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This year’s Independence Day holds extraordinary significance: minister
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman stated that this year’s Independence Day holds extraordinary significance, as we celebrate the triumph of Operation Bunyan-al-Marsus, a decisive victory over India that has reshaped...
Lebanon: Judicial Reforms Positive, But Fall Short
Human Rights Watch
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August 15, 2025
(Beirut) – A law that Lebanon’s parliament adopted on July 31, 2025, includes positive reforms for Lebanon’s judiciary but falls short of guaranteeing judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today. The law includes some advances in terms of...
‘African nations are not dumping grounds’ — NGOs challenge secret US-Eswatini deportee deal
Daily Maverick
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August 14, 2025
Human rights organisations in Eswatini and South Africa have launched a legal challenge against the Eswatini government over its confidential agreement with the Trump administration to accept five hardened third-country criminals from the US. The...
FAITH/RIGHT: Pastor holds, beats children in guise of ‘spiritual cleansing’
Daily Trust
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A cleric, Pastor Ifediorah Onyeibor Joseph, Founder and Pastor of “Our Lord Victory Command Mission”, has been arrested for allegedly dehumanising minors in the guise of what he termed as ‘spiritual cleansing and holy ghost purification’. Police...
Parties jostle for 16 seats as crucial by-elections set stage for 2027
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 15, 2025
• ADC-SDP coalition accuses APC of plotting to disrupt Kaduna polls • Ogun govt used police to disrupt campaign, opposition party alleges • INEC relocates units in Niger over insecurity, govt shuts border with N’Republic • 3.5m voters to elect two...
Mali’s military arrests generals, suspected French agent in overthrow plot
Al Jazeera
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August 15, 2025
Malian minister says situation under control after plot foiled to ‘destabilising the institutions of the republic’. Authorities in Mali have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian army generals and a suspected...
Miller Center Welcomes National Legal and Policy Experts to Independent Advisory Committee
Rutgers University - New Jersey
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The Rutgers University Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience announces the addition of two nationally distinguished legal and public policy leaders – Kenneth R. Feinberg and William W. Vodra – to its independent advisory committee....
Inside Bulilima's zero percent exam pass rate: Who is at fault?
Zimbabwe Independent
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Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MOPSE) threatened to dismiss teachers in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, for recording zero percent pass rates over the past five years. The Standard of August 10–16, 2025, reported that the...
INC 5.2: “The inability to reach an agreement in Geneva must be a wake up call for the world”, Greenpeace statement
Greenpeace International
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August 15, 2025
Geneva, Switzerland – After two years of Global Plastics Treaty talks, ministers in Geneva faced a historic choice during the final hours of what was supposed to be the last round of negotiations: deliver a treaty that truly tackles plastic...
Democracy Digest: Russia Accused of Meddling in Hungary’s Election with Talk of Coup
Balkan Insight
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August 15, 2025
An ambitious plan to reshape Slovakia’s ambulance network has collapsed, leaving unanswered questions about the process and exposing political tensions at the heart of the governing coalition. The Health Ministry’s 2-billion-euro tender was meant...
Jimmy Lai trial: Closing arguments further postponed due ‘medical issue’ with media mogul’s heart
Hong Kong Free Press
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August 15, 2025
The closing arguments of Jimmy Lai‘s national security trial have been further postponed over a “medical issue” relating to the media tycoon’s heart. A corrections vehicle at the West Kowloon Law Courts on August 15, 2025. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP....
CPI(M) urges people to ‘Reclaim the Night’ again, a year since R.G. Kar rape and murder
The Hindu
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August 15, 2025
CPI(M)’s West Bengal state secretary Md. Salim and the party’s central committee member Minakshi Mukherjee address the press at the party’s Alimuddin Street office in Kolkata on August 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The West Bengal...
Mali Military Arrests Generals and French Citizen Over Coup Plot
Mezha
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August 15, 2025
The Malian military authorities announced the detention of a group of military personnel and civilians, including two army generals and a French citizen suspected of collaborating with French intelligence. They are accused of conspiring to...
Bilal Kayani hails economic ratings boost, operation Bunyan un Marsoos in Independence Day address
The Nation
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August 15, 2025
Gujar khan - Pakistan’s upgraded standing with global credit rating agencies and its recent military success against India under Operation Bunyan un Marsoos gave the nation extra cause for pride as it marked Independence Day, Minister of State for...
Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was first person to sacrifice life for India’s constitution: Modi
The Print
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August 15, 2025
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in his 79th Indpendence Day speech from the ramparts of historic Red Fort. “Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was the first one to...
‘Bring it on’: Akmal Saleh dares DAP to sever ties with him, says doing so means renouncing Umno too
Malay Mail
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August 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has today dared DAP leaders to break ties with him, following a call by the latter’s Youth wing in Penang. The firebrand leader said such a move would be akin to DAP cutting off ties with its...
Panel seeks comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s non-custodial justice system
Realnews Magazine
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August 15, 2025
Politics THE Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, and Other Human Rights Violations in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s non-custodial justice system,. On the fourth day...
Sarawak Launches Landmark Energy Transition Policy at Public-Industry Engagement Day
The Laotian Times
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August 15, 2025
KUCHING, Malaysia, Aug. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sarawak has taken a decisive step toward a low-carbon future with the official launch of the Sarawak Energy Transition Policy (SET-P) by The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji...
P74-B PhilHealth cut triggers Senate action on budget transparency
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines—In the wake of the controversial scrapping of the P74-billion subsidy for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the 2025 national budget, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson secured key commitments from the Senate...
Why Special Detectives from South Africa are in Kenya
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 15, 2025
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has announced a strategic partnership with South Africa’s Special Investigating Unit (SIU) as the two countries seek to intensify the fight against corruption across borders. In an official...