XI TELLS PUTIN THE WORLD IS IN CHAOS BUT FRIENDSHIP WITH RUSSIA WILL ENDURE

Tue 22 October 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the international situation was gripped by chaos but that Beijing’s strategic partnership with Moscow was a force for stability amid the most significant changes seen in a century. Xi and Putin in May pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of […]

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ISRAEL’S MILITARY CONFIRMS KILLING OF LEBANON HEZBOLLAH’S HASHEM SAFIEDDINE: REPORT

Tue 22 October 2024: Israel’s military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of Hashem Safieddine, of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, who is the apparent heir to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack, Reuters reported. The IDF announces that Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut earlier this month. Safieddine, the […]

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SAUDI ARABIA TO BUILD SKYSCRAPER TALLER THAN 20 EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS

Tue 22 October 2024: Saudi Arabia has announced its aim to build a skyscraper larger and taller than any building in the world, in the latest development in the Kingdom’s numerous mega-projects planned throughout the country. According to the news outlet, Bloomberg, Saudi authorities have updated aims for the planned New Murabba district in the capital, […]

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RUSSIA SUFFERING OVER 1,200 CASUALTIES PER DAY IN UKRAINE, SAYS U.S.

Tue 22 October 2024: Over 1,200 Russian troops are being killed or injured every day in Ukraine, the White House said Monday amid reports that North Korean troops are being dispatched to aid the Kremlin’s war effort. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering a “truly historic […]

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ISRAEL PROPOSES ‘LIMITED’ CEASE-FIRE WITHOUT WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA: REPORT

Tue 22 October 2024: Israel has presented a cease-fire proposal that does not include the Israeli army’s withdrawal from Gaza, local media reported Monday. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said the proposal includes a temporary cease-fire in exchange for releasing several Israeli captives in Gaza. KAN added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched […]

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WHO ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH SAUDI ARABIA ON HAJJ HEALTH CARD INITIATIVE

Tue 22 October 2024: The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced, on Monday, digital health collaboration with Saudi Arabia on the Hajj health card initiative, which aims to support the approximately 3 million Muslims who travel to the holy city of Mecca each year, Anadolu Agency reports. The Hajj health card, a new digital health tool built on […]

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FOOD POISONING INCIDENTS TREATED AS NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT

Mon 21 October 2024: The Department of Health has rebuffed claims that government is neglecting the issue of children dying from suspected food poisoning. According to the department, the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is currently treating the recent spate of deaths as a national security threat.  “These increasing incidents in black communities […]

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ISRAEL ARMY OUTSOURCES REPAIR OF VEHICLES DAMAGED IN GAZA: LOCAL MEDIA

Mon 21 October 2024: The Israeli occupation army has for the first time turned to private companies to repair its armoured military vehicles, which were damaged in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported. The move marks a significant shift in the army’s operational procedures, as it previously relied solely on internal resources for such repairs. […]

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MOLDOVA’S ELECTION TO JOIN THE EU DOWN TO SLIM MARGINS AMID ALLEGATIONS OF INTERFERENCE

Mon 21 October 2024: Moldova’s referendum on joining the EU goes down to the slimmest margins as preliminary results have shifted to just over 50% of voters being in favor of joining the 27-member bloc. On Sunday, Moldovan citizens headed to the polls for a presidential election in which incumbent President Maia Sandu, seen as […]

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