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Two Muslim women journalists say police in Delhi detained and violently attacked them. The police deny this, saying the journalists were taken to the station because of a problem with illegal parking.
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Two Muslim women working as journalists reported being detained and assaulted by police in Delhi, India's capital.
The journalists described the treatment as brutal.
Police rejected the allegations of assault.
Authorities said the journalists were brought to the station due to an illegal parking issue.
The incident has raised concerns about the treatment of journalists and minorities in India.
Details about injuries or legal actions were not provided in the article.
The case highlights tensions between law enforcement and the press in the area.
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A court in the Philippines has ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte over claims she arranged a plot to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife, and a former House speaker. She faces charges of making "grave threats," and the case is part of a larger impeachment trial against her in the Senate.
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A court in Quezon City issued an arrest warrant for Vice President Sara Duterte.
Duterte is accused of threatening to kill President Marcos Jr., his wife, and a former House speaker.
Bail was set at about $1,900 for each of three charges of "grave threat."
She is also facing an impeachment trial in the Senate related to corruption and unexplained wealth.
The criminal charges could lead to up to six months in jail, but political consequences are more severe.
Duterte claims she only expressed fear for her safety after her political alliance with Marcos broke down.
Her legal team says she will comply with the law and use all legal options available.
Sara Duterte is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is now in custody at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
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Two men were rescued from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after severe floods caused by heavy rain destroyed entire villages. The men survived inside the tunnel until help arrived.
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Catastrophic floods hit Nepal, wiping out whole villages.
Two men became trapped in a tunnel during the floods.
They stayed inside the tunnel for nine days.
Rescue teams found and saved them after this time.
The event was captured on video and reported by CBS News.
Floods were caused by heavy rain leading to large-scale damage.
The rescue shows efforts to save people trapped by natural disasters.
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The Israeli army has taken control of the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah fighters, according to Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz. This ridge is an important strategic location near the Israel-Lebanon border and was previously held by Hezbollah, a group supported by Iran.
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Israeli forces seized the Ali al-Taher ridge, a key highland about 10 km from the Israel-Lebanon border.
The ridge was controlled by Hezbollah fighters who were using tunnels beneath it.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed the tunnels were cleared and some Hezbollah fighters were killed or fled.
Hezbollah has not officially confirmed losing the ridge or commented on the fight.
The ridge overlooks a large area and is close to the city of Nabatieh and the Litani river.
The tunnel network was reportedly built over 20 years and included weapons storage and command centers.
Iran warned the US it would respond if Israel attacked Hezbollah's positions.
The ridge’s control helps Israel move more easily in the region and is near other important areas like Beaufort castle.
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Tony Gatlif, a French film director known for celebrating Roma culture, died at age 77 while working on a film in France. He made more than 20 films, including the award-winning Latcho Drom and Gadjo Dilo, which highlighted Roma music and stories.
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Tony Gatlif was born Michel Dahmani in 1948 in Algeria with Berber and Roma roots.
He moved to France in 1960 during the Algerian war of independence.
Gatlif changed his last name after being stopped by police as a child.
His 1993 film Latcho Drom celebrates Roma music across different countries and won an award at Cannes.
His 1997 film Gadjo Dilo won prizes including a César award for best original music.
In 2004, his film Exils about his Algerian heritage won best director at Cannes.
Gatlif died from a health issue while working on a historical film project in Arles, France.
French culture minister praised his focus on music, movement, exile, and freedom in his films.
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The United Nations reported that global food prices have reached their highest level in nearly a year due to ongoing conflicts and extreme weather. These factors are limiting the supply of important foods like cereals, sugar, and vegetable oils, which is causing prices to rise around the world.
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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index rose for the third month in a row to 133.3 points in August.
All main food categories measured—cereals, vegetable oils, sugar, meat, and dairy—saw price increases.
Sugar prices grew nearly 12% from July to August, reaching the highest level in one year.
Cereal prices climbed more than 2%, with wheat and maize costs rising due to military strikes disrupting Black Sea grain shipping routes.
Fertilizer supplies are strained because of tensions and blockades around the Strait of Hormuz, a key route near Iran.
Rising food prices affect wholesale costs first, which then usually lead to higher consumer prices later on.
Extreme heatwaves in Europe and the El Nino weather pattern are causing poorer crop yields and threatening food production in several regions.
The UN’s World Food Programme warns that El Nino could push an additional 50 million people into severe hunger by the end of next year.
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Giorgia Meloni’s government in Italy has lasted four years, making it the longest-lasting since World War II. This stability has helped Italy build stronger relationships in Europe, but domestic problems like slow economic growth and issues in healthcare and education remain.
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Meloni’s government has lasted four years, a rare period of stability in Italian politics.
This longevity helped Italy improve its international standing and relationships within Europe.
Italy’s domestic record shows mixed results: some gains in employment and fiscal credibility.
Economic growth remains slow, and wages have not increased much.
Italians are experiencing declining purchasing power.
Structural issues continue in healthcare, education, demographics, and public administration.
