Pavel Durov | The prophet of privacy

The billionaire founder of Telegram has been arrested by French authorities over alleged complicity in a range of crimes, from drug trafficking to organised crime

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Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes suspends Elon Musk’s X platform after it refuses to name a legal representative

Brazilian Supreme Court suspends Elon Musk’s X in Brazil over free speech feud, escalating tensions between the two parties

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Russian editor sentenced to eight years for criticising Ukraine campaign

The editor had published online posts about civilian deaths in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha and in Mariupol

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Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day

The operation was launched as violence raged on in the other main Palestinian territory, the Gaza Strip

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Russian attacks kill six in east Ukraine

“In the morning the Russians killed four people and destroyed a house in Izmailivka,” the regional official Vadym Filashkin said on social media.

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U.K. doctors urge government to act over ‘vaping epidemic’

The BMA report noted that vape use among children and young people has increased almost six-fold in the last decade

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Sweden charges Quran burners with hate crime

Swedish prosecutors charge two men with inciting ethnic hatred over Koran burnings, sparking outrage in Muslim countries

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Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices

Afghan women protest Taliban law banning their voices in public through online singing videos and social media activism

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrest: Russia-France ties hit new low, Moscow says

Relations between Moscow and Paris have reached a nadir following the arrest of Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday

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Several people killed in Bangladesh’s capital as Gazi tyre factory caught fire after raid by mob

Located in the industrial township of Narayanganj near Dhaka, the Gazi auto tyre factory of Rupshi was well known as it was owned by Golam Dastgir Gazi, the chairman of the once powerful Gazi group

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Feds file new indictment in Donald Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations

Special counsel files new indictment against Donald Trump, narrowing allegations following Supreme Court opinion on immunity

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Colombo port welcomes Indian, Chinese warships on the same day

The ship’s visit marks the eighth visit of Indian Navy ships to Sri Lanka this year, according to the Indian High Commission in Colombo

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Zelenskyy seeks tie-up with India for producing drones, electronic warfare systems

‘We can do more after the war as today the priority is defending ourselves’

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NASA decides to keep astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule

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After a traumatic fortnight, media in Bangladesh slowly returning to normal

Bangladesh’s afternoon of freedom also had a dark side, with several TV channels being raided by trouble makers who accused these outlets of being pro-Hasina

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Libyan armed groups, authorities reach deal on security in Tripoli

The armed groups and security services “expressed their immediate willingness” to put the agreement into force

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India’s policy towards Bangladesh ‘completely failed’, says BNP leader Amir Chowdhury

India recognised the Awami League governments time and again in 2014, 2018, 2024, and in fact, played the role of an enabler for all the three elections, says the BNP leader

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Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered from yacht wreckage, officials say

The family had been celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with the people who defended him at trial in the United States.

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Tripura dam didn’t cause Bangladesh floods: India

Protesters in Bangladesh blame India for deluge; Ministry of External Affairs says Dumbur dam is ‘auto releasing’ water owing to heavy rain; Indian envoy meets Yunus, flags security threat to High Commission staff

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China opens investigation into EU dairy exports as trade tensions flare

European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China

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Nearly 200 people killed in Nepal due to rain-induced floods and landslides

At least 241 people have been injured in natural disaster-related incidents in the past couple of month

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Russia says it advances in eastern Ukraine and regroups after incursion

Russia separately announced the formation of new military groupings in Kursk and two other border regions as it tries to repel the incursion without diverting forces from front lines deep inside Ukraine.

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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor

Khan graduated from Oxford in 1975 after studying philosophy, politics, and economics

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Hezbollah says two dead, claims attacks on north Israel

The powerful Iran-backed group has exchanged regular cross-border fire with the Israeli army in support of ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war

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Hamas says new Gaza proposal too close to Israel's demands

Hamas received the new proposal from mediators, Qatar, Egypt and the United States, following a two-day round of talks in Doha.

