Today’s news: More than 180,000 people fled Gaza after Khan Younis bombing. Pakistan reverses decision to stop issuing passports to asylum seekers abroad. Philippines resupplies troops after South China Sea deal with China. 19th-century monastery demolished in Tibet to build dam.
BANGLADESH
Three leaders of the student protest against quotas, Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud and Abu Baker Majumder, were forcibly removed from Dhaka’s Gonoshasthaya Hospital by police officials, the ministry said. BBC. Staff members said they were forced to leave by officers, who were in plain clothes. More than 4,000 people have already been arrested since the protests began.
ISRAEL – PALESTINE
More of 180,000 Palestinians have fled bombings in the area around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in four days, according to figures released by the United Nations. On Monday, the IDF ordered the evacuation of parts of the city and announced that it would “operate with force,” including in an area previously declared a safe humanitarian zone.
PAKISTAN
The Pakistani government has reversed its decision to stop issuing and renewing passports for citizens seeking asylum abroad. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on July 22 that an earlier directive by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on June 5 had been amended. The decision comes against the backdrop of continued criticism of Pakistan’s human rights record.
PHILIPPINES
The Philippines completed a smooth resupply trip for its troops who are stuck on a ship on a disputed sandbar in the South China Sea. Last week, the Philippines and China announced a “provisional agreement” on resupply missions from Manila to its troop contingent at the Second Thomas Shoal, following repeated clashes.
CHINA
The authorities They demolished a Tibetan Buddhist monastery The 19th-century monastery in Qinghai province was built to make way for a hydroelectric dam project. Authorities began dismantling the Atsok Gon Dechen Choekhorling monastery in Dragkar county, or Xinghai in Chinese, in April, because it will be submerged under water once the work is completed.
ARMENIA
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan met with US Caucasus Advisor Luis Bono in Yerevan to discuss security and stability issues in the region, the process of normalization of relations with Azerbaijan and recent developments, in order to seek a solution leading to lasting peace.
RUSSIA
The Moscow Duma has approved a law allowing law enforcement officers to use “in certain cases” physical violence, firearms and other “special means” such as batons, handcuffs, electric shocks and tear gas, except against pregnant women, children and disabled people or those who have committed non-violent crimes.
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