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August 26, 2024 5:01 PM

Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa

Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the affected countries, said a government spokesperson on Monday. The governme...

August 26, 2024 1:15 PM

Philippines says China’s South China Sea moves ‘aggressive, unprofessional and illegal’

The Philippine government slammed China on Monday for "repeated aggressive, unprofessional and illegal" actions in the South China Sea after a string of clashes and incidents on air and at sea over the past week. The Philippines' national maritime c...

August 26, 2024 11:21 AM

The facts about Australia’s new ‘right to disconnect’ law for employees

Australian employees now have the right to ignore their bosses outside working hours thanks to a new law which enshrines the "right to disconnect." Here are key facts about the law, which came into force on Monday: WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? Employers...

August 26, 2024 10:33 AM

Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears grow

Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger attack, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. Missiles...

August 26, 2024 10:29 AM

At least 30 injured as Ansar personnel, students clash at Central Secretariat in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, at least, 30 people were injured when clashes broke out between students and protesting Ansar personnel near the Central Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday night. The clash started after 9 pm, following reports that key figures from the A...

August 26, 2024 10:25 AM

Timing of General Election in Bangladesh, a political decision: Prof Yunus

The Head of Interim Government of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the timing of holding a general election is a matter of political decision and people of Bangladesh will decide how long this interim govern will remain in powe...

August 26, 2024 9:55 AM

India and Singapore discuss expanding economic collaboration

Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, held discussions with key business leaders in Singapore on Sunday to explore opportunities for expanding economic collaboration between the two nations. The talks centered on increasing trade and investme...

August 25, 2024 8:49 PM

President Zelenskiy says Trump has signalled support for Ukraine

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled his support for Ukraine in a conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian president told Indian reporters in an interview released on Sunday (August 25). Zelenskiy added that Trump had told hi...

August 25, 2024 7:12 PM

Bangladesh: BNP demands election roadmap from interim govt as soon as possible

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has sought a clear roadmap from the interim government for conducting national elections as soon as possible, after necessary reforms through consultations with politica...

August 25, 2024 9:10 PM

Netanyahu says Israeli strikes against Hezbollah ‘not the end of the story’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel took pre-emptive action against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and said air defences had intercepted all rockets and drones launched against Israel. He said tha...

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