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The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen from the International Space Station above the blue band of Earth's atmosphere

Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 24, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 87 percent illuminated and twelve days past the August 12 new moon. It is closing on Earth and climbing north

August 24, 2026

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Saima Wazed raises her right hand to take the oath of office as WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, with Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus standing beside her

Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Saima Wazed was elected to lead the WHO's South-East Asia Region in 2023 on a record built in autism advocacy and mental health policy. A profile of the credentials, the roles, the election that made her, and the region that

August 23, 2026

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The moon phase today is a waxing gibbous, seen here above a cloudy Indian Ocean from the International Space Station

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 23, 2026, is a Waxing Gibbous about 80 percent illuminated and

Rashtrapati Bhavan hosts a banquet for leaders of neighbouring countries in New Delhi in June 2024

India Issued and Withdrew a Notice Confirming Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s Delhi Visit

India's President's office said on Friday that Saturday's Change of Guard ceremony was off because of

DOJ-released Epstein files documents photographed on a desk

Bill Gates Faces House Oversight Wednesday as Epstein Probe Reaches Its Billionaire Phase

Bill Gates is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee Wednesday in a closed-door transcribed interview, the highest-profile witness yet in a probe that questioned Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff just one

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A US senator speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber at the US Capitol in Washington

House Votes $70 Billion to Fund Trump’s ICE Deportation Drive

The US House is moving to approve a $70 billion package that would fund ICE and Border Patrol through the rest of Trump's term, locking in money for mass deportation after the

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Murdered UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, killed in DR Congo's Kasai region in 2017

DR Congo Sentences 54 to Death for 2017 Murder of UN Investigators

A military court in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sentenced 54 people to death over the 2017 murder of UN investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan, ending a nine-year case.

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

US President Donald Trump during a visit tied to his administration's immigration crackdown

US Moves to Strip Citizenship From 17 in Trump Denaturalization Push

The US Justice Department has moved to strip citizenship from 17 naturalized Americans, its largest such effort yet, in what it calls an unprecedented denaturalization push. The cases involve serious crimes, but

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A clownfish swims among coral in the Pacific Ocean, the kind of reef life French Polynesia's marine reserve protects

French Polynesia Creates World’s Largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia has created the world's largest marine protected area, placing 520,000 square kilometres of the Pacific off-limits to mining, trawling and industrial fishing. President Moetai Brotherson framed the move as an

June 9, 2026

Climate·News

Demonstrators protest against undocumented migrants in Cape Town as anti-migrant violence spreads in South Africa

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

At least five Mozambicans have been killed as anti-migrant vigilante groups intensify attacks across South Africa, where about a third of the population is out of work. Malawi and Ghana are repatriating

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan at a press conference in The Hague ahead of his formal suspension

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Suspended as 125 Member States Prepare to Decide His Fate

The ICC's Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties formally suspended Prosecutor Karim Khan on Monday, referring his sexual misconduct case to all 125 member states — a vote that will determine

June 9, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Bleached white coral and dead reef near Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef as ocean temperatures rise

UN Warns the Ocean Is Nearing a Tipping Point as Heat and Acid Build

The ocean is approaching a tipping point after a ninth straight year of record heat, a sweeping UN assessment by 600 scientists from 86 nations warns. It found marine heatwaves across nearly

June 9, 2026

Climate·News·Science

Jeffrey Epstein in federal custody ahead of 2019 sex trafficking trial

Epstein Guard Tova Noel Says Death Threats Derailed Her Life as Congress Probes Who Gave Him the Linens

Tova Noel told the House Oversight Committee she received death threats and harassment after Epstein's death, blaming systemic failures at the MCC — but her testimony left the question of who authorized

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Danielle Bensky wipes a tear at a World Without Exploitation event calling on Congress to pass the Epstein files transparency act

Lesley Groff Testifies Before Congress — Shielded by Epstein’s 2007 Deal, Questioned on 130,000 Files

Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein's executive assistant for nearly two decades, appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday for a closed-door transcribed interview — arriving as the single most-referenced name in the

June 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Moon Phase Today, August 24, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 87% Illumination

Who Is Saima Wazed? The Career Behind the WHO’s Most Contested Regional Post

Moon Phase Today, August 23, 2026: Waxing Gibbous at 80% Illumination

India Issued and Withdrew a Notice Confirming Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman’s Delhi Visit

Bill Gates Faces House Oversight Wednesday as Epstein Probe Reaches Its Billionaire Phase

House Votes $70 Billion to Fund Trump’s ICE Deportation Drive

DR Congo Sentences 54 to Death for 2017 Murder of UN Investigators

US Moves to Strip Citizenship From 17 in Trump Denaturalization Push

French Polynesia Creates World’s Largest Marine Protected Area

South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Turns Deadly as Neighbors Repatriate Citizens

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan Suspended as 125 Member States Prepare to Decide His Fate

UN Warns the Ocean Is Nearing a Tipping Point as Heat and Acid Build

Epstein Guard Tova Noel Says Death Threats Derailed Her Life as Congress Probes Who Gave Him the Linens

Lesley Groff Testifies Before Congress — Shielded by Epstein’s 2007 Deal, Questioned on 130,000 Files

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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