constitutional Court ruling that removed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office. The decision, announced by Minister Chusak Sirinil after a special cabinet meeting, also saw Prommin Lertsur...

August 30, 2025 4:22 PM

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Sri Lanka: Inflation rises to 1.2% after 11-month deficit

  In Sri Lanka, headline inflation has risen to positive after remaining in negative territory for 11 months. Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported that inflation, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), rose to 1.2% in August 2025. In July, the index had recorded a deflation of 0.3...