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NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Muslim man was brutally assaulted in northern India on August 15, the country’s Independence Day, after refusing to chant Hindu religious slogans. The incident, captured on video in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, has since gone viral and drawn fresh outrage over rising hate crimes against Muslims. The footage ...
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo (MNTV) — Efforts to end eastern Congo’s decade-long insurgency are faltering as peace talks with the M23 rebel group stall amid renewed clashes. Kinshasa accused M23 of fresh attacks last week in North Kivu province, a mineral-rich region that has been at the center of violence for years. The army [&helli...
NAIROBI, Kenya (MNTV) — Kenya has announced plans to import 500,000 tonnes of rice duty-free by the end of 2025 to curb rising food prices and stabilize supply — a decision that has triggered sharp backlash from local farmers. In a gazette notice dated July 28, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi authorized duty-free importation of […...
ABUJA, Nigeria (MNTV) — Nigeria says it has secured funding commitments for a 4,000-kilometer high-speed rail network connecting six states, in what officials describe as a landmark infrastructure project. The first phase, covering 1,600 kilometers, will link Lagos, the commercial hub; Abuja, the capital; Kano in the north; and the oil port of...
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — At least 60 Palestinians were killed and 344 wounded in Gaza over the past 24 hours, local health authorities reported Monday, as Israel intensified attacks across the enclave’s largest city ahead of a planned ground takeover. Hospitals said 27 people seeking food aid were killed and 281 injured in the same […]...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) – The Indonesia Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, recorded its highest single-day visitor count on August 13, welcoming 30,580 people, reports ANTARA. Since opening in April 2025, the pavilion has attracted more than 1.9 million visitors, reaching 68% of its 2.8 million target, pavilion director Rahmat Muli...
MANILA, the Philippines (MNTV) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started deploying thousands of policemen in various areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in preparation for the Bangsamoro Parliament elections on Oct. 13, reports Manila Bulletin. PNP chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III said a total of 10,...
MELBOURNE, Australia (MNTV) – The Islamic Council of Victoria has reported an increase in Islamophobia, warning that the number of victims is likely far higher than reported. The council held its first conference on Islamophobia last week, with politicians, police, religious leaders and academics among those in attendance, according to T...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – The feasibility study for the Trans-Borneo Railway, a proposed high-speed rail network connecting Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, and Kalimantan, Indonesia, is on track for completion by the third quarter of 2026, reports Business Times. Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said in a written parliamentar...
NEW YORK, United States (MNTV) – Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani continues to hold a strong lead in the New York City mayoral race, even as millionaire investor Joseph Hernandez launched an independent bid aimed squarely at defeating him. Hernandez, a 52-year-old Cuban-born businessman, leads Blue Water Venture Partners, a healthcare and tec...
