Mon 12 May 2025: Move by Kurdish armed group follows February call by jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lay down arms. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm, potentially bringing decades of conflict with Turkiye to an end. The move was reported on Monday by the Firat […]
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Mon 12 May 2025: At least 1,500 Palestinians in Gaza have lost their eyesight since the war began, according to the head of Gaza’s Eye Hospital. Dr Abdul Salam Sabbah told Al Jazeera Arabic that the ongoing Israeli assault has left thousands more at risk of going blind due to severe shortages in medical supplies […]
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Mon 12 May 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday on X that Ukraine accepts Russia’s proposal to resume peace talks in Istanbul, after US President Donald Trump urged Kyiv to agree to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal. He also said he is waiting for Russia to declare a ceasefire starting on Monday. “We await […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The new pope used phrases favoured by his predecessor, Francis, to call for an end to wars around the world. Pope Leo XIV has called for genuine peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “No more war,” Leo said […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: A group of protesters in London staged an anti-monarchy protest Saturday to commemorate “Republic Day 2025.” Anti-monarchy activists gathered at Trafalgar Square, to mark Republic Day in a rally, led by a leading British anti-monarchy group, Republic. Ahead of the protest, the group said like last year, they would be gathering […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The US and Iran concluded the fourth round of diplomatic talks in the Omani capital Muscat on Sunday, officials from both sides confirmed. High-level diplomatic discussions, attended by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and special envoy, lasted more than three hours and included both direct and indirect exchanges, […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: At least 62 people were confirmed dead and 50 remain missing after severe floods swept through villages along Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern South Kivu province, officials said Saturday. The deluge struck around 5 a.m. local time (0300GMT) Friday, when surging waters engulfed the village of Kasaba […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The interim government of Bangladesh has banned all activities of the Awami League, the political party headed by the country’s ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Awami League was banned citing an anti-terrorism law of the country, reported Deutsche Welle. “It has been decided to ban the activities, including in cyberspace, […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The UN said Friday that 70% of the Gaza Strip is either within Israeli militarized zones, under displacement orders, or in areas where the two overlap. Emphasizing continued obstruction of aid efforts due to Israeli restrictions, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said at a news conference that UN’s “partners working to support […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: Africa is a continent rich in natural resources with a young population. African nations in theory have the potential to transform their economies. But many of them are facing mountains of debt. Africa’s external debt climbed to more than $650bn last year. More than half of African countries are either in […]
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