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UN issues ‘red alert’ over ‘catastrophe’ in Sudan’s El-Obeid
UN rights chief Volker Turk issues a “red alert” on Friday (July 3, 2026) on the unfolding “catastrophe” in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, where the United Nations fears an imminent paramilitary assault. Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Turk urged world leaders to take immediate action to prevent atrocity…
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‘AI can make access to healthcare affordable’
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and efficient while transforming medical research and patient care, renowned gastroenterologist D. Nageshwar Reddy said, delivering the 16th foundation day lecture at the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, here on Friday. He said AI should be viewed as a tool to augment, rather than…
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Brazil’s Lula blasts Flavio Bolsonaro for requesting U.S. tariff delay
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday (July 2, 2026) lashed out at his right-wing rival Flavio Bolsonaro for looking to postpone potential U.S. tariff hikes until after the South American country’s elections. Polls are projecting a tight race between leftist…
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Ram temple donation ‘theft’: RJD MP moves Supreme Court seeking audit of temple trust finances
The petitioner sought an independent temporary Supreme Court-monitored oversight committee to watch over the financial and administrative affairs of the Trust during the pendency of the investigation. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh has moved the Supreme Court to direct the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to…
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U.S. withdrew forces from Nigeria after operation against ISIS, AFRICOM chief says
AFRICOM Commander Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States has withdrawn most of the forces it deployed for a recent operation against Islamic State militants in Nigeria and is now providing intelligence support at Abuja’s request, the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. In May, U.S. and Nigerian…
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M.P. High Court orders protection for judge facing threats after verdict in lynching case
Madhya Pradesh Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan. File | Photo Credit: narmadapuram.dcourts.gov.in The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State police to provide protection to judge Tabassum Khan who is facing threats after sentencing seven cow vigilantes to life term in a mob lynching case. Taking suo motu cognisance of news reports…