Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty

August 11, 2026 7:08 PM

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Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty

  Lebanon's parliament today abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour. A majority of Lebanon's 128-member parliament voted in favour of ending the death penalty, with the exception of the p...

Fitch affirms India’s sovereign rating at BBB with stable outlook

August 11, 2026 6:21 PM

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Fitch affirms India’s sovereign rating at BBB with stable outlook

  Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed India's sovereign rating at 'BBB-' with a stable outlook, citing robust growth prospects, improving macroeconomic stability and strong external finances.    Fitch said in a note that India's economy remains strong, despite headwinds from the energy ...

Syrian court sentences death to former President Assad and other officials

August 11, 2026 6:10 PM

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Syrian court sentences death to former President Assad and other officials

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and several former officials have been sentenced to death by a Syrian court for crimes against humanity, premeditated murder and torture. According to Syria’s state news agency, Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan said, Assad was convicted for his role as the country’...

Congo: Death toll from Ebola surpasses 2k mark

August 11, 2026 4:35 PM

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Congo: Death toll from Ebola surpasses 2k mark

  The death toll from Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed two thousand mark. According to government data released last night, the outbreak has so far recorded, 4,381 confirmed cases, including 2.011 deaths, while 704 patients remain in admission and isolation facilities. Health authorities are str...

Protest in PoJK to expose state-sponsored terror by Pakistan globally

August 11, 2026 4:32 PM

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Protest in PoJK to expose state-sponsored terror by Pakistan globally

  Protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) are set to go global from August 13 to expose state-sponsored terror by the Pakistani establishment. The Awami Action Committee (AAC) has urged Kashmiris across the world to hold rallies and draw international attention to the force allegedly ...

Punjab police recover heroin over 80kg from border districts 

August 11, 2026 9:43 PM

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Punjab police recover heroin over 80kg from border districts 

  Punjab Police have recovered over 80-kilogram Heroin worth crores of rupees from the border districts of Ferozepur and Amritsar from 10 accused in the last five days. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has today recovered a consignment of over 30 Kilogram of Heroin by busting a cross-border narc...