WHY IS ISRAEL MANDATING ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES FOR IDF INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS?

Sun 27 July 2025: Israeli media reports that the IDF’s Intelligence Directorate is rolling out major reforms in response to critical intelligence failures during the October 7 Hamas attack. The IDF has issued a new mandate requiring all intelligence personnel to undergo training in Arabic and Islamic studies, with a focus on Houthi and Iraqi […]

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DOGE MULLS USING AI TO GENERATE A “DELETE LIST”

Sun 27 July 2025: The Donald Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is considering using artificial intelligence to generate a “delete list” of federal regulations. The department aims to reduce 50 per cent of rules before the first anniversary of Trump’s inauguration. The “Doge AI Deregulation Decision Tool” will analyze 200,000 government regulations and […]

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ATHENS SUBURB RESIDENTS TOLD TO EVACUATE AS WILDFIRES IN GREECE SPREAD

Sun 27 July 2025: Greek official says ‘real difficulties’ ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to persist. A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens, leading to the evacuation of some residents, the country’s Fire Service has reported. Residents of the town of Kryoneri, 20km (12.5 […]

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MALNUTRITION IN NIGERIA KILLED 652 CHILDREN IN PAST SIX MONTHS, MSF SAYS

Sun 27 July 2025: The charity says the deaths were caused due to funding cuts by international donors amid insecurity in northern Nigeria.  At least 652 children have died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, according to Doctors Without Borders. The charity, known by its French […]

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JOSHLIN SMITH: SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE CHASE NEW LEADS FOR MISSING GIRL SOLD BY MOTHER

Sat 26 July 2025: Police in South Africa are pursuing new leads in the case of a missing girl, Joshlin Smith, whose mother was sentenced to life in prison in May for kidnapping and trafficking the six-year-old girl. Search and rescue teams on Friday combed through an informal settlement in Saldanha Bay as part of […]

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SENEGAL BANS MOTORBIKES NEAR MALI BORDER AMID SECURITY FEARS

Sat 26 July 2025: Senegal officials have imposed a nighttime ban on motorcycles in an eastern region after terrorists used motorbikes in recent attacks in towns just over the border in Mali. A decree published this week said the prohibition was for “security reasons”, after attackers targeted army positions in several Malian towns on July […]

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THAILAND SENDS 4 WARSHIPS TO CAMBODIA BORDER ON DAY 3

Sat 26 July 2025: The Thai Navy dispatched four vessels Saturday near its border to support land forces as a Thailand–Cambodia conflict entered a third day, according to the Khaosod English news website. The Royal Thai Navy launched the “Trat Pikhat Pairee 1” (Trat Strike 1) operation against Cambodian forces on three points along the border, after […]

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AFRICA’S MINERALS ARE BEING BARTERED FOR SECURITY: WHY IT’S A BAD IDEA

Sat 26 July 2025: A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a country signs away its mineral resources to a superpower in return for opaque assurances of security. The peace deal, signed in June 2025, aims to end three decades of […]

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