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Two decades of mass protests in India

A supporter of India’s Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) holds an Indian national flag at the ongoing protest site, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 23, … Read more

US House votes to halt Iran war, in another symbolic rebuke of Trump

The vote in the House was 214-208 in favour of the War Powers Resolution, while the Senate voted 49 to 47 to block it US Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 19, 2026—REUTERS The Republican-led United States House of Representatives backed legislation on Thursday directing President Donald Trump to … Read more

1.4M people in Gaza expected to face ‘high levels of acute food insecurity’ by year’s-end: IPC

IPC says 67% of Gaza’s population faces crisis or worse conditions, with 212,000 people in emergency hunger levels Palestinians with children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, as the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, … Read more

Istanbul artisan revives centuries-old carpets from palaces, sacred sites

most remarkable feature of this carpet is that our ancestors combined silk with metal threads bayrakdar says referring to 18th century ottoman carpet photo anadolu agency

Artisan restores rare handwoven textiles, from Ottoman palace carpets to Madinah’s rug used in Riazul Jannah Most remarkable feature of this carpet is that our ancestors combined silk with metal threads,’ Bayrakdar says, referring to 18th-century Ottoman carpet. PHOTO: Anadolu Agency In a small workshop in Istanbul’s historic carpet market, master restorer Ahmet Bayrakdar has … Read more

IRGC warns any UK base used by US to attack Iran will become ‘legitimate target’

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemns decision, warns Britain will bear responsibility for facilitating US military action A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April … Read more