BRICS IS NOT ANTI-AMERICAN, SAYS RUSSIA

Thu 10 July 2025: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that BRICS was not an anti-American group and that it will not listen to “language of threats and manipulation”. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened BRICS countries with additional 10% tariffs after calling the bloc “anti-American.” “BRICS is not an anti-American association. Nothing on the BRICS agenda contains an anti-American component,” Ryabkov […]

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CANADIAN FIRST NATIONS TRIBES DISMAYED OVER UNEARTHING OF BURIAL SITE

Thu 10 July 2025: Four First Nations Indigenous tribes were in a state of grief Wednesday after ancestral remains were uncovered at a site being excavated by workers for a proposed parking lot at a nuclear plant near the Canadian city of Toronto. “This burial site has been desecrated, and our communities are grieving ” the four tribes’ chiefs said in a […]

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UNAIDS WARNS FUNDING COLLAPSE COULD LEAD TO 6M NEW HIV INFECTIONS, 4M DEATHS

Thu 10 July 2025: Up to 6 million new HIV infections and 4 million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if vital treatment and prevention services collapse amid a deepening global funding crisis, the UNAIDS warned Thursday. In its 2025 Global AIDS Update, the organization said abrupt and widespread cuts in international funding are dismantling HIV services in countries […]

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PAKISTAN SEEKS YOUTUBE BAN ON 27 OPPOSITION AND JOURNALIST CHANNELS

Thu 10 July 2025: Pakistan court order pushes the platform to block channels critical of the government and state institutions. Alphabet-owned YouTube has informed more than two dozen critics of the Pakistani government that it is reviewing a court directive seeking to block their channels for allegedly being “anti-state”. The channels at risk of being […]

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MORE THAN 100 PREMATURE BABIES IN GAZA AT RISK AS HOSPITALS RUN OUT OF FUEL

Thu 10 July 2025: Officials say fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege are threatening to cut off electricity to al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals imminently. Two of Gaza’s largest hospitals have issued desperate pleas for help, warning that fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege could soon turn the medical centres into “silent graveyards”. The warnings from […]

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ELON MUSK SAYS RELEASING FILES ON SEX OFFENDER JEFFREY EPSTEIN PRIORITY FOR NEW POLITICAL PARTY

Thu 10 July 2025: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday again took aim at his onetime close ally US President Donald Trump over the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying his new America Party will focus on releasing files from the case. “How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he […]

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TRUMP HOSTS 5 AFRICAN LEADERS: TRICK OR TRADE?

Thu 10 July 2025: – Washington is likely seeking to diversify metal and mineral imports by engaging with resource-rich African countries, says analyst Beverly Ochieng – African nations are leveraging geopolitical rivalries to maintain balanced partnerships, says expert US President Donald Trump is hosting leaders from five West African nations at the White House on […]

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POLAND COULD CONSIDER BLOCKING X OVER CHATBOT’S OFFENSIVE COMMENTS

Thu 10 July 2025: A top Polish official said Wednesday that Warsaw could block access to billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform over chatbot Grok’s offensive comments on Polish politics and politicians. “I would consider such possibilities. I’m not ruling anything out, and I believe that if artificial intelligence and AI models on various platforms don’t […]

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GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO STRENGTHENING THE SANDF

Thu 10 July 2025: Despite the nationwide perception that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is underperforming compared to other defence forces and is unable to defend the country, the government has reaffirmed its support through a substantial financial commitment and a renewed strategy to improve conditions for the troops. Delivering her budget vote […]

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