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"Lost potential, irreversible harm": UNESCO demands full restoration of education rights for Afghan girls as 2.4 Mn denied schooling

Paris, Aug. 12 -- Noting that Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to formally prohibit access to education for girls and women beyond the primary level, UNESCO on Tuesday called for the ... Read More


Russian Forces Seize Vodyanoe in Kharkov Region as Ukraine Suffers Losses Across Six Battle Fronts

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- MOSCOW - Russian forces claimed control of the settlement of Vodyanoe in the Kharkov region on Wednesday as the Russian Defense Ministry published its daily battlefield accountin... Read More


IEA Forecasts Global Oil Deficit of 1.8Mln Bpd in Q3 2026 - Report

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- PARIS - The buffer that has kept global oil markets from fracturing under the weight of the Middle East conflict has, in the space of five months, nearly run out. a sustained co... Read More


Saudi Arabia's Onshore Oil Reserves Hit Record Highs - IEA

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's onshore oil reserves reached record highs by early August, not because the kingdom pumped less, but because it could not move what it pumped out of the co... Read More


Fact Check: Will India Football Team Withdraw From FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026? Brazil Friendly Creates Major Fixture Clash

India, Aug. 12 -- India's football calendar could face a major reshuffle in October because of a clash involving the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 and a much-anticipated friendly against Brazil. The I... Read More


North Korea fires ballistic missile towards East Sea ahead of major South Korea-US exercise

India, Aug. 12 -- North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the East Sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, marking the country's second such launch in less than a week amid heightened ten... Read More


UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns over Sri Lanka's proposed judges' retirement age extension

Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, has issued an official communication to the President of Sri Lanka raising... Read More


Ha Young apologises for great-grandfather's pro-Japanese activities stance

India, Aug. 12 -- South Korean actor Ha Young, who is more recently seen in the show Our Sticky Love, took to social media on Wednesday to apologise over allegations around her great-grandfather's pro... Read More


Sarawak closes 108 schools in Serian division as API readings exceed 200

KUCHING, Aug. 12 -- A total of 108 schools in the Serian Division have been temporarily closed after Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in the area exceeded 200, reaching the very unhealthy range. An... Read More


Ha Young pens handwritten apology over great-grandfather's pro-Japanese ties amid public scrutiny and immense backlash

India, Aug. 12 -- South Korean actor Ha Young has personally apologised after controversy erupted over her great-grandfather's alleged ties to a pro-Japanese organisation during the colonial period. T... Read More