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News Dabba for 30 July 2025: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Here are the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites.
Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the massive earthquake in Russia to arrest of Kerala nuns in Chattisgarh.
The BBC Live Blog on Russia Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, Hawaii and American West Coast
The BBC is running a Live Blog about the massive earthquake in russia and the subsequent Tsunami warning across the Pacific region. According to the reports, the first waves triggered by a massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia's coast have reached the shores of US states Hawaii and California. The earthquake, which hit near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula at about 11:25am local time (23:25 GMT) on Wednesday, is one of the most powerful ever recorded. Read the Live Blog Here.
Indian Express reports Kerala nuns arrested in Chhattisgarh to remain in jail
According to an Indian Express report, a sessions court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has disposed off the bail application of two Kerala nuns arrested in an alleged forced conversion and human trafficking case, reasoning that the matter should be heard by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district. Read the full report here.
Myanmar junta mandates prison sentences for election critics, Straits Times reports
Myanmar’s junta said on July 30 it has enacted a new law dictating prison sentences for critics or protesters of their planned election, which is being boycotted by opposition groups. The junta seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking a many-sided civil war, and has touted elections at the end of 2025 as a path to peace. Read the full report here.
Israeli public figures call for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Israel over Gaza starvation, The Guardian reports
A group of high-profile Israeli public figures, including academics, artists and public intellectuals, has called for “crippling sanctions” to be imposed by the international community on Israel, amid mounting horror over its starvation of Gaza. Academy award recipient, Yuval Abraham; a former Israeli attorney general, Michael Ben-Yair; Avraham Burg, a former speaker of Israel’s parliament and former head of the Jewish Agency; and a number of recipients of the prestigious Israel prize, Israel’s highest cultural honour are some of the dignitaries. Read the full report here.
Africa News says Togo confirms over 60 killed in Al Qaeda-linked attacks
As insecurity spirals in Togo, the country’s foreign minister says a group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed at least 54 civilians and 8 soldiers so far this year. The comments to news agency, Reuters, was a rare official acknowledgement of the death toll in attacks. Read the full report here.