Meloni’s political success is more linked to her party’s control in the government coalition than to major policy achievements.
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A court in the Philippines ordered the arrest of Vice President Sara Duterte for allegedly threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and others with assassination. She faces trial on these charges and others, including alleged financial wrongdoing, which could stop her from running for president in 2028.
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Vice President Sara Duterte was ordered arrested over threats made in a 2024 online news conference to have President Marcos, his wife, and a House Speaker assassinated if she were killed.
Duterte denies the charges and plans to post bail while awaiting trial.
She was impeached in May by the House of Representatives for the threats and alleged unexplained wealth and misuse of state funds.
The impeachment trial started in July and is being held in the Philippine Senate.
If convicted, Duterte may be banned from holding public office and cannot run for president in the 2028 election.
Duterte is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who faces trial at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes during his anti-drug crackdown.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Duterte were previously political allies but are now rivals with differing foreign policy views.
Marcos has strengthened ties with the United States, while Rodrigo Duterte had closer ties to China and Russia.
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Two more bodies were found from a sunken ferry off northern Cyprus, raising the confirmed death toll to 12 with 16 people still missing. The ferry, carrying 267 people, sank after leaving Kyrenia, and search crews, including Turkish navy vessels with submersibles, are continuing to look for survivors.
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The ferry named Filo Jet sank near Kyrenia, northern Cyprus, while heading to Tasucu, Turkey.
The ship had 267 passengers and crew on board when it capsized.
So far, 12 bodies have been recovered, including two women found most recently.
Sixteen people remain missing after the disaster.
Search efforts involve Turkish navy ships with special small submarines to reach the wreck 550 meters deep.
Survivors said the ferry started tipping and taking water after loud noises from below decks caused panic.
Eight crew members and a director from the ferry’s company are in custody, and others are being investigated.
Northern Cyprus is recognized only by Turkey and has a significant Turkish military presence since a split in Cyprus in 1974.
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Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, suspended two senior officials after undercover reporters showed them discussing possible illegal foreign funding. The party is investigating the issue while denying breaking any rules.
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Reform UK suspended Dan Jukes, an adviser to Nigel Farage, and James Orr, the party’s policy chief.
The suspensions followed undercover footage showing discussions about receiving nearly £500,000 ($675,000) from a U.S. donor.
British law only allows political parties to accept money from UK voters or UK-registered businesses.
The undercover reporters posed as a US financier and his UK-based son.
Nigel Farage denied any wrongdoing and called the reports entrapment by climate activists.
The UK Labour Party and Liberal Democrats reported the case to the police.
The UK Electoral Commission is reviewing the information and working with police.
Reform UK started as the Brexit Party and is known for anti-immigration and anti-establishment views.
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At least 37 people died in Nigeria’s Rivers state while trying to steal oil from a vessel. They inhaled toxic fumes released during the illegal tapping of crude oil, and many others are still missing.
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The incident occurred in Rivers state, a major oil-producing area in Nigeria.
Victims were siphoning crude oil from an unauthorized point on a loading vessel.
The toxic fumes inhaled were released at high pressure during the illegal oil theft.
The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Center reported the deaths and ongoing searches for missing people.
Nigerian police confirmed the incident and said they are investigating but have not yet released an official death toll.
Oil theft is common in the Niger Delta region due to poverty and environmental harm caused by oil drilling.
The Nigerian government loses billions of dollars every year from oil theft.
Authorities have been trying to reduce oil theft through stricter enforcement.
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Denmark plans to start sending rejected asylum seekers to special migrant centers outside the European Union, called “return hubs,” possibly as early as 2027. Five European countries are working together to create these centers in non-EU countries to manage migrants who do not have legal permission to stay in Europe.
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Denmark hopes to begin deporting rejected asylum seekers to non-EU “return hubs” by 2027.
The European Union voted to allow member states to create migrant detention centers outside the EU.
Any EU country can arrange with third countries to send migrants to these centers instead of returning them to their home nations.
Denmark, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, and Greece are leading efforts to set up these return hubs.
Talks are ongoing with countries mainly in Africa to host the centers.
Migrant rights groups and human rights officials have raised concerns about possible rights violations at these centers.
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner says vague promises are not enough to ensure migrants’ rights are protected.
Rights groups warn that outsourcing migration control may allow countries to avoid their human rights responsibilities.
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Civil rights groups in South Africa have asked the government to pause building new data centers until the impact on water, electricity, and land use is reviewed. South Africa hosts most of Africa’s data centers, attracting major U.S. tech firms, but concerns exist about environmental effects and resource use transparency.
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South Africa has about 70% of Africa’s data center capacity.
Tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Equinix are building digital infrastructure there.
Civil rights groups want a temporary halt to new data centers until resource use is fully studied.
The South African Human Rights Commission has received over 250 public responses on this issue.
Data centers require large amounts of water, electricity, and land.
Cape Town nearly faced water shortages in 2018, raising concerns about new projects there.
South Africa experienced frequent power cuts but now reports a power surplus.
