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Israeli PM blames Iran for drone attack on oil tanker
"I declare unequivocally: Iran carried out the attack against the ship," Bennett said while addressing a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday. He added that Israel has intelligence evidence of Iran's involvement in the attack on the oil tanker Mercer Street, reports Xinhua news agency. Israel expects the international community to exert pressure on Iran that "made a serious mistake", the Prime Minister said.
Buzz on social media that Pak nationals waging war against Afghanistan
"Lists of people who went to fight Afghan army and were killed in the last few months. All are Pakistani nationals and there is no Afghan refugee. Yes Mr. @ImranKhanPTI, Pakistan is not a sanctuary, Pakistan is waging this war by itself against Afghanistan. #SayNoToTerrorism," said Sohail Noor Khan in a tweet.
Bangabandhu assassination plot perpetrators will be unmasked: Sheikh Hasina
Virtually addressing a programme organised by the Bangladesh Krishak League from her official residence Gono Bhaban, she also reiterated her vow to materialise his unfinished dream of developing a hunger and poverty-free 'Sonar Bangla' (Golden Bengal) by presenting a better and beautiful life to the countrymen.
Covid disproportionately affects people of colour in US: Poll
The survey, conducted by US market analytics company The Harris Poll, revealed that nearly one in four Latina women in the US have reported losing a family member to the coronavirus, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, Latina women were at least 5 per cent more likely to get infected or have a family member who contracts Covid-19 than other women of colour, according to the poll.
NASA set to launch Boeing Starliner cargo spacecraft to ISS
OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of the US space agency's Commercial Crew Programme. The mission is targeted to launch at 1.20 p.m. EDT on August 3, NASA said in a statement. Starliner will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
UN mission in Afghanistan calls for probe into attack on compound
As the Taliban engaged in fierce clashes with Afghan security forces in Herat on July 30, the UN's main compound in the city came under attack by rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire, according to the UNAMA. "So-called 'anti-Government elements' targeted entrances of the clearly marked UN facility with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire just hours after Taliban fighters penetrated Herat city and clashed with Afghan security forces near UNAMA's provincial headquarters," the mission added.
NZ PM apologises to Pacific communities for 'Dawn Raids'
Between 1974 and 1976, a series of rigorous immigration policies were carried out that resulted in targeted raids on the homes of Pacific families, reports Xinhua news agency. The raids to find, convict and deport overstayers often took place very early in the morning or late at night. "Today I offered, on behalf of the government, a formal and unreserved apology to Pacific communities for the discriminatory implementation of immigration laws that led to the Dawn Raids," Ardern said
Trump's 'Muslim ban' harmed health of Muslim-Americans: Study
The researchers, including Pooja Agrawal from Yale University, indicated that a significant number of people in the Muslim community in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area skipped their primary care appointments after the ban. There was also an increase in their visits to the emergency department, found the study published in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Taliban targeting critics with revenge killings
The International Criminal Court is currently investigating allegations of war crimes and serious human rights abuses by all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. Taliban commanders who knew or should have known about abuses by forces under their control and took no action to prevent or stop them are culpable as a matter of command responsibility, Human Rights Watch said.
Pak refuses to accept more Afghan refugees
Yusuf said that if a civil war erupts in Afghanistan, the asylum seekers should not be pushed towards Pakistan, according to media reports. The NSA and Faiz Hameed, head of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), had embarked on a visit to the US for discussions over Afghanistan and bilateral issues. While Hameed has left Washington, Yusuf is still in the US.
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