ISRAEL’S WAR EXPENSES REACH $76.3B IN 2 YEARS, OFFICIAL FIGURES SHOW

Wed 05 November 2025: Israel’s military expenses surged to $76.3 billion since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict two years ago, official data showed on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, citing finance ministry data, said that the war expenses have so far totaled 250 billion shekels ($76.3 billion). According to senior ministry officials, the […]

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NIGERIANS SAY TERRORIST ATTACKS HIT CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS ALIKE AMID TRUMP THREATS

Wed 05 November 2025: ‘This issue is particularly severe in the northwest and north-central regions, but no group is specifically targeted on religious or ethnic grounds,’ cleric tells Anadolu ‘This is not an interfaith issue but one of governance, inequality and resource distribution,’ says political scientist. ABUJA, Nigeria/ISTANBUL In Nigeria, where US President Donald Trump […]

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PUTIN: RUSSIA HAS BEGUN DEVELOPMENT OF “NEW GENERATION OF WEAPONS”

Wed 05 November 2025: On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has started developing a new generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles while participating in an award ceremony in Moscow. “Development has begun on the next generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Their speed will be more than three times the speed of sound, and […]

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UN CHIEF WARNS GAZA STABILISATION FORCE MUST HAVE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY

Wed 05 November 2025: Antonio Guterres tells Al Jazeera, ceasefire in Gaza remains ‘fragile’ as more aid is needed to ‘eliminate famine’. Doha, Qatar – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that any stabilisation force in Gaza must have “full international legitimacy” to support Palestinians in Gaza. In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic on […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 05 NOVEMBER 2025

Wed 05 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ ‘Declare gangsterism a crisis’: “The magnitude of this crisis is mountainous and it will take inter- and multidisciplinary holistic approaches from different public and private organisations. “We are not winning the war against gangsterism, and the responsible stakeholders are collectively failing to curb […]

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DOZENS OF BODIES PILED UP INSIDE HOMES IN SUDAN’S NORTH KORDOFAN: DOCTORS

Tue 04 November 2025: A Sudanese medical group accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday of piling up dozens of dead bodies inside homes in Bara city in North Kordofan state. “Dozens of bodies are piled up inside homes after the RSF prevented the victims’ families from burying them, leaving the dead trapped […]

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YOUR GLUTEN SENSITIVITY MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY, NEW STUDY SHOWS

Tue 04 November 2025: Social media and lifestyle magazines have turned gluten – a protein in wheat, rye and barley – into a dietary villain. Athletes and celebrities have promoted gluten-free eating as the secret to better health and performance. But our review in The Lancet published today challenges that idea. By examining decades of research, we found that for […]

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EU, NATO STAFF IN BELGIUM AMONG MANY WHOSE PHONE LOCATION DATA IS BEING SOLD: REPORT

Tue 04 November 2025: An investigation by several European media outlets revealed Tuesday that hundreds of millions of location data points from mobile phones in Belgium, including those belonging to employees of EU institutions, NATO headquarters, and military bases, are being sold by data brokers. The joint investigation by L’Echo, Le Monde, German public broadcasters […]

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RUSSIA, CHINA CONDUCT OVER 99% OF TRADE IN RUBLES AND YUAN

Tue 04 November 2025: Russia and China now carry out 99.1% of their trade settlements in national currencies, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Tuesday, underscoring the countries’ deepening financial integration amid Western sanctions. “If we talk about settlements, 99.1% are carried out in rubles and yuan,” Siluanov told the Rossiya-1 television channel, confirming a […]

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