Shona Banu still shudders when she thinks of the past few days. The 58-year-old, a resident of Barpeta district in India’s north-eastern state of Assam, says that she was called to the local police station on 25 May and later taken to a point at the border with neighbouring Bangladesh. From there, she says, she and around 13 other people were forced to cross over to Bangladesh. She says she was not told why. But it was a scenario she had been dreading – Ms Banu says she has lived in Assam all her life but for the past few...
South Korean Lawmakers Approve Special Investigations Into Martial Law And Yoon’s Wife
South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife, targeting the ousted conservative a day after his liberal successor took office. The National Assembly also passed a bill to initiate an independent investigation into the 2023 drowning death of a marine during a search-and-rescue operation for flood victims, an incident the Democratic Party, which holds majority, accuses Yoon’s government of covering up. The bills previously had been vetoed by Yoon during his term and by South Korea’s caretaker government...
Congressional Letter Obtained By AP Outlines Drastic Job Cuts Expected At Voice Of America
The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81. The Voice of America, which has delivered news to countries all over the world for the better part of a century, has been largely silent for two months following an executive order by President Donald Trump. He believes Voice of America, and similar organizations like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, have reported with a liberal bias. Most of VOA’s employees have been on administrative leave since mid-March amid reports that layoff notices were forthcoming. Kari...
Movie trailer: ‘Heads Of State’
Head Of State is an action film starring Idris Elba and John Cena as the U.K. Prime Minister and U.S. President. Directed by Ilya Naishuller (‘Nobody’, ‘Hardcore Henry’) Releasing date: July 2 on Prime Video.
More Than 1.5 Million Foreign Pilgrims Are In Saudi Arabia For The Hajj
More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a religious obligation involving rituals and acts of worship that every Muslim must fulfil if they have the money and are physically able to do it. Hajj Ministry spokesperson Ghassan Al-Nuwaimi provided an approximate number for foreigners at this year’s pilgrimage. He did not say how many domestic pilgrims were taking part. Last year, there were 1,611,310 pilgrims from outside the country. On Wednesday, pilgrims streamed into Arafat, some making the journey on foot, carrying...
Israeli Bomb Allegedly Target Baptist Hospital, Killed Three, Two Critically Injured
Israel bomb killed three Palestinian journalists and two others critically injured at the Baptist Hospital, Gaza City today, It was alleged that the journalists were intentionally targeted in the hospital courtyard. Three journalists have been reportedly killed with two other journalists after Israeli forces allegedly bombed a group of journalists in the courtyard of the Baptist Hospital in Gaza city The journalists killed were: Suleiman Hajjaj, correspondent for Palestine Today TV, Ismail Baddah, cameraman for Palestine Today TV., Sameer Al-Rifai, who works for Shams News Agency. The critically injured: Ahmad Qalja (cameraman for Alaraby TV), Imad Daloul (correspondent for Palestine...
