IRAN SAYS IT OBTAINED SENSITIVE ISRAELI NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS

Mon 09 June 2025: Iranian intelligence agencies have obtained a large trove of sensitive Israeli documents, some related to the nuclear plans and facilities, Iran’s state media reported on Saturday according to Reuters. There was no immediate official comment from Israel and it was not clear whether the report was linked to a reported hacking of […]

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ISRAELI FORCES KIDNAP VOLUNTEERS ON GAZA-BOUND SHIP MADLEEN: FREEDOM FLOTILLA COALITION

Mon 09 June 2025: Israeli soldiers kidnapped the activists onboard the Gaza-bound aid ship Madleen late Sunday, said the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. “SOS! the volunteers on ‘Madleen’ have been kidnapped by Israeli forces,” the international NGO, which organized the mission, said on Telegram. UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who was in phone contact with the […]

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TRUMP SENDS NATIONAL GUARD AMID IMMIGRATION PROTESTS IN LOS ANGELES

Sun 08 June 2025: US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city of Los Angeles to break up protests sparked by immigration raids, according to a White House statement late Saturday. “In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence, by the authority vested in me […]

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MEMES AND CONFLICT: STUDY SHOWS SURGE OF IMAGERY AND FAKES CAN PRECEDE INTERNATIONAL AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE

AI tools reveal how images have been manipulated. William Theisen et al. Sun 08 June 2025: Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don’t trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media. What […]

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OPERATION SINDOOR: HOW INDIA’S GAMBLE BACKFIRED AND MADE IT MORE VULNERABLE

Sun 08 June 2025: India’s recent military operation against Pakistan has failed to achieve its strategic objectives while exposing critical vulnerabilities and strengthening China-Pakistan cooperation. The subcontinent now teeters on the edge of a devastating conflict with China holding the keys to escalation control. During a Bloomberg interview at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Chief […]

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TRUMP WARNS MUSK OF ‘SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES’ IF HE FUNDS DEMOCRATS

Sun 08 June 2025: US President Donald Trump warned of “very serious consequences” if billionaire Elon Musk finances Democratic candidates against Republicans who support the Republican Party’s broad budget legislation. “He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview on Saturday, while declining to elaborate […]

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AFRICA CONTINUES ITS PUSH FOR PERMANENT SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL

Sun 08 June 2025: Africa’s push for a seat on the UN Security Council continued Wednesday with the 13th Ministerial Meeting of the African Union’s Committee of Ten (C-10) in Zambia. The meeting in the capital Lusaka is focused on the Common African Position (CAP), which aims to secure at least two permanent and five […]

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US SUPREME COURT RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN ACCESS AMERICANS’ SOCIAL SECURITY DATA

Sun 08 June 2025: The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access Americans’ Social Security Administration data. The 6-3 conservative-majority vote overruled a lower court order injunction in the state of Maryland to pause DOGE’s collection of Social Security numbers, medical records, and tax and […]

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ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA LEADING TO ‘STAGGERING RISE’ IN MISCARRIAGES AND STILL BIRTHS, DOCTOR SAYS

Sun 08 June 2025: Israel’s war on Gaza and the famine taking hold there is having a devastating impact on pregnant women and creating a “staggering rise” in still births, miscarriages, pre-term births, and low birth weight in the Strip, Brenda Kelly, a consultant obstetrician from Oxford University Hospital, has told Al Jazeera. She said that […]

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IATA: AIRLINES LESS OPTIMISTIC FOR 2025, FACING ‘HEADWINDS’

Sun 08 June 2025: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated fewer than five billion air journeys will take place this year, compared with the previously forecast 5.22 billion. “The first half of 2025 has brought significant uncertainties to global markets,” IATA’s Director General Willie Walsh told its annual general meeting in New Delhi, AFP […]

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