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Putin arrives in Azerbaijan for state visit

Putin is due to hold talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on bilateral relations and international and regional problems

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Libya central bank 'suspends all operations' after official abduction

Musab Msallem, head of information technology at the Central Bank “was kidnapped by an unidentified group from his house this morning,” said the statement

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Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: Return of the Islamists

The Islamist movement, whose leader was convicted of war crimes for helping the Pakistani military in the 1971 massacre and hanged, has made a political comeback in Bangladesh after the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government was toppled on August 5

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X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders

X claims Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes secretly threatened one of the company's legal representatives with arrest if it did not comply with legal orders to take down some content from its platform.

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Three crew on Chinese boat missing after collision off Taiwan island

Chinese-flagged boat "Min Long Yu 60877" sank after crashing into an unidentified vessel about 6.5 nautical miles off the coast of the Kinmen islands

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Kamala Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Donald Trump’s economic attacks

Much of the Vice President’s proposals would require congressional approval, which is far from assured in the current political environment

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Bill Gates flags off 1st Indian Independence Day celebration in Seattle area, describes India as ‘global leader’

Bill Gates flagged off the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle area as Consulate General of India as Seattle’s Guest of Honor, on India’s 78th Independence Da

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Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar

Croatia’s Defense Minister says the government will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting January 1, 2025

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New Zealand PM wants defence shakeup, focus on 'traditional' allies

New Zealand shifts foreign policy towards traditional allies, focusing on security and military upgrades amid geopolitical tensions

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China urging Palau to break ties with Taiwan: President

Palau’s President Surangel Whipps accuses China of pressuring the nation to cut ties with Taiwan through “weaponising tourism”

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Bangladesh mob beats ex-PM Hasina's supporters

Vowing to guard the ‘student-led revolution’, hundreds of men — most of them not students — roamed the site of a planned rally for ousted premier, armed with bamboo sticks and pipes

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Hindus in Bangladesh are facing violence for no reason, says Mohan Bhagwat

Mr. Bhagwat said that the new generation must learn that its their duty to protect the freedom which the country has attained after sacrifices of hundreds of people

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NASA still deciding whether to keep 2 astronauts at space station until next year

NASA says it’s still deciding whether to keep two astronauts at the International Space Station until early next year and send their troubled Boeing capsule back empty

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Indian textile firms reboot operations in Bangladesh

After the recent unrest in the neighbouring country, movement of trucks has revived across the Petrapole border, says senior Commerce Ministry official

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WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency

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Al-Shabaab: growing from Somalia’s ruins

The group, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, has been waging a war against the Somali government for the past 17 years. In a nation fraught with authoritarianism, clan war, famine, piracy, and corruption, al-Shabaab adds another chapter — terror

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Ukraine offers to stop incursion if Russia agrees to ‘just peace’

Ukrainian forces entered Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday, taking over two dozen settlements in the biggest attack by a foreign army on Russian soil since World War II.

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U.S. says ‘no involvement’ in ousting Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina’s son and former government adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy had alleged that unidentified foreign forces supported the protests

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War crimes escalating in Myanmar: U.N. investigators

U.N. investigators said that in the last six months, more than three million people are estimated to have been forced to flee their homes, as conflict spirals within the country

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Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India will not hurt bilateral relations: Bangladesh interim govt adviser

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain said bilateral relations are a relation of interest and friendship is also of interest

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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power

The Taliban rulers continue to operate without official recognition from any country — its restrictions on women a major sticking point

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Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump collapse reaches 18

Local media said homes, people and livestock were engulfed in mountains of waste at the landfill in the Northern Kampala district of Kiteezi on Saturday due to heavy downpours

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Philippines says China air force harassed its plane over disputed reef

Philippine military accuses China of dangerous actions in South China Sea, escalating tensions between the two countries

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Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro says no negotiating with opposition over vote

“The only person in this country who needs to negotiate with Machado is the public prosecutor,” President Maduro said

