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Jackson Koivun of the United States poses with the Elemental Swing trophy after winning the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota, on July…
Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after being evicted from their homes, in Kuala Lumpur Monday. (Reuters) Malaysian authorities detained more than 100 Rohingya Muslim asylum seekers Monday who had gathered outside the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, saying they were seeking protection after being evicted from their homes. All of the refugees outside the UNHCR were taken away with their belongings in four police trucks at around 8:30pm (1230 GMT), according to Reuters witnesses at the scene. A police official, who declined to be identified, said they were being taken to police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur for further checks. The refugees, who included women and children, said they were driven out of their homes by local residents in the northern state of Penang on Sunday and had travelled to the Malaysian capital on buses overnight to seek assistance on resettlement from the UNHCR. Penang police said the Rohingya “voluntarily moved” to Kuala Lumpur with the assistance of state and federal authorities, including the national security council. “This transfer was carried out due to economic and territorial competition that arose following an increase in the Rohingya population in the area,” Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Anuar Abdul Rahman said in a statement. The evictions came amid a rise in online hate speech and misinformation targeting the Rohingya since May that has led to greater harassment and scrutiny of the community, including widespread school closures. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday the gathering outside the UNHCR building had raised concerns from the public, and warned that anyone without proper permits would be detained by immigration authorities. “No one has the right to take over any part of the city,” he said in a video posted on social media. Bryony Lau, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said Rohingya refugees in Malaysia live under constant threat of arrests and raids in a climate of fear that has only gotten worse due to the surge of online hate directed towards them. “The Malaysian government should prioritise protecting refugees who have been evicted from their homes instead of terrifying them further by detaining them,” she said. Around 126,000 Rohingya Muslims were registered with the UNHCR in Malaysia as of the end of February, according to the agency’s website, though rights groups say many more remain undocumented. …
Noah Lyles congratulates Garrett Kaalund for winning the men’s 200m final during the 2026 USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Icahn Stadium on July 26,…
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) as Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and House Speaker Faustino “Bodjie” Dy clap, at the…
Stand-in coach VVS Laxman praised the growing maturity of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, after the 15-year-old's 81 off 49 balls helped India complete a Twenty20 series sweep against Zimbabwe.Sooryavanshi's second half-century in four days steered India to 192-5 before Zimbabwe were restricted to 157-7 to complete a 3-0 series win on Sunday.’Very mature. And that's what I really appreciate about Vaibhav,’ said Laxman.Sooryavanshi tempered his natural attacking instincts in an innings containing eight fours and four sixes on a sluggish surface.’With each and every experience, each and every match, he understands, he assesses and he gets better,’ said Laxman, who was in temporary charge after Gautam Gambhir sat out the Zimbabwe tour.’I think he does a lot of reviews of each and every practice session, not only matches,’ Laxman said.Sooryavanshi rose to prominence with a string of fearless performances for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League,Against England earlier this month he became the youngest player to represent India.His first taste of international cricket proved challenging, however, with the teenager managing 42 runs in three innings as India suffered a 4-0 series defeat in England, following a 2-0 loss in Ireland.Sooryavanshi bounced back in Zimbabwe, helping India dominate a side ranked 10 places below them.’I'm not surprised by the way this series has gone,’ Laxman said before again talking about Sooryavanshi.’He was disappointed not to get a hundred, but we told him it's not going to be the first or the last opportunity he'll get.’He's got a long career ahead, and he has the attitude and mindset to improve every day.’ Source link
From left: Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner, Vice-Chancellor Andreas Babler, Chancellor Christian Stocker and Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger wait for the start of the summer cabinet…
Flooding from heavy monsoon rains inundated villages in eastern Pakistan, pushing residents to flee their homes by boat over fields turned into vast swathes of water Monday. AFP journalists witnessed small motor boats chartered by volunteers ferrying residents to safety, but many more were left stranded in Muridke district in Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab. “It has been four days, and no rescue team has reached us,” said 32-year-old Iqra Salman. “We have no electricity, no clean water, and now we have completely run out of food supplies,” she said. “We are surrounded by floodwater on all sides.” Flood-related incidents, including by drowning and from house collapses, have killed 109 people in Pakistan since June 26, according to official disaster agency figures. Around a third of the deaths are in Punjab. Volunteer rescuers said they had launched an effort to rescue people and recover their belongings from around a dozen villages. “Four rescue boats… are actively conducting rescue operations, evacuating people stranded by the flooding,” said Haris Dar, a volunteer rescuer, standing by a huge lake-like body of brown water. But even when brought to safety, residents faced difficult conditions, sleeping in small tents in humid heat, nestled between the huge body of water and the road. Muhammad Ramzan, 45, recalled water rushing in during the early hours of the morning shortly before his family’s house collapsed. “The water rose so rapidly that we had no opportunity to save or remove any of our belongings,” he said. “We have lost everything and have nothing,” he added. Pakistan is vulnerable to the effects of climate change, with limited resources for adaptation. While South Asia’s seasonal monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, climate change is making the phenomenon more erratic, unpredictable and deadly across the region. In neighbouring Afghanistan, flash floods and heavy rainfall killed 34 people between July 20-26, according to disaster authorities, including a deluge in eastern Nuristan province that left around 100 missing. In 2022, what UN chief Antonio Guterres called a “monsoon on steroids” caused havoc across Pakistan, killing around 1,700 people and submerging huge areas of the country. Source link
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju-ae and his wife Ri Sol-ju, visits the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery, in Pyongyang, in…
Police officers move past Ikshana, a mobile surveillance van, parked at the protest site, days after thousands of the supporters of India’s Cockroach Janta Party marched…
Goalkeeper Rocco Ríos Novo of Inter Miami CF holds the ball in the first half during the MLS match against Montréal at Saputo Stadium on July…
