Tsuyoshi Yasukochi, secretary-general of the Japan Boxing Commission, told local media after their hospitalisation that it was likely “the first time in Japan two fighters underwent skull-opening surgery for injuries stemming from the same event”. Image for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStockphoto Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred … Read more
A plenary session of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on August 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Halfway through what is intended to be the final round of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations, where around … Read more
A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds into the sprawling complex and killing a police officer, had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday (August 9, 2025). The 30-year-old … Read more
European leaders said on Sunday, August 10, 2025, that only “an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to Ukraine and pressure” on Russia can bring the war in Ukraine to an end. File | | Photo Credit: Reuters European leaders said on Sunday (August 10, 2025) that only “an approach that combines active diplomacy, support to … Read more
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday (August 9, 2025) claimed that no aircraft of the military was hit or destroyed by Indian armed forces during the recent conflict. His comments came hours after Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh said the Indian Air … Read more
A North Korean military guard post, left, and loudspeaker are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s military said on Saturday (August 9, 2025) it had detected North Korean military dismantling some propaganda loudspeakers aimed at the South in parts of … Read more
The story so far: On August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a whopping 25% penalty tariff on Indian goods for India’s import of Russian oil. This was on top of the 25% reciprocal tariffs announced on July 31 after Indian and U.S. negotiators failed to reach a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). How has India … Read more
Muhammad Yunus was born in Chittagong in southeast Bengal at the height of the Second World War when the Japanese captured Myanmar and threatened parts of eastern India. By the time he turned three, Japanese bombers flew over the skies of Chittagong where they would release anti-British pamphlets. One day, a Japanese bomb fell nearby … Read more
In July, British journalist Piers Morgan asked Daniella Weiss, an Israeli settler leader appearing on his show, how she felt about the killing of 20,000 Palestinian children in Gaza since October 7, 2023. Ms. Weiss, dressed in a crisp white button-down shirt and a blue-and-white patterned headscarf, responded with a grin, “Arabs around should stop … Read more
Thai soldiers inspect a border area on Sunday, July 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Three Thai soldiers on patrol were wounded Saturday (August 9, 2025) when one stepped on a land mine in territory along the border with Cambodia, Thailand’s army announced. The incident came just two days after the two countries reaffirmed their … Read more
