Somaliland recognition for forced transfer of Palestinians? ‘Not worth it’
Locals and analysts say reported plan to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland risks inflaming the region.
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Bangladesh holds conference on Rohingya refugees: What to know
Two-day meeting gives a glimmer of hope for the Rohingya refugees forced to flee Myanmar crackdown in 2017.
Scuffles, arrests as protesters across UK rally against asylum hotels
Protesters met with counter-demonstrators, prompting scuffles, including in Bristol and Liverpool.
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What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees?
Analysts speculate that Uganda is seeking better trade deals and wants to be in Trump’s good books.
Lebanon begins disarming Palestinian groups in refugee camps
PM’s office says the weapons transfer to the Lebanese army marks the start of a wider disarmament campaign.
![Lebanese army and security forces gather near a pickup truck carrying a cache of small arms exiting the Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 21, 2025 [Anwar Amro/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/000_726A88T-1755793438.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Afghanistan bus crash death toll rises to 79, including 19 children
A passenger bus carrying Afghan returnees from Iran struck a motorcycle and a fuel truck, triggering a huge fire.
At least 71 die in bus crash involving Afghans deported from Iran
Police in western Afghanistan’s Herat province say the accident was due to the bus’s ‘excessive speed and negligence’.
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China angered as Hong Kong activists granted asylum in UK, Australia
Hong Kong activist Tony Chung and ex-lawmaker Ted Hui have been granted asylum in the UK and Australia.
Published On 18 Aug 2025
Israel intensifies Gaza City attacks, forcing starving Palestinians to flee
UN warns of man-made famine in Gaza as starvation deaths rise, Israel steps up plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza.
![Relatives of the Palestinians who died as a result of the Israeli drone strike in the courtyard of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital mourn as the dead bodies were taken from the hospital morgue for burial in Gaza City, Gaza on August 17, 2025. [Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu Agency]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AA-20250817-38850772-38850735-ISRAELI_DRONE_STRIKE_KILLS_7_PALESTINIANS_IN_GAZA_CITY-1755419934.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Aid groups urge US to reverse decision to ban visa for Gaza’s children
State Department move comes as Israel’s war and induced famine in Gaza reach new extremes, with 61,827 killed so far.
Cholera kills 40 as Sudan faces worst outbreak in years, says MSF
MSF says displacement, war and rain driving deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan as infections continue to mount.
