Sat 14 June 2025: Chad is nearing collapse under the weight of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis, with 1.5 million people in urgent need of clean water and only a fraction currently being reached, the UN humanitarian affairs office warned Friday. Speaking at UN briefing in Geneva, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Francois Batalingaya said that […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: Nigeria accounts for the largest volume of detected pangolin scales illegally traded from Africa. Between 2010 and 2021, 190,000kg of scales – representing nearly 800,000 African pangolins – were seized in shipments linked to Nigeria, despite a ban on international trade. Pangolins are scaly mammals found across Asia and Africa. They are considered the world’s most […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: Russia conducted large-scale tests of new laser systems designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov attending the trials, officials said on Friday. The tests, which were conducted at a specialized military range, were designed to assess the lasers’ accuracy, range, reaction time, and performance […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: The United States quietly supplied the Israeli regime with approximately 300 Hellfire missiles just days before its unprovoked military assault on Iran, according to a report by Middle East Eye. The transfer, executed on Tuesday under a pre-approved $7.4 billion arms package, highlights Washington’s direct complicity in Tel Aviv’s strikes that […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Iranian capital Tehran on Friday, killing 60 people, including 20 children, according to Iran’s state-run media on Saturday. “60 people, including 20 children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in Tehran’s Shahid Chamran Township,” Iranian Press TV reported. […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: The Department of Agriculture is currently assessing the possibility of implementing regionalisation for chicken imports from Brazil to ensure local demand is met without compromising biosecurity. This follows South Africa’s suspension of imports of live poultry, eggs, and fresh (including frozen) poultry meat from Brazil after an outbreak of highly pathogenic […]
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Sat 14 June 2025: The price of gold rose sharply on Friday amid the military confrontation between Israel and Iran. Israel began its military operation early Friday, targeting Iran’s nuclear and military facilities and killing its top military commanders and scientists. The attacks continued until Friday night, with cities such as Tehran, Natanz, Tabriz, and […]
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Fri 13 June 2025: Iran has started what it called a “crushing” retaliation against the Israeli attacks. “A few minutes ago, the decisive response to the Zionist Regime’s brutal attack began with the firing of hundreds of ballistic missiles at the occupied territories,” it said. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said in a […]
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Fri 13 June 2025: US President Donald Trump on Friday called Israel’s overnight airstrikes on Iran “excellent,” adding that “there’s more to come.” Speaking to ABC News on the phone, Trump spoke with apparent enthusiasm about the attacks. “I think it’s been excellent,” Trump said. “We gave them a chance and they didn’t take it. […]
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Fri 13 June 2025: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to take vengeance against Israel after Iran was hit by strikes targeting its nuclear facilities and long-range missile capabilities Friday. “The Zionist regime has committed a crime in our dear country today at dawn with its satanic, bloodstained hands,” Khamenei said on X, saying […]
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