WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN ‘NONE OF OUR BUSINESS’: US VICE PRESIDENT

Fri 09 May 2025: US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that the United States will not interfere in the conflict between India and Pakistan. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can’t control these countries, though,” Vance told Fox News. “What we can do is try to encourage these folks […]

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LIVERPOOL’S SALAH WINS FWA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Fri 09 May 2025: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted Football Writers’ Association men’s player of the year for the third time, Reuters reports. Salah, the second player to claim the award three times after former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, leads the Premier League scoring chart with 28 goals this season, helping Liverpool win their second […]

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FIRST WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS TO ARRIVE UNDER US REFUGEE PLAN AS SOON AS NEXT WEEK

Fri 09 May 2025: WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to bring the first group of white South Africans to the United States via its refugee program as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter said, a divisive effort given that Trump has been blocking refugee admissions […]

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PENTAGON TO BEGIN REMOVING UP TO 1,000 TRANSGENDER TROOPS FROM MILITARY

Fri 09 May 2025: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense to start removing transgender troops from the military in a memo issued Thursday. “Approximately 1,000 service members who have self-identified as being diagnosed with gender dysphoria will begin the voluntary separation process,” Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement. […]

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WHY MUST INDIAN MUSLIMS ALWAYS PROVE THEIR LOYALTY AFTER A TERRORIST ATTACK?

Fri 09 May 2025: The Pahalgam attack has once again exposed how quickly suspicion falls on Indian Muslims, transforming them from fellow citizens into suspects, and turning national tragedy into a tool of marginalisation. The relationship between modern nation-states and their minority populations is often tense. Majoritarian states tend to consciously privilege dominant groups in […]

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WHY LONELINESS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A SOCIAL ISSUE

Fri 09 May 2025: Anyone who has experienced loneliness knows how deeply personal it feels. We feel lonely when our social and emotional needs aren’t being met. Because of this, psychological research often focuses on individual-level solutions, encouraging people to change their perceptions or behaviour through therapy. But this focus misses the heart of the […]

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NIGERIA TAPS AI TO FIGHT FAKE NEWS AND BOOST LOCAL LANGUAGES

Fri 09 May 2025: As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries across the globe, Nigeria – Africa’s largest economy – is rapidly embracing this technological wave. While AI tools are not fully replacing human work, they are increasingly being used to streamline processes, simplify tasks, and tackle challenges like misinformation and data overload. In Nigeria, […]

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ISRAEL DROPPED 100,000 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES OVER GAZA, WIPED OUT 2,200 FAMILIES: MEDIA OFFICE

Fri 09 May 2025: Israel has dropped 100,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip since launching its genocide 19 months ago, killing or leaving missing over 62,000 Palestinians and committing more than 12,000 massacres, the Gaza government media office said on Thursday, Anadolu reports. The statement detailed key statistics of the war that began Oct. […]

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CHINA’S XI VOWS TO STAND WITH FRIEND PUTIN AGAINST ‘HEGEMONIC BULLYING’

Fri 09 May 2025: Chinese leader, the highest-profile guest of Moscow’s WWII commemorations, keen to maintain ‘deep’ relationship with Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Russian leader Vladimir Putin that his country will stand with Moscow against “unilateralism and hegemonic bullying” during a visit to the country to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany […]

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