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When politics creeps into sports, everyone loses
Dawn
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September 10, 2025
Sportspersons should never be expected to carry the weight of what happened five months ago, and they should not be required to do the bidding of their governments on a cricket field. Around three years ago, Shaheen Shah Afridi sat on the...
Time running out for earthquake survivors, say Afghan expats
The National News
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Afghan residents in the UAE have urged the international community to step up and provide urgently needed relief after an earthquake struck their homeland. It comes as the death toll passed 1,400 on Wednesday after one of the country’s deadliest...
Lekhwiya's Search & Rescue group heads to Afghanistan to aid earthquake victims
I Love Qatar
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September 3, 2025
Lekhwiya, Qatar's Internal Security Force, announced on 3 September 2025 that under the directives of H.H. the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatari International Search and Rescue Group of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya)...
Days after earthquake, Afghan survivors still await aid
Dhaka Tribune
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September 3, 2025
Rescue teams struggled yesterday to reach survivors as night approached days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as access to remote areas remained obstructed. A shallow magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering...
Masterstroke by Amit Shah as Hindus from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan will now be allowed to...,Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians will also be...
India.com
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September 3, 2025
Home News Masterstroke by Amit Shah as Hindus from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan will now be allowed to…,Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians will also be… Members of minority communities including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains,...
Fear and Uncertainty Followed the Sept. 11 Attacks. What Was Real and What Was a Good Headline?
The War Horse
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September 10, 2025
It sounded like gunfire. Unmoving and fully awake, I listened from my bed; our cat, Butler, burrowed into my side. It was definitely a machine gun. Our house sat half a mile inside the base’s main gate. My heart rate quickened and my mind raced....
Travel bans unsettle foreign ASU athletes
The Tempe Tribune - Arizona
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Arizona State is a haven for athletes from all over the world. They represent six continents and compete across a variety of sports. The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the...
Persecuted minorities who came to India by 2024 allowed to stay without travel documents: Govt
The Statesman (India)
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September 3, 2025
In an order issued on Tuesday (September 2), the Union Home Ministry announced that members of minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians, who entered India on...
India permits minority refugees from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan to stay without passport
The Business Standard
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September 3, 2025
Members of minority communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who entered India on or before 31 December 2024 to escape religious persecution will be allowed to stay in the country without passports or other valid travel documents, the...
Minorities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan Can Stay in India Without Passport if Entered Before December 2024, Says Government Notification
Latestly
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September 3, 2025
New Delhi, September 3: A person from minority community including Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian from neighbouring nations including Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who were compelled to seek shelter in India due to...
Thousands more Afghans could come to UK after secret data leak as costs spiral to over £2billion and watchdog slams MoD
The Sun
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September 3, 2025
THOUSANDS more Afghans could come to the UK after a secret data leak exposed their personal information. Up to 27,278 people could be resettled in Britain from Afghanistan, nearly 4,000 more than expected, the National Audit Office (NAO) said. 3 A...
CAA cut-off date extended: Minorities from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh who came by 2024 can stay
Business Today
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September 3, 2025
The Union Home Ministry has announced that members of minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan - Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians - who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, will be permitted...
FAQ: What International Students Should Know About Trump’s Travel Ban
WTOP - District Columbia
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September 3, 2025
Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher education plans for this academic year after… Some prospective and current international students have reconsidered or altered their U.S. higher...
India Allows Religious Minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan to Stay Without Passport
Pragativadi
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September 3, 2025
The Union Home Ministry has issued an order allowing Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, to stay in the country without a passport or...
UAE rescue team to help search for Afghanistan earthquake survivors
The National News
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A team has left the UAE to help with rescue operations in Afghanistan after the earthquake that has killed more than 1,400 people. The team will conduct field assessments in co-ordination with local authorities in the east of the country to...
India allows minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan to stay without passports
Daily Star
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September 3, 2025
Members of minority communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who entered India by 2024 to escape "religious persecution", will be allowed to stay without passports or other travel documents, according to the Indian home ministry. "A...
Days after quake, Afghan survivors still await aid
Channel News Asia
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September 3, 2025
The non-governmental group Save the Children said one of its aid teams "had to walk for 20km reach villages cut off by rock falls, carrying medical equipment on their backs with the help of community members". The World Food Programme shared...
Over 5,400 homes destroyed after Afghan quakes
FBC News
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September 2, 2025
Afghan men dig graves for the people who died during a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake, at Sepero Village, Chawkay district, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. [Source: Reuters] Nasrullah Khan’s voice breaks as he describes how with his own hands he...
Centre Extends CAA Cut-Off Date: Minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan Eligible till December 31, 2024
Asianet Newsable
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September 3, 2025
The Centre has extended the cut-off date under CAA to December 31, 2024, allowing persecuted minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan to stay in India without passports or visas. The move offers major relief to thousands of...
Love is the ultimate 'weapon' against hate
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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September 10, 2025
A few years ago, I wrote about my 10-year-old grandson's story sword that could disintegrate every living thing it touched. He was using the idea to get rid of the bad guys. I told him I wished there was a weapon to disintegrate rage and hate —...