Fri 18 April 2025: The U.S. has begun withdrawing hundreds of troops from northeastern Syria, adapting to the evolving security landscape following President Bashar al-Assad’s ousting in December, New York Times reported. The military is closing three of its eight small bases in the region—M.S.S. Green Village, M.S.S. Euphrates, and a smaller site—reducing troop numbers […]
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Fri 18 April 2025: The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, denied media reports they were involved in talks with the US over a possible land offensive by military factions in Yemen against the Houthi group that controls much of the country, Anadolu Agency reports. A senior UAE official dismissed the reports, calling them unsubstantiated, […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Thursday, delivering a letter from King Salman, Saudi and Iranian state media reported. During the meeting, Khamenei expressed support for closer ties between the two countries. “We believe that relations between the […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: More than 120,000 people in Israel have signed 43 petitions demanding an end to the war on Gaza and a prisoner exchange, according to the “Restart Israel” website. The platform allows Israelis to review and sign petitions electronically. As of Thursday, 120,522 people had signed calls urging the return of hostages […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the country’s ban on the activities of the Taliban movement, the court’s press service announced. The Taliban has been designated a terrorist organization by Russia, but the ruling effectively suspends that label, though it remains under international UN sanctions. A representative of the Taliban was […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Traffic volumes are expected to surge from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning as South Africans travel to places of worship and holiday destinations for the Easter long weekend. Another spike is anticipated on Monday as people return home. Authorities urge travellers to plan their routes accordingly, especially on busy routes such […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: More than 10 million Muslims in India’s northeastern state of Assam are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis enabled by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In line with its hardline Hindutva ideology, the party has targeted Muslims through illegal mass arrests, arbitrarily demolished their homes, mosques and madrasas and […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Canadian academics are being advised against all non-essential travel to the United States, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) said in a travel advisory to its members on Tuesday. Given the rapidly evolving political landscape in the United States and reports of individuals encountering difficulties crossing the border, CAUT strongly […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: The horrors of the war in Gaza are very much present at the opening of the world press exhibition here in Amsterdam, especially because the winning photo, just as last year, is a photo from Gaza. As his family fled an Israeli assault, Mahmoud turned back to urge others onward. An […]
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Thu 17 April 2025: Millions flooded Kozhikode Beach in Kerala on Wednesday evening to protest the Union government’s newly passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. Organised by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the rally saw a sea of people from across the state, with organisers claiming a turnout of over two hundred thousand calling it […]
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