Ottawa, Aug 7 (IANS) As Bangladesh witnesses a sharp rise in measles cases, a leading international advocacy group has described the 2026 outbreak as one of the country’s worst public health crises in recent history, highlighting the concern that the disease is preventable through vaccination.
Quetta, Aug 7 (IANS) Human rights organisation Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) welcomed a petition filed by several international human rights groups with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) on behalf of its leader and human rights defender Mahrang Baloch, who is serving a life sentence in Pakistan, describing her detention as “arbitrary”.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Multiple intelligence assessments suggest that the Jaish-e-Mohammed is likely to focus more on ideological mobilisation than carrying out direct terror attacks.
Dhaka, Aug 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League has expressed grave concern over allegations of serious human rights abuses at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur district.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) India and China held discussions on issues related to boundary delimitation, border management, mechanism‑building and trans‑border cooperation.
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) Leading international press freedom group the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Pakistani authorities to withdraw the country’s new Foreign Media Facilitation Guidelines 2026, describing the rules as "draconian" and warning that it is likely to censor coverage of unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) US Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to block federal funding for the Trump administration’s new “public charge” rule, warning that it could deter immigrant families from seeking health care, food assistance and housing support.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) The Trump administration has deported more than three million undocumented immigrants and halted their release into the United States for 15 consecutive months, the White House claimed as it presented a sweeping account of its immigration enforcement record.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) The US State Department defended its extensive online screening of foreign visa applicants after a report said the Trump administration was expanding social media vetting to additional visa categories, including foreign journalists and some Canadian and Mexican professionals.
New York, Aug 7 (IANS) After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s order denying citizenship to illegal migrants' babies born in the US, he is taking a second stab at it with two new narrowly focused orders.
