UNDER PUBLIC PRESSURE, BANGLADESH RESTORES PASSPORT CLAUSE BARRING TRAVEL TO ISRAEL

Mon 14 April 2025: Bangladesh’s transitional government has reinstated a clause in passports effectively barring travel to Israel following large-scale pro-Palestinian demonstrations nationwide. The Home Ministry issued an order on April 7 instructing the Department of Immigration and Passports to restore the clause, which makes Bangladesh’s passports read “THIS PASSPORT IS VALID FOR ALL COUNTRIES […]

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MORE THAN 40 KILLED IN DEADLY NIGHTTIME ASSAULT IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

Mon 14 April 2025: More than 40 people were killed in a midnight attack on the Zike community in Bassa, Plateau State, as violent assaults by armed groups continue to plague north-central Nigeria. The attack, which began around midnight on Monday, lasted nearly two hours, according to multiple local sources who spoke to Anadolu. While […]

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WHATSAPP SET TO ROLL OUT MULTI-ACCOUNT ACCESS FOR USERS

Mon 14 April 2025: WhatsApp is working on a feature enabling users to handle multiple accounts within the same app, eliminating the need for separate devices or WhatsApp Business. Per WABetaInfo, the iOS WhatsApp beta version 25.9.10.70, accessible via TestFlight, indicates this multi-account functionality will roll out in a future update. __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ Meta’s […]

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INDIA DEPLOYS TROOPS AFTER DEADLY PROTESTS OVER MUSLIM ENDOWMENT BILL

Mon 14 April 2025: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeals for calm, saying Waqf Amendment Act will not be ‘applicable’ in state – home to 25 million Muslims. Indian authorities have deployed troops to crack down on deadly protests in the eastern state of West Bengal over a recently passed controversial bill that critics […]

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ALGERIA ORDERS 12 FRENCH EMBASSY OFFICIALS TO LEAVE COUNTRY AMID ROCKY RELATIONS

Mon 14 April 2025: Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, the French foreign minister confirmed on Monday, increasing diplomatic tension between the two countries. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot asserted on Monday that the order is linked to the recent arrest of three Algerian nationals suspected of […]

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DEADLY ANTHRAX KILLS DOZENS OF HIPPOS IN VIRUNGA, OFFICIALS WARN AGAINST WILD MEAT

Mon 14 April 2025: Around 50 hippos have died due to an anthrax outbreak in Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest national park. The dead animals were found floating in a river south of Lake Edward, near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Park director Emmanuel De Merode. Anthrax, caused by […]

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ISRAELI MILITARY DOCTORS CALL FOR END TO GAZA WAR TO SECURE HOSTAGE RELEASE

Mon 14 April 2025: Two hundred Israeli military doctors have signed a petition demanding the return of hostages from Gaza, even if it means ending the ongoing war in the Palestinian enclave, according to a report Sunday by Israel’s Channel 13. “We, reserve doctors in the various units in the Israeli army, demand the immediate […]

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CHINA URGES US TO CANCEL ‘WRONG PRACTICE’ OF ‘RECIPROCAL TARIFFS’

Mon 14 April 2025: China has said the US should completely cancel the “wrong practice” of “reciprocal tariffs,” Xinhua News reported. On Sunday, China’s Commerce Ministry called on Washington to resume the proper course of resolving disagreements through mutual respect, as well as balanced and constructive dialogue. The development came after the US issued a […]

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TANZANIA BARS MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY FROM ELECTIONS FOR 5 YEARS

Sun 13 April 2025: Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema has been disqualified from this year’s general election and all by-elections for the next five years after refusing to sign a new electoral code of conduct. Ramadhani Kailima of the Independent National Electoral Commission made the announcement in the capital Dodoma on Saturday. “The electoral code […]

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