Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief organiser Abhijeet Dipke has strongly responded to comments made by Taslima Nasrin comparing the Bangladesh July 2024 student movement with his party's agitation in India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he forgives the young people who made derogatory remarks against him during the 'Cockroach' movement. Describing them as 'misguided children', he said it is now the duty to show them the right path rather than punish them. However, he has also faced criticism for remaining silent on the crackdown on protesters in the capital.
At the start of the week, international oil prices fell significantly while gold prices rose due to increased demand for safe-haven investments. Hopes of some easing in the Middle East situation emerged after US President Donald Trump announced he would refrain from fresh attacks on Iran for now, with talks scheduled for Monday but no deadline set for an agreement . As a result, Brent crude oil prices dropped more than 5 percent to $83.33 per barrel .
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a foreign official for the first time in several years. On Monday (August 3), the Myanmar junta government released photographs of her meeting with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). This is being seen as a significant development amid longstanding speculation over her whereabouts and physical condition.
At least 19 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in a series of Israeli air and drone strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday (August 2), according to Palestinian health officials.
Austria is grappling with one of its most severe summers on record after temperatures climbed to an unprecedented 40.3 degrees Celsius, setting a new national record for July and raising fresh concerns over drought, wildfires and mounting economic losses.