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Two Indian-American lawmakers seek U.S. intervention to stop 'coordinated' anti-Hindu attacks in Bangladesh

“With Muhammad Yunus stepping up as the interim Prime Minister for Bangladesh, the United States has an obligation to assist this new government,” US Congressman said

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Keir Starmer says U.K. ‘on high alert’ for more far-right rallies

U.K. Prime Minister warns of far-right riots, as court issues first jail sentence for online incitement

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Venezuela’s Maduro signs decree blocking X access for 10 days

Mr. Maduro has frequently railed against X owner Elon Musk since the country’s July 28 presidential election. X was formerly Twitter

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ABC says Trump and Harris have agreed to participate in a presidential debate on September 10

Trump is rejoining the ABC debate days after posting on his social media network that he would not appear on the network

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Amnesty International says 21 killed in Nigeria economic hardship protests

Police have clamped down on protests after thousands of people joined rallies against government policies and the high cost of living last week

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Pakistan’s National Assembly passes Bill restricting independent lawmakers from joining other parties

The amendment changed Sections 66 and 104 of the Elections Act 2017, restricting independent candidates from joining political parties after a constitutionally and legally defined period.

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India can use its influence to convince Israel to stop genocide in Gaza: Iran's envoy

“There is an expectation that India can and should play a more active role in the current crisis in the region and tensions in the region,” Iran ambassador said

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In photos: Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

Heavy protests in Bangladesh led to people flooding the streets and vandalising statues, and the former PM’s resignation brought the people relief

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Bangladesh President dissolves Parliament; students want Yunus to head interim government

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia among Sheikh Hasina’s opponents released from jail; a number of Awami League supporters arrested at airport; Hindu-owned businesses and homes attacked in some areas

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Foreigners in Afghanistan with old visas can stay: Taliban

Afghanistan’s Taliban government says it will allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now

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Would be 'foolish' not to have good relations with Army, says Imran Khan

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Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge

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At least 44 killed as Israeli air strikes hit Gaza schools, hospital compound after talks fail

The Israeli military said it struck militants inside a Hamas command embedded within the schools, accusing Hamas of operating from within civilian property

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Awami League | The party of the state

Bangladesh’s ruling party, which built itself up through mass protests and played a central role in the liberation of the country from Pakistan and in ending military dictatorship later, is facing a massive challenge as angry students are organising themselves against its rule

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Bangladesh PM calls emergency meeting with varsity heads as student leaders refuse call for dialogue

The nearly three hour-meeting started at around 8:15 p.m. (BST) after tens of thousands of students, their guardians and ordinary people joined a mammoth protest rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka

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At least 32 killed in Al-Shabaab attack on busy Mogadishu beach

A total of 63 injured, some of them critically, in one of the deadliest strikes in Somalia in months; al-Qaeda-linked jihadists have been waging an insurgency against the government for 17 years

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Kamala Harris secures Democratic presidential nomination

Ms. Harris was the sole candidate on the ballot for a five-day electronic vote of nearly 4,000 party convention delegates.

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Turkiye blocks access to Instagram in response to removal of posts on Hamas chief: Report

The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet, announced the decision early Friday but did not provide a reason

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At least 13 dead as protesters hit Nigerian streets; police may seek Army’s help

Some major cities, including the capital Abuja and Kano in the north appeared calm on Friday, a day after police and demonstrators clashed there, but further protests are expected amid widespread anger over President Bola Tinubu's economic reforms

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A weekend of creativity at the Urban Fest in Visakhapatnam

Local Hungama presents the a two-day Urban Fest in Visakhapatnam, featuring art, music, sustainable products and live workshops

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On election of the European Commission president | Explained

Why did Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s far right Prime Minister, disapprove of the European Council’s decision on Ursula von der Leyen’s candidature? What are some of the challenges ahead for the European Union?

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Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ’new phase’ after killings of top militant figures

Israel has not claimed responsibility for Haniyeh’s assassination, but comments by Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari stopped short of an outright denial.

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