Sat 24 May 2025: Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to figures released Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the number of people immigrating minus those emigrating is estimated at 431,000 for the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 the year before. […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: UNHCR says two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 could be the ‘deadliest tragedy at sea’ involving Rohingya so far this year. At least 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: The latest release of South Africa’s crime statistics for the fourth quarter of the 2024/25 financial year, covering January to March 2025, paints a grim picture of violent crime, even as some decreases were noted. A staggering 5 727 people were murdered during this three-month period, averaging 62 deaths per day. […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: South African President reveals ICJ case against Israel unmentioned during working lunch with Trump. Washington D.C. – In a significant development following a working visit to the White House on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that the contentious issue of South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice […]
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Thu 22 May 2025: A majority of the Israeli public is opposed to allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, a survey carried out by Israel’s Channel 13 has found. Some 53 per cent of respondents said they believe Israel should not permit aid to enter Gaza, while only 34 per cent supported allowing lifesaving food, […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the British government had completed an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, following a brief delay due to a court-ordered injunction. Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Starmer emphasized that the deal was “absolutely vital for our defence and intelligence, and […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: A US federal court charged the suspect in the killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, DC with two counts of first-degree murder Thursday. Chicago-born Elias Rodriguez, 30, was arrested after opening fire outside the Capital Jewish Museum in the US capital late Wednesday, killing Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he ordered the creation of a buffer security zone along the border between Russia and Ukraine. “A decision has been made to establish a necessary security buffer zone along our borders. Our military units are currently addressing this task,” he said at a government meeting in Moscow. Putin described methods by […]
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Image generated by AI/ChatGPT/Habib Noorbhai Fri 23 May 2025: In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer perfecting their passing. This is where motion capture comes in – among the many approaches being […]
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Fri 23 May 2025: The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has strongly rejected the idea of removing resistance leaders from the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued yesterday evening, movement spokesperson Jihad Taha pointed out that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks reflect a continued policy of evasion and came only as a result of […]
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