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Protests escalate in India over gruesome rape of doctor

Mumbai, India Reuters Thousands of women marched across several Indian cities overnight and Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strict punishment for crimes against women, as outrage and protests against the gruesome rape and murder of a doctor escalated. Holding candles and posters that said “reclaim the night”, women held marches across cities, including the […]

Sri Lanka presidential candidates submit election nominations

Colombo, Sri Lanka Reuters Thirty-nine candidates for Sri Lanka’s presidential election submitted nominations on Thursday as the Indian Ocean island nation prepares for a 21st September vote key to charting its path out of a gruelling financial crisis. The election will be Sri Lanka’s first major poll since it ran out of foreign reserves, sending […]

Thailand’s Pheu Thai party to decide PM candidate as parliamentary vote looms

Bangkok, Thailand Reuters The biggest party in Thailand’s caretaker government will meet on Thursday to choose a successor for dismissed former premier Srettha Thavisin, as it races to shore up its alliance a day ahead of a pivotal parliamentary vote on a new Prime Minister. Thailand is again gripped by political drama less than a […]

Japan ministers visit controversial war shrine on World War II anniversary

Tokyo, Japan Reuters Japan marked the anniversary on Thursday of its defeat in World War II with visits by at least three cabinet ministers to the controversial Yasukuni shrine that other Asian nations see as a symbol of the country’s wartime aggression. Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Yasutaka Shindo, the […]

Ecuador says Vice President’s request that court remove Noboa is a “coup”

Guayaquil, Ecuador Reuters Ecuador’s government said in a statement on Wednesday that a request by Vice President Veronica Abad that the country’s electoral court remove President Daniel Noboa from his post is an attempt at a “coup”. Noboa and Abad have had a fraught relationship since the beginning of the former’s term in November, 2023. […]

Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters A rebel group controlling Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local population was experiencing a hunger catastrophe. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said that 20 per cent of families were suffering severe food shortages, while 30% of children suffered from malnutrition. […]

Faith leaders meet at White House for climate goals

United States RNS The White House hosted more than a dozen faith leaders Tuesday to discuss President Joe Biden’s climate-related goals and how faith-based organisations can benefit from and support the administration’s climate agenda as the presidential election approaches. One of the meeting’s top priorities was to explain how faith communities can better utilise federal […]