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Police in Mumbai detain a woman who was participating in a protest this week against alleged injustice to Marathi speakers
Row over language turns violent in India's richest state
MUMBAI — For weeks, a battle over language and identity has been raging in India's richest state, Maharashtra.The row began in April after the Maharashtra government made it compulsory for state-run primary schools to teach Hindi as a third language, apart from English and Marathi (the state's dominant language). This, it said, was in line with a federal policy which mandates that children be taught three languages in school.The National Education Policy (NEP), introduced in 1968, aims to promote and regulate education in India and the government updates it occasionally. The latest iteration of the policy, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government five years ago, is being implemented in stages and has run into controversy earlier.The Maharashtra government's...
July 11, 2025

Row over language turns violent in India's richest state

Tehran has declared its intention to remove the millions of undocumented Afghans who carry out lower-paid labor across Iran
Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says
GENEVA — More than half a million Afghans have been expelled from Iran in the 16 days since the conflict with Israel ended, according to the United Nations, in what may be one of the largest forced movements of population this decade.For months, Tehran has declared its intention to remove the millions of undocumented Afghans who carry out lower-paid labor across Iran, often in tough conditions.The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said 508,426 Afghans have left Iran via the Iranian-Afghanistan border between June 24 and July 9.A startling 33,956 crossed Wednesday and 30,635 on Tuesday, after a peak of 51,000 on Friday, ahead of a Sunday deadline from Iran for undocumented Afghans to leave.The deportations – part of a program Iran announced in March – have radically...
July 11, 2025

Iran expels half a million Afghans in 16-day stretch since recent conflict with Israel, UN says

France's new Lady Liberty artwork goes viral
France's Lady Liberty artwork goes viral as a new Statue of Liberty could be in the works
PARIS — A mural titled "The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest" - featuring Lady Liberty covering her face with her hands and her torch now lying on her chest – has been unveiled in France.The artwork by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw reportedly took six days to complete. It is located on a building in the northern city of Roubaix, and was unveiled just in time for this year’s 4 July celebrations.No coincidence as to the timing, considering the artwork was designed to illustrate the shame felt by many regarding the Trump administration’s immigration policies and ICE detainments of American citizens.The French location is no fluke either, as de Leeuw stated that Roublaix was chosen due to its “large migrant population.”"The values that the statue once stood for...
July 11, 2025

France's Lady Liberty artwork goes viral as a new Statue of Liberty could be in the works

President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington
Trump says he will hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would increase tariffs on neighbouring Canada to 35%.The letter, addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, marks a sharp increase from the 25% tariffs which Trump imposed in March. He said these tariffs were aimed at pressuring Canada to curb fentanyl trafficking – despite limited evidence of significant flows – and to address what he described as unfair trade practices.“I must mention that the flow of Fentanyl is hardly the only challenge we have with Canada, which has many Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers,” Trump wrote.These new rates are expected to go into place from August 1.Canada is the US’s second-largest trading partner after Mexico. It has previously responded to earlier tariffs...
July 11, 2025

Trump says he will hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%

Olivia Montanez wipes away tears as she visits a memorial for flood victims on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas
Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods
AUSTIN — Shock has turned into grief across central Texas, where at least 120 people have died from flash flooding and more than 170 are still reported as missing.Photos of those who have died, along with candles and flowers, now decorate a fence in Hill Country – a growing tribute that reflect the enormity of the disaster in the region.Victims include three friends who had gathered for the July Fourth weekend, 8-year sisters who were at summer camp and a 91-year-old grandmother.Authorities said they were reviewing lists of those still unaccounted for, but that these tallies can often fluctuate in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.Texas authorities have set up disaster recovery centres for those affected, offering survivors a hub to register for federal assistance and other...
July 11, 2025

Mourning begins in Texas where more than 170 are still missing from flash floods

The Napo River flows in Ecuador's Amazon region
Ecuador approves controversial law on protected areas, sparking legal threats
QUITO — Ecuador’s government passed a new law governing protected areas, triggering strong criticism from indigenous leaders, legal experts and environmental advocates who argue it violates national and international protection.The piece of legislation, passed on Thursday by a vote of 80-23 in the 151-seat chamber, permit private entities – including foreign companies – to participate in the management of conservation zones.Government officials claim the measure will bolster oversight of protect lands, enhance park security, support ecotourism and curb illegal mining, while maintaining a ban on extractive activities.However, critics warn the law could facilitate land grabs, weaken constitutional safeguards and lead to greater environmental degradation. They also accused lawmakers...
July 11, 2025

Ecuador approves controversial law on protected areas, sparking legal threats

Migrants rescued south of Crete walk after their arrival at the the port of Lavrio, 10 July, 2025
EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders have agreed to send a new diplomatic delegation to Libya after the military leader Khalifa Haftar asked the previous representatives to leave the country.Speaking on the sidelines of On the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abella said it was important to re-engage with Libya.The four leaders agreed on the need to reactivate the Team Europe initiative, with a delegation from the European Commission, as well as ministers from Greece, Italy and Malta, to be re-deployed to Libya.Team Europe consists of the European Union, EU Member States, as well as the...
July 11, 2025

EU leaders agree to send delegation to Libya after previous group expelled from country

Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas speaks to the media
Lithuanian politicians taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation alarm
VILNIUS — Political leaders in Lithuania were briefly directed to air raid shelters on Thursday after the alarm was raised over an airspace violation from Belarus, Lithuanian media reported.Media reports stated that Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas and Parliament Speaker Saulius Skvernelis were taken to safety as a precaution while the situation was being investigated.Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda is currently on a foreign trip in Ireland.Authorities were initially concerned that the unidentified flying object could be an Iranian-made Shahed drone of the type used by Russia in ongoing air strikes on Ukraine, the BNS news agency reported.The Lithuanian army confirmed in a post on Facebook that the object was detected at 11:30 am local time (10:30 am CEST).Fighter jets that...
July 11, 2025

Lithuanian politicians taken to shelters after Belarus airspace violation alarm

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023
Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
YEREVAN — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are meeting on Thursday in Abu Dhabi to discuss next steps in finalising the peace agreement, their offices confirmed.This is the first formal bilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan since they agreed on the draft text of the peace agreement, following nearly four decades of conflict.The results of this meeting will ultimately shape the future of the South Caucasus not only because of what the two leaders agree upon, but also because of Russia being for the first time absent from the Armenia-Azerbaijan equation.Richard Giragosian, Founding Director of the Regional Studies Centre (RSC), an independent think tank in Yerevan, told Euronews, “with Russia overwhelmed by its...
July 11, 2025

Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus

Man stabbed to death in suspected robbery outside Knightsbridge luxury hotel
LONDON — A 24-year-old man has been stabbed to death outside a five-star hotel in London’s Knightsbridge district, in what police believe may have been a targeted robbery. The victim has been identified as Blue Stevens, a father from Yateley, Surrey.Emergency services were called to Seville Street near the Park Tower Hotel and Casino at 9:24 p.m. on Wednesday, where they found Stevens with stab wounds. Despite efforts by paramedics and the London Air Ambulance, he died at the scene shortly after their arrival.Witnesses say Stevens had parked his white BMW just 50 yards from where he was attacked. He was reportedly returning to his car when a masked suspect attempted to steal his watch. When Stevens resisted, a violent struggle ensued, resulting in a fatal stab wound to the...
July 10, 2025

Man stabbed to death in suspected robbery outside Knightsbridge luxury hotel

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