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Jun 12, 2025

Wars now displace over 122 million people as aid funding falls, UN says

The agency, whose largest donor has historically been the US, has previously said that the cuts put millions of lives at risk and left women refugees at a greater risk of rape and children at risk of trafficking.

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Reuters
Jun 12, 2025

Trump met with cheers, boos at Kennedy Center for ‘Les Miserables’ performance

His appearance at a musical about citizens rising up against their government came just days after he sent US Marines and the National Guard to quell protests against his administration’s immigration raids in Los Angeles.

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Reuters
Jun 12, 2025

United Nations to vote to demand immediate Gaza ceasefire over US, Israel opposition

The 193-member General Assembly is likely to adopt the Gaza ceasefire text with overwhelming support, diplomats say.

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Web Desk AFP
Jun 11, 2025

Sick of Pakistan heatwave? Even Greenland ice melting faster than average

Greenland’s ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a report Wednesday.

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AFP
Jun 11, 2025

Stephen Miller: ‘Trump’s brain’ behind migration crackdown

Hyper-loyalist Miller, 39, has carved out a niche as Trump’s most powerful and hawkish advisor on the Republican’s signature issue of immigration.

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Web Desk
Jun 11, 2025

Pakistan is phenomenal counterterrorism partner: US Centcom

US Central Command Chief Lt-Gen Michael Kurilla described Pakistan as a “phenomenal counterterrorism partner”, as he testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.

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AFP
Jun 11, 2025

Dozens arrested for Indonesian love scam ring targeting Americans

Police made the arrests after being tipped off about suspicious activity at a rented home in Denpasar, the island’s capital.
A total of 38 suspects, seven of them women, were arrested.

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AFP
Jun 11, 2025

Iran says to target US bases if conflict breaks out

“God willing, things won’t reach that point, and the talks will succeed,” Iranian minister says, adding that the US side “will suffer more losses” if it came to conflict

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AFP
Jun 11, 2025

Despite progress, world still had 138m child labourers in 2024: UN

Nearly 138 million child labourers were still working in the world’s fields and factories in 2024, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that given the slow pace of progress, eliminating child labour could be delayed by “hundreds of years.”