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The Independent UK · Aug 5

Current price of oil as of Aug. 5, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

Fortune · Aug 5

Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman opens museum at Hasina's former residence, honours uprising martyrs

Dhaka inaugurated a memorial museum at Sheikh Hasina's former residence. This museum commemorates victims of the July-August 2024 student protests. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman unveiled the museum on August 5, 2024. The museum preserves artifacts and documents from the mass uprising. This site honors the sacrifices made during the violent…

The Economic Times · Aug 5

How a new UN cybercrime treaty could be used to crack down on dissent

Imagine this scenario. It’s early evening in a small city in central Turkey. An Iranian woman in her mid-20s walks to the corner café. Headphones in, she listens to Radiohead’s 2 + 2 = 5.

The Conversation · Aug 5

Asean's human rights system evolves

In Southeast Asia, the main pilot for human rights initiatives is the Asean Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR). It was established over a decade ago and was foreseen by the Asean Charter. It is part of the regional ecosystem, scaling up to the Asean Foreign Ministers and the Asean…

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike

Remains of 112 victims, including 40 children, recovered from rubble more than two years after residential block was destroyed

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Afghanistan's malnutrition crisis 'spinning out of control': UN

Child malnutrition reaches critical levels in Afghanistan as aid is drastically cut. Many acutely malnourished children are being turned away without any assistance. Conflict and forced returns also contribute to the worsening nutrition crisis. The World Food Programme lacks sufficient funds to help all those in need. This situation threatens…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

Palestinians hold mass funeral for 112 bodies finally recovered from a 2023 Gaza strike

Palestinians have gathered for a mass funeral in Gaza for over 100 bodies finally recovered from an Israeli strike in the earliest weeks of the war in 2023

The Independent UK · Aug 4

In 1980, an artist used 10 tons of paint to turn 6.5 kilometres of Egypt's Sinai blue, creating a peace monument across a former battlefield

Belgian artist Jean Verame painted Sinai desert boulders blue in 1980. This unique peace memorial marked the end of decades of war between Egypt and Israel. Ten tons of blue paint, donated by the United Nations, were used for this project. The artist sought a monument people could walk into,…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Russia accused of war crime after video shows ‘sadist’ drone pilot hunting market vendor

Ukraine’s foreign minister branded the drone’s pilot as a ‘sadist’ and accused them of knowingly targeting a civilian

The Independent UK · Aug 4