Fri 21 November 2025: A controversial American private military firm with a record of involvement in violence and killing at aid distribution sites in Gaza is actively recruiting ex-soldiers for a new deployment to the besieged Palestinian territory, according to a report by Drop Site News. UG Solutions, a US-based military subcontractor previously hired to provide […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa will not hand over to a Chargé d’ Affaires: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Artificial intelligence is fast becoming part of the furniture. A decade after IBM’s Watson triumphed on “Jeopardy!,” generative AI models are in kitchens and home offices. People often talk about AI in science fiction terms, yet the most consequential change in 2025 may be its banal ubiquity. To appreciate how ordinary AI use […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its latest annual assessment, has issued a sharp critique of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its ideological parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). According to the report, the “interconnected relationship” between the BJP and the RSS has facilitated […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Most Americans believe President Donald Trump was aware of the sexual abuse committed by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new poll. The Morning Consult poll, conducted over the weekend, shows 60 percent of all voters say Trump knew about the sexual abuse — including 38 percent […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: In China, 87 percent of people trust AI, compared with just 32 percent in the US, according to an Edelman poll. China’s public is far more trusting of artificial intelligence than their peers in the United States and other Western countries, a survey has found. In China, 87 percent of people […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Chinese scientists have found signs of iron rust caused by meteorite impacts in rock and soil samples collected by the “Chang’e 6” rover from the Moon’s far side. Researchers from Shandong University, the Institute of Geochemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yunnan University reported in Science Advances that the rover discovered microscopic hematite (α-Fe2O3) […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam announced Thursday. The British-based charity urged this weekend’s summit of the powerful G20 group of major economies to back initiatives by the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that children in Gaza will need far longer to recover from the trauma of two years of violence, despite the temporary calm brought by the current ceasefire. Marking World Children’s Day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pause in fighting has offered “moments of quiet” for children who have endured bombardment, displacement, and […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The US will not attend the G20 summit on Nov. 22-23 in South Africa, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday. “I’d be happy to explain because there is not a shift. The United States is not participating in official talks at the G20 in South Africa,” Karoline Leavitt told reporters. Her remarks came after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said […]
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