Events

Acting against illegal mining within the district, today J&K Police at Kathua seized 13 vehicles i.e (09 Dumpers, 03 Excavator Machines and 01 JCB' ) which were indulged in illegal mining at Ujh river Korepunnu area of PS Rajbagh

Thailand Constitutional Court has ruled to dissolve the Move Forward Party (MFP)

France advises its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina had second round of meeting with a top Indian Government functionary at midnight. India helping Hasina secure political asylum in a European country. India’s NSG and IAF Garud Commandoes deployed for her security at Hindon AF Base. Stay extended in India indefinitely

The head of the interim government in Bangladesh says there is a need for a road map to hold new elections

Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The government hopes for a peaceful and quick return to normal life in Bangladesh

The Philippines, America, Australia and Canada conduct their first joint exercises in the South China Sea

China says it conducts "combat patrol" near Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea, which is also claimed by the Philippines. The patrol came despite recent agreement between the countries to defuse tensions

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 59 km S of Kangding, China

Wang Shujun (王书君), a naturalized US citizen, has been convicted of illegally acting as a foreign agent in the US by collecting information about New York-based activists supporting democracy in China and sharing his findings with Beijing

Taiwan Ministry of Defense:36 PLA aircraft and 8 PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC 8) today. 31 of the aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central, southwestern, and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded accordingly

US has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for and other officials: CNN

More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July as average temperatures hit record highs

25 people were killed and more than 150 hospitalized after Islamist mobsters in Jashore of Bangladesh set fire to Zabeer hotel located in Southwestern Bangladesh. Mobsters were looking for Shahin Chakladar, an MP of the toppled ruling party, the Awami League

White House Statement on PRC’s Announcement of Fentanyl Scheduling Actions “The People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that they will begin scheduling three essential precursor chemicals used to manufacture illicit fentanyl, thereby subjecting these chemicals to additional regulation and control – a valuable step forward.  This marks the third significant scheduling action by the PRC since President Biden met with President Xi and resumed bilateral counternarcotics cooperation with the PRC in November, 2023.  This action follows last week’s senior official Counternarcotics Working Group meeting between the United States and the PRC, where the two countries discussed key initiatives, including ways to increase law enforcement cooperation, disrupt the illicit financing of transnational criminal organizations, and accelerate the scheduling of precursor chemicals.”

The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that due to budget shortages, it will be unable to support 600,000 pregnant women in Afghanistan this summer. WFP says that last year it was able to provide services to 1.6 million pregnant and breastfeeding women to prevent malnutrition

In Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State, the Arakan Army (AA) has been targeting Rohingya civilians with drones and artillery. Yesterday (August 5th), in a single day, at least 200 Rohingya civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, were killed and many were injured. There are countless bodies

North Korea says Germany joining un command will worsen situation on the Korean peninsula - KCNA

Flooding in Dalnerechensk after dam break

Indian media: The Prime Minister of Bangladesh is still at the Hindon military base in India

South Korea Urges Its Citizens to Leave Lebanon and Israel

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 49 km E of Kinablangan, Philippines

New G7 member countries urge Iran and all the involved parties in the region to refrain from escalating the situation. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our deep concern at the aerated level of tension in the Middle East which threatens to ignite a broader conflict in the region. We urge all involved parties once again to refrain from perpetuating the current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence, to lower tensions and engage constructively toward de-escalation. No country or nation stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.” Statement reads

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), oversaw the delivery of 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to frontier troops, state media KCNA reported on Monday, August 5

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 78 km S of Tual, Indonesia

रूस ने 31 जुलाई को हमले के दौरान उत्तर कोरियाई KN-23 मिसाइल का इस्तेमाल किया, - डिफेंस एक्सप्रेस

Bangladesh Police: The death toll from today's protests has risen to 56

Police in Bangladesh: At least 20 demonstrators were killed during today's protests in the capital

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina hasn’t exited the Hindon Airport or the Air Force Station even after her plane landed a hour ago. Sheikh Hasina could be engaged in a diplomatic conversation with UK for political asylum. She could leave at night for London or stay in India

China warns its citizens against traveling to Lebanon