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Aug 22, 2025 - World

Group of NGOs claim deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rightsA group of NGOs is challenging Eswatini’s acceptance of five people deported by the US, arguing the deal was unconstitutional and violated the imprisoned men’s human rights.The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba, who the US said were dangerous criminals, were flown to the small southern African country in July, as the Trump administration attempts to deport millions of migrants and asylum seekers. Continue reading...

Aug 22, 2025 - World

Country suspends ‘catch-and-keep’ plan for strays in favour of a more ‘holistic’ approachIndia’s top court has scaled back an order to clear Delhi’s streets of stray dogs, in a decision that was cheered by animal rights supporters.Earlier this month, the supreme court ruled that all strays picked up in Delhi’s capital region would be confined to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination, and not returned to the streets. The goal was to protect people – particularly children – from dog attacks and rabies, which remains endemic in India. Continue reading...

Aug 22, 2025 - World

The First Lady offered a subtle dig at her husband in a letter she recently penned to the Russian president, according to one analyst. Michael Wolff, who has written four books about President Donald Trump, said on a recent episode of the podcast "Inside Trump's Head" that the letter Melania Trump wrote to Vladimir Putin contained a diss meant for President Trump. Wolff's comments came about a week after Trump and Putin met in Alaska to discuss a peace settlement for the war in Ukraine. "I think that this latest letter is a diss at Trump," Wolff said. "She's Eastern European, and obviously has long experience and feelings about Russia and Russians, and Putin. And, she probably sees her husband bowing down to Putin, and it rankles her." "I mean, it's like, you know, f--- him," Wolff continued. Ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, Melania penned a letter asking Putin to think of the children as he continues his war in Ukraine. "Every child shares the same quiet dreams in their heart, whether born randomly into a nation’s rustic countryside or a magnificent city-center," the letter reads in part. "They dream of love, possibility, and safety from danger."The seemingly innocuous letter became clearer during Trump's meeting with European leaders when he lamented that Melania loves their son Barron more than she loves Trump. "If I'm reading between the lines, I think it's she's sending a message," Wolff added. "I mean, it's always hard to tell. She always seems to be sending a message."Watch the entire episode below or by clicking here.

Aug 22, 2025 - World

More than 300 dead after downpours in mountainous regions and several killed in Indian city of MumbaiHeavy monsoon rains have continued to pummel the Indian subcontinent over the past week, bringing devastating flooding and landslides and leaving hundreds of people dead in what has already been one of the deadliest monsoon seasons in recent years.Moist air surging inland from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea was driven into Pakistan and north-west India late last week by strong southwesterly monsoon winds. Combined with developing areas of low pressure, this triggered a succession of torrential downpours. Continue reading...

Aug 21, 2025 - World

Vice President JD Vance was featured prominently on the Russian state-controlled media Wednesday for his comments praising Russian President Vladimir Putin, comments that one critic argued he knew were false.“I have talked to (Putin) on the phone a number of times; you know, it’s interesting, he’s more soft-spoken than you would necessarily expect,” Vance told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Wednesday evening.“You know, the American media has a particular image of him; he’s soft spoken, in a certain way. He’s very deliberate. He’s very careful, and I think fundamentally he is a person who looks out for the interests, as he sees it, of Russia.”Russia Today, an international news network funded and controlled by the Russian government, shared a clip of Vance’s interview on social media shortly following its airing, writing in a post on X how Vance described “the REAL Vladimir Putin.”Edith Olmsted, formerly of The Daily Beast and now a writer for The New Republic, however, cried foul on Vance’s characterization of Putin, writing Thursday that the vice president knew better.“Vice President JD Vance is so good at saying exactly what Moscow wants him to say that he’s earned a starring role in state propaganda,” Olmsted wrote in a piece published Thursday in The New Republic. “...Despite what Vance has claimed, Putin isn’t a gentle altruist – he’s a dictator who hopes to acquire Ukrainian territory by force – and Vance knows that.”Vance has largely mirrored his boss’ rhetoric on Putin, that being a frequent hesitancy to outright condemn the Russian president’s decision to invade Ukraine. Putin is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy soon in an effort to bring about an end to the war. This follows Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy earlier this week, and his meeting with Putin last week in Alaska.Watch the video below or use this link.Vance: I have never actually met Putin. I have talked to him on the phone. More soft-spoken than you would necessarily expect. The American media has am image of him. Spot spoken. Very deliberate, very careful. I think fundamentally is he a person who looks out for the… pic.twitter.com/daLaEWLs3R— Acyn (@Acyn) August 20, 2025