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5 Neo-JMB militants arrested in Bangladesh, IED-making materials seized
Five members of the Neo-JMB banned militant outfit were arrested in Bangladesh by a specialised unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), a top official said on Monday, adding that IED-making materials were also seized during multiple raids. Md Asaduzzaman, chief of the DMP's Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, told IANS that while three of the militants were arrested on July 8, the remaining two were held on Sunday.
Taliban crackdown on Afghan women and media
Many Afghans who hoped that the Taliban would reform their extreme views amid ongoing talks with the Afghan government and the US troop withdrawal have been disappointed by the new severe restrictions imposed on the local population in some of the districts recently captured by the militant group, a media report said. Several residents of Balkh, a district in Balkh that is located 20 km north of the provincial capital
China bullies Malaysia for oil & gas quest in South China Sea: US think tank
The US organisation has said that stand-offs between China and other countries in the region continue to take place on a regular basis, though only some get reported widely. A US think tank has said that China is discouraging competitor countries in the South China Sea (SCS) over oil and gas explorations. The report says that China is "challenging its neighbors' oil and gas activities within their own exclusive economic zones".
40 Taliban militants killed in Afghan airstrikes
In southern Helmand province, 14 militants were killed and two others wounded after warplanes targeted Taliban hideouts in Garmser district, the Ministry said in a statement. Twenty militants died and 35 others were injured when the air force targeted hideouts in Dilaram district in western Nimroz province, according to the Ministry. While the US and NATO troops are leaving the country, violence in the country is on the rise.
Nepal SC reinstates House, orders Prez to appoint Deuba as PM
A five-member constitutional bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana issued the rulingstating that President Bhandari's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives upon a recommendation of Oli was "an unconstitutional act". The court also ordered the President to appoint Deuba, who had presented his majority during the election process on May 24, as the new Prime Minister by Tuesday evening.
Afghan govt confident of defeating Taliban with air support from India, Russia, Iran & US
The Afghan government is confident to break the Taliban's advance, provided the dilution of air power following the US withdrawal is sufficiently compensated. In its effort to stall the advance of Taliban the Afghan government is banking on India, Iran, Russia and the US to beef up its air power amid Washingtons decision to withdraw its forces from the Hindukush mountains.
Pentagon monitoring Taliban's sweeping advances in Afghanistan 'with deep concern'
With the Taliban claiming to have taken control of 85 per cent of Afghanistan, which the US government officials dispute, Kirby told Fox News on Sunday that the Pentagon was "not unmindful" of the situation. "We're certainly watching with deep concern, the deteriorating security situation and the violence which is of course way too high, and the advances and the momentum that the Taliban seems to have right now," he said.
Huge California wildfire destroys multiple buildings
The blaze showed no sign of slowing its rush northeast from the Sierra Nevada forest region after doubling in size between July 9-10, Xinhua news agency quoted Inciweb as saying on Sunday. Beckwourth Complex Fire, the largest wildfire raging in the US state of California, has so far scorched 83,926 acres of land with only 8 per cent containment and destroyed multiple buildings.
Just 25 mega-cities emit 52% of world's urban greenhouse gas
The top 25 cities accounts for 52 per cent of the total urban greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cities in Europe, Australia and the US have significantly higher per capita emissions than cities in developing countries, new research covering 167 cities globally has revealed. While covering just 2 per cent of the Earth's surface, cities are big contributors to the climate crisis.
Death toll rises to 90 in Florida building collapse
"Our hearts and minds are always with those who we've lost and the families who are grieving, and those who are still waiting," said Levine Cava at the daily media briefing. She said that more than 14 million pounds of debris and rubble had been removed from the rubble, the Xinhua news agency reported. Local authorities have been working with the US Postal Service in the identification process, including checking the victims' driver's license information.
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