Suzuki Motor Commits $8 Billion Investment in India as EV Production Begins

HANSALPUR, INDIA — Japan’s Suzuki Motor has announced a major investment of ₹700 billion ($8 billion) in India over the next five to six years, coinciding with the launch of its first electric vehicle (EV) production in the country. Chairman Toshihiro Suzuki confirmed the commitment during an event at the company’s Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, […]

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Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office

OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the two strikes by Israeli forces on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis now needs to be channelled into a demand for accountability and justice for all those killed. At least 20 died, including four health workers and five journalists, later named as Ahed Abu Aziz, Hussam al-Masri, […]

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UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya

More than 700,000 of them fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after armed attacks by a militant group against Myanmar security forces sparked a brutal military crackdown that began on 25 August 2017. They joined thousands of others who had escaped earlier waves of violence and discrimination now living in refugee camps just across the border in […]

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Retired Nigerian Police Officer With Spinal Cord Injury Battles for Survival on Meager Pension Amid Welfare Neglect

LAGOS — Adegbehin Adetarami, a retired Superintendent of Police, is currently fighting for his life in a traditional orthopedic hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos State, following a spinal cord injury sustained during active duty in 2017. Despite serving the Nigeria Police Force until his retirement in 2021, Adetarami received no medical support from the institution and […]

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Rights Groups Condemn Saudi Execution of Minority Individual for Juvenile Offenses

RIYADH — Human rights organizations have condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of Jalal Labbad, a member of the Shi’a minority, for crimes allegedly committed when he was a minor. Labbad was executed on August 21, despite international legal prohibitions against the death penalty for juvenile offenders. Amnesty International described the execution as “deplorable,” citing violations of […]

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FedEx Expands Electric Fleet in Hong Kong to Advance Sustainability Goals

HONG KONG — FedEx has added six new Mercedes-Benz eVito electric vans to its Hong Kong delivery fleet, reinforcing its commitment to achieving carbon-neutral global operations by 2040. The vehicles, each with a 913-kilogram load capacity and a 264-kilometer range per charge, are optimized for last-mile deliveries in high-traffic urban areas. The move responds to […]

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U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Record Drug Haul of 61,740 Pounds of Cocaine and 14,400 of Marijuana in Historic Operation

PORT EVERGLADES, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard has completed the largest drug offload in its history, unloading 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana seized during maritime interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. The contraband, valued at approximately $473 million, was delivered to Port Everglades by the Coast Guard […]

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Celebrating resistance and resilience on Ukraine’s Independence Day

  In the face of Russia’s unjustified war of aggression, Ukraine’s resistance and resilience continues to be a shining example to us all. On 24 August, we celebrated Ukraine’s Independence Day, honouring this steadfast spirit in defending freedom and democracy. The European Commission unfurled the Ukraine flag in front of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, […]

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WHO EMRO | Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Tunisia advance cross-border collaboration for migrant health

Government representatives call for standardized public health procedures at the close of a 3-day simulation exercise. 25 August 2025, Cairo, Egypt – Government representatives from Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Tunisia — major countries on migratory routes in North Africa — convened in Cairo from 18–20 August for a 3-day table-top simulation exercise (SimEx) organized by […]

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Amid ongoing Israeli attacks, ‘the systematic destruction of Gaza City is already underway’: UN rights office

Recent attacks have been particularly devastating in the Az Zaytoun neighbourhood, where airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire are continuous and intense, causing a high number of civilian casualties and the large-scale destruction of residential buildings and public facilities, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement. Since 8 […]

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