August2024
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To look into instances of rights violations, Volker Türk receives a letter from the chief adviser
Aug 30, 2024Bangladesh has formally asked the UN for assistance in conducting investigations into human rights abuses that occurred between July 1 and August 15, during the quota reform campaign, and during the student rebellion. UN High Commissioner... -
UN aid official questions world’s ‘humanity’ as Gaza war rages
Aug 30, 2024A senior UN assistance official asked on Thursday, amid the raging conflict in Gaza and the challenges facing humanitarian operations, “what has become of our basic humanity.” “We cannot plan more than 24 hours in advance... -
Brazil judge, Musk standoff intensifies as Starlink assets frozen
Aug 30, 2024Elon Musk and a judge of the Brazilian Supreme Court continued their standoff on Thursday after the billionaire’s Starlink company announced that its assets had been frozen in the nation due to a dispute over what... -
Türkiye provides aid to flood-hit Bangladesh
Aug 30, 2024The Turkish overseas relief organization, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), has stepped in to offer emergency support in response to the disastrous floods that have hit Bangladesh’s central, eastern, and southeast regions. As part of... -
New Zealand’s Maori king dies, aged 69
Aug 30, 2024Aides stated that the 69-year-old king of the Indigenous Maori people of New Zealand had “passed to the great beyond” after passing away on Friday while recovering from heart surgery. A spokesman stated that King Tuheitia... -
Typhoon Shanshan is raging across Japan, with five deaths confirmed.
Aug 30, 2024With a recorded death toll of five, Typhoon Shanshan steadily made its way across the Japanese archipelago on Friday, dropping torrential rains and causing transportation chaos. One of the fiercest typhoons to hit Japan in decades,... -
Ukraine says US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed, killing pilot
Aug 30, 2024Ukraine said Thursday that one of its recently delivered F-16 fighter jets made by the United States crashed while repelling a Russian air strike, killing the pilot onboard. “During the approach to the next target, communication... -
Social media images reveal Sudan war crimes: HRW
Aug 30, 2024Human Rights Watch charged on Thursday that both sides in the over 16-month-long battle in Sudan had committed war crimes, such as the mutilation of dead bodies, torture, and summary executions. Under the leadership of de... -
Solar is not only option for renewable energy: Fouzul Kabir
Aug 30, 2024Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today put emphasis on coming out of the idea that renewable energy means only ‘solar’. “We should move beyond the notion that renewable energy means only... -
EU top diplomat seeks sanctions on Israeli ministers
Aug 30, 2024EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday he will urge the bloc’s 27 member states Thursday to back sanctions on Israeli ministers accused of fomenting “hatred” towards Palestinians. “I initiated the procedures in order to...
