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Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old nursing graduate and rickshaw driver from Somalia, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment after being convicted of insulting government institutions over comments she made on social media. Ali, who had posted on Facebook and TikTok, was sentenced on 25 June in a case that has sparked outrage in Somalia and renewed concern over the shrinking space for…

'India stands with Israel,' Modi says during state visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a two-day state visit to Israel on Thursday, bolstering cooperation in multiple areas, including defence, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and agriculture.

'Journalists being killed in record numbers' - 129 press members killed in 2025

A record 129 press members were killed in 2025, according to the latest report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Scotland’s ‘independence within reach’ says first minister

Scottish independence is “within reach”, First Minister John Swinney has said, as a new poll projects the Scottish National Party just one seat short of a majority ahead of this year’s Holyrood election.

UN investigators warn RSF assault on El Fasher bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’

A United Nations fact-finding mission has determined that atrocities carried out during the siege and takeover of the Sudanese city of El Fasher bear the “hallmarks of genocide”, condemning the conduct of paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in Darfur during the ongoing conflict.

UK moves toward new law to ban Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

As international criticism mounts over the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) involvement in Tehran's fatal suppression of anti-government protests, the UK government reportedly set to introduce legislation that would enable it to officially outlaw the organisation. The action comes after the European Union made the decision last month to put the IRGC to its official list of terrorist organisations, adding groups like Islamic State, Hamas, and al-Qaeda. 

Tibetan diaspora votes worldwide for government-in-exile

Tibetans around the world began a global election on Sunday to choose a parliament and political leadership for the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

'Mother of all deals’ - India and EU forge landmark trade and security pact

India and the European Union have announced a sweeping free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as the “mother of all deals”, concluding nearly two decades of intermittent negotiations.

'Old world order is not coming back' - Carney calls for middle power unity at Davos

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has warned that the global order that shaped international politics for decades “is not coming back”, urging “middle powers” to act collectively as great power rivalry intensifies.

Syrian government and SDF forces agree on four-day ceasefire

The Syrian government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the army continued to seize territory in the country’s northeast.

UN court begins hearing on Myanmar Rohingya genocide case

This week, the charge that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya went before the International Court of Justice for three weeks of testimony.