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Iran tightens security grip at home as war conditions with US linger
As diplomatic efforts to end the United States-Israel war on Iran remain uncertain, Iranian authorities have tightened t...
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Will the US-Iran war and Hormuz deadlock last for months?
The war between the United States, Israel and Iran has entered a critical juncture, with uncertainty about the future of...
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Senate panel votes to hold former official Fauci in contempt of Congress
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, A United States Senate panel has voted to hold former health official Anthony Fauci, a...
Read moreWhen atrocities return: The cost of failed accountability in Tigray
06 August 2026When Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces signed the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in November 2022,...
Houthis claim to have killed 45 in attacks on Yemeni government forces
06 August 2026DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Conflict Yemen’s Houthi rebels have killed at least 30 people in missile attack...
Why is Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif visiting Saudi Arabia amid Gulf tensions?
06 August 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia for a two-day visit, wh...
What came into force with the EU’s AI Act this week
06 August 2026On August 2, the next phase of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Act came into force as the European Union frames this ...
DR Congo Ebola health workers protest unpaid wages as deaths surpass 1,800
06 August 2026News|Ebola Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicentre of an Ebola outbreak have gone on strike to demand paymen...
Hormuz deal ‘close’: What’s the latest on each side’s positions?
06 August 2026Iran says a deal with Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is “on the verge of being finalised” after both countries ...
Cambridge professor Jason Arday quits amid plagiarism allegations
06 August 2026Jason Arday has resigned from his post as professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge, following the announcem...
