Wed 04 June 2025: Trump’s budget bill faces Republican discord in the US Senate, where some lawmakers reject any increase to the national debt. Billionaire Elon Musk has renewed his criticisms of United States President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” in a series of social media posts. On Tuesday, just […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: Lee Jae-myung was sworn in as South Korea’s new president Wednesday following his historic win in snap elections, local media reported. He took the oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul, Yonhap News Agency reported. On Tuesday, Lee was elected as the country’s 14th president […]
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Wed 04 June 2025: South Africa’s economy grew by just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a continued but fragile recovery. This followed a 0.4% increase in the final quarter of 2024. Despite this sluggish growth, the country has made notable progress since the COVID-19 pandemic, with GDP recovering from a low of […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Amnