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Indian police have moved activist Sonam Wangchuk to a hospital after his health reportedly deteriorated during a 20-day hunger strike demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities. The 59-year-old engineer and environmental campaigner began his fast last month at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar protest…
England manager Thomas Tuchel has come under heavy criticism from the British media following his side’s 2-1 defeat to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup semi-final, with commentators accusing the German of adopting overly defensive tactics that cost the Three Lions a place in the final. England appeared on course…
Britain’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has launched an investigation into whether TikTok is doing enough to protect children from harmful content under the UK’s Online Safety Act. The regulator said it would examine whether the social media platform has complied with its legal obligations, with particular attention on its age…
Former Brazil international and footballer-turned-pastor Dani Alves has reflected on his time in prison, saying he found greater happiness earning €113 as a cleaner than he did while making millions during his football career. Alves made the remarks while sharing his testimony during a church service in Guatemala, where he…
Leader of the UK Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has urged the Labour government to retain its proposed 10-year qualifying period for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), insisting that migrants who enter Britain on temporary work visas should not automatically qualify for permanent residency. Badenoch made the call in a post…
At least 2,700 people are estimated to have died in England and Wales following two record-breaking heatwaves that swept across the United Kingdom two months ago and last month according to a new scientific study. The research, conducted by experts from Imperial College London, the Met Office and the…
Turkey’s Ministry of Health has reportedly fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists, suspended them from duty and ordered them to undergo mandatory training as part of a government campaign to reduce the country’s high rate of caesarean deliveries. According to BirGun newspaper, the disciplinary measures are linked to President Recep Tayyip…
Iran on Friday buried its former Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in an airstrike, as renewed exchanges between Iran and the United States heightened fears of a wider regional conflict. Khamenei’s flag-draped coffin was carried into the shrine of Imam Reza Shrine in…
A 22-year-old student pilot safely landed a training aircraft after her instructor reportedly jumped from the cockpit during a flight in Argentina. The incident occurred on July 4 near Toledo in Córdoba Province while the trainee was flying a Cessna C-150 with her 42-year-old instructor, Leandro Bertazzo. According to the…
Tension erupted in the eastern Libyan city of Ajdabiya this week after police arrested a group of Argentina supporters whose World Cup celebration descended into violence and public disorder. The group reportedly took to the streets to celebrate Argentina’s qualification in the ongoing World Cup and Egypt’s elimination from the…