Experts say clear rules and transparency would help manage data center growth responsibly.
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The European Union is watching closely how Serbia, a country seeking to join the EU, manages the funeral of Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb military leader convicted of genocide and war crimes. Despite his conviction, many in Serbia view Mladic as a hero, and the country plans to hold a funeral with full military honors.
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Ratko Mladic was convicted by a U.N. court in 2017 for genocide and war crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
Mladic died recently in a hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, and his body was flown back to Serbia on a government plane.
Upon arrival in Belgrade, Mladic’s coffin was wrapped in the Serbian national flag and carried by military personnel.
Serbia plans a military commemoration ceremony on Saturday and a public viewing of the coffin in a Belgrade church on Monday before burial in a military cemetery.
Serbia’s Justice Minister and Mladic’s family accompanied the coffin during transport, while nationalist supporters showed public support.
The EU has expressed concern about Serbia’s handling of the funeral, seeing it as a test of Serbia’s readiness for EU membership.
The Balkans remain divided by ethnic conflict from the 1990s war, with Serbia accused of glorifying war criminals in defiance of EU values.
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights called on Serbia and Bosnian Serb authorities to stop glorifying convicted war criminals.
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Russian attacks in Ukraine killed at least three people recently as the war continues into its fifth year. U.S. envoys are expected to visit Kyiv soon to support renewed peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.
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Russian forces attacked civilian areas in Ukraine, causing deaths and injuries.
The fighting mainly continues along eastern and southern Ukraine’s front lines.
Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy said U.S. envoys plan visits to Moscow and Kyiv for peace negotiations.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may visit Moscow first, then Kyiv, but some details remain unconfirmed.
A large Russian strike hit the Odesa region, killing one person and injuring at least five.
Drone attacks by both sides continue, including Ukrainian strikes on Russian cities like Sochi.
Talks have struggled to make progress, partly due to other U.S. political priorities.
Russian President Putin called the negotiations “frozen” recently.
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This article highlights how women archaeologists have become a major part of the field in the last 30 years, representing more than half of professionals today. Using new technology like DNA analysis and carbon dating, they are providing new insights that challenge old ideas about ancient societies.
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Women now make up over half of archaeologists.
Advances in technology help create more accurate pictures of the past.
DNA analysis and carbon dating are key tools used by archaeologists.
Women archaeologists in France are re-examining ancient societies with fresh perspectives.
These new findings question long-standing beliefs about how people lived in ancient times.
The article features three female archaeologists: Sandra Sicard, Rozenn Colleter, and Rebecca Peake.
Their work is helping to transform our understanding of history.
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Drones are being used to help keep people safe in Pattaya, Thailand, as about 5,000 American sailors arrive in the city on shore leave. This increase in visitors follows the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier group docking in the area after 286 days at sea.
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Around 5,000 American military personnel arrived in Pattaya, Thailand.
They came ashore after the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group docked.
The carrier group had been at sea for 286 days during combat operations related to Iran.
Pattaya is sometimes called Thailand's "Sin City."
Local tourist police said they could not handle the large number of visitors alone.
Drone patrols were brought in to monitor busy spots like Pattaya Beach and Walking Street.
The drones can send out messages in English to help keep people safe and prevent problems.
The use of drones aims to support both Thai residents and foreign tourists.
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A man who was kidnapped in Lincoln escaped by jumping out of a first-floor window and found a police car by chance, which helped save him. Several people involved in holding him captive were later sentenced to prison for kidnapping and related crimes.
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The man was kidnapped after being lured to a house in Market Rasen on July 4, 2025.
He was held captive, assaulted, threatened, and humiliated for hours.
His captors filmed the abuse and laughed during the ordeal.
The next day, he was moved to another property in Lincoln.
At 11:23 a.m., he jumped from a window into a tree and ran to the street.
He found a police car by chance and asked officers for help.
Police took him to safety and arrested the kidnappers.
The court sentenced Brad’Lee Ranyard and Jackson Nicholson to nine years each for kidnapping; others received prison terms from over three to five years for false imprisonment.
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US Vice President JD Vance expressed doubt about Iranian reports that a US missile attack hit a wedding party in Kuhestak, Iran, killing four people and injuring dozens. The US says it is investigating the incident and maintains it does not target civilians in combat, while Iranian officials deny this and call for legal action.
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A missile attack struck a wedding party in Kuhestak, Iran, killing four people, including two children, and injuring 67 others.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society documented the attack and reported it to the International Criminal Court.
Damage suggests the use of a US air-launched cruise missile, possibly an AGM-84K SLAM-ER.
US Central Command said it is investigating civilian casualty reports and denies targeting civilians.
Vice President Vance expressed skepticism of Iranian state media reports but said "sometimes things happen."
The US maintains a policy of not targeting civilians during combat operations.
Iranian officials describe the strikes as part of a pattern of US attacks on Iran.
This incident follows past events where the US questioned reports of civilian harm in Iran, such as a school strike in Minab.
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