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Amnesty report finds ethnic cleansing in Sudan. What does it reveal?
In a report ‘City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces’ Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur’ released on July 1, Amnesty International concluded that Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed “crimes against humanity and carried out ethnic cleansing” during its campaign to seize El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state. Sudan has…
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Former Afghanistan pace bowler Shapoor Zadran passes away
Shapoor Zadran was undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at a hospital in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran died on Tuesday (July 7, 2026), a day short of his 39th birthday, after reportedly undergoing treatment for a rare severe immune system disorder at…
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Baruipur rape-murder case: West Bengal Police intensify probe; examine shack as possible crime scene
Security heightened outside the Baruipur police station after police brought people accused in the alleged gangrape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, in South 24 Parganas, on Monday, July 6, 2026. File | Photo Credit: PTI Investigators probing the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl at Baruipur in West Bengal‘s South 24 Parganas…
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Militants kill nine police officers in attack on post in southwest Pakistan
Pakistan army soldiers in Bolan, Balochistan File | Photo Credit: Reuters Dozens of militants attacked a police post overnight in southwestern Pakistan, triggering an intense gun battle that killed nine police officers and wounded some others, officials said Tuesday (July 7, 2026), in the latest escalation of militant violence in the region where insurgents have…
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India, Indonesia expand defence ties; New Delhi to supply BrahMos missiles
In this screengrab from a video posted on Dec. 01, 2025, Indian Army’s BrahMos during a combat launch across the Bay of Bengal. Photo: @IaSouthern/X via PTI Photo Supplying BrahMos and Astra missiles to Indonesia, boosting maritime security, and strengthening critical mineral supply chains emerged as the key outcomes of Tuesday’s (July 7, 2026) talks…
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At least 18 injured in explosions in Damascus during French President Macron’s visit
An ambulance drives past the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, on July 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two explosions took place in Damascus on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was…