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In a push to highlight and safeguard the Aravalli hills, the world’s oldest surviving mountain system, the Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyan announced in a press conference on Thursday a 700-kilometer foot march to the mountain range. Called the “Aravalli Sanrakshan Yatra”, the rally will begin on January 24 from Gujarat’s Aravalli district and will…
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According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday (January 19), China’s population declined for the fourth consecutive year, with the birth rate falling to a record low in 2025. The country’s population fell by 3.39 million to reach around 1.4 billion by the end of 2025, marking a faster…
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A sightseeing helicopter carrying two Taiwanese tourists crashed near Mount Aso in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, authorities said. According to Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA), Kumamoto Prefectural Police on Tuesday afternoon located a severely damaged aircraft inside the volcano’s crater and confirmed it was the missing helicopter after checking its serial number. However,…
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Israel’s demolition of structures inside a United Nations site in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday has drawn sharp condemnation from countries worldwide and the United Nations. Israeli bulldozers razed several large and smaller buildings inside the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) compound in Sheikh Jarrah. The site previously housed dozens of UNRWA…
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Australia’s House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two major laws, tightening gun control and strengthening anti-hate efforts, following the country’s deadliest mass shooting last month. According to Reuters, the legislation was approved by a vote of 96 to 45, despite opposition from conservative lawmakers. The bills now move to the upper house, the Senate,…
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Early on Tuesday, Russia carried out a combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine, knocking out electricity and heating supplies across parts of Kyiv amid freezing temperatures. According to Reuters, the strikes disrupted power to thousands of buildings, affecting around 335,000 residents in the capital. Ukrainian officials said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the…
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Reports of a mass abduction of Christian worshippers in Nigeria’s Kaduna State were disputed by local authorities following earlier claims of a large-scale kidnap. Up to early morning today, media outlets worldwide reported that dozens of worshippers had been abducted from churches in Kaduna. However, later statements from police and local officials have cast…
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KARACHI, Pakistan – A massive fire tore through Gul Plaza, a densely packed commercial complex on Karachi’s MA Jinnah Road, late Saturday night, killing dozens of people, leaving more than 60 missing, and causing parts of the multi-storey building to collapse after the blaze burned for more than a day. The fire broke out…
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The United Nations on Saturday (January 17) announced the entry into force of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement, calling it a major milestone for ocean protection and global cooperation. This treaty, formally titled ‘Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of…
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Indonesian rescuers are searching for an ATR 42-500 fisheries surveillance aircraft that went missing on Saturday with 11 people on board, officials said. The Indonesia Air Transport plane lost contact with air traffic control around 1:30 p.m. local time (0530 GMT) near the Maros region in South Sulawesi province, Andi Sultan, an official at…