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India's Independence Day sees strikes, protests across IIOJK, Northeast

India’s Independence Day on Saturday was marked by widespread strikes, boycotts, and protest demonstrations across Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as well as several northeastern Indian states, with multiple regional groups observing the occasion as a "Black Day". According to media reports, calls for a complete shutdown and boycott from political, community, and political parties in IIOJK, the Sikh community, and various northeastern regions have raised significant questions regarding the official Indian government narrative of "One India." Read More…

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South Korea’s ex-first lady accused of taking over $200,000 in bribes, interfering in state affairs

South Korean prosecutors on Monday accused former first lady Kim Keon-hee of "illegally intervening in state affairs," concluding a six-month investigation into corruption allegations surrounding the wife of ousted ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, local media reported. South Korea's former first lady was alleged by prosecutors Monday to have accepted lavish bribes totalling over $200,000, including fine art, jewellery and a handbag, as well as meddling in state affairs. Announcing the final findings, the Special Counsel Min Joong-ki team said Kim had operated “behind the curtains,” according to Yonhap News. Read More…

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Madagascar’s president warns of ‘attempted coup’ after soldiers join protests

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was underway, following a dramatic escalation in anti-government unrest that saw soldiers join mass protests in the capital. “The Presidency of the Republic wishes to inform the nation and the international community that an attempt to seize power illegally and by force, contrary to the Constitution and to democratic principles, is currently underway on the national territory,” Rajoelina said in a statement. Read More…

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Israel illegally intercepts final Gaza-bound flotilla boat

Israeli forces have illegally intercepted the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israel's sea blockade of war-ravaged Gaza as cities around the world erupted into more protests against Israeli actions in Gaza and the arrests of some 450 activists who were on the boats. Marinette, the last remaining vessel, was attacked on Friday in international waters at 10.29 am local time (0729 GMT), approximately 42.5 nautical miles from Gaza, the organisers said. In a statement on X, the Global Sumud Flotilla said “Israeli soldiers have boarded the… Read More…

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SCO leaders condemn Jaffar Express and Pahalgam attacks, vow joint fight on terror

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders on Monday strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir's (IIOJ&K) Pahalgam area, on the Jaffar Express, and in Khuzdar, pledging deeper multilateral cooperation and concrete measures to combat terrorism. In a joint statement issued after the Council of Heads of State meeting in Tianjin, the leaders stressed that perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks must be held accountable, reaffirming their strong commitment to combating terrorism, separatism and extremism. Read More…

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Pakistan regrets Kashmir’s omission in UN report on child rights violations

Pakistani envoy on Thursday expressed regret that the plight of children in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir was omitted without justification in the UN Secretary General’s latest report. Speaking in the 15-member Council’s debate on ‘Children and Armed Conflict’, Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said that record high child rights violations were leaving “countless young lives maimed, starved, burned, frozen to death, or weakened by severe malnutrition.” In this regard, he drew attention to, among others hotspots, the suffering of children in war-shattered Gaza and Indian-occupied Kashmir. Read More…

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Modi had prior information about Pahalgam attack: Congress President

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had cancelled his visit to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kahsmir (IIOJK) after having prior information related the Pahalgam attack. In a statement, Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, said Narendra Modi canceled his trip to IIOJK in April due to an intelligence report received three days prior to the Pahalgam attack. India Today quoted the Congress president as saying, “I got information that three days before the attack, an intelligence report… Read More…

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India detains over 1,000 Bangladeshi migrants

Indian police have detained 1,024 Bangladeshi migrants in a sweeping crackdown in the western state of Gujarat aimed at deporting people living there illegally, the state government said Saturday. The Indian government, led by Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, often describes undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants as “Muslim infiltrators”, accusing them of posing a threat to the country’s security. Rights groups say the anti-immigrant rhetoric is aimed at boosting the ruling party’s vote bank by appealing to the majority Hindu population. Read More…

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Iran offers mediation in India-Pakistan conflict as Pahalgam attack heightens tensions

Iran has offered Pakistan to act as a mediator in its conflict with India, Tehran’s foreign ministry said Saturday, after an attack in Pahalgam, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK), heightened tensions between the two Asian neighbours. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi “declared Iran’s readiness to extend its goodwill efforts to help reduce tensions” in a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar, the foreign ministry said. Araghchi has said on X that his country was “ready to use its good offices” to resolve the conflict. Read More…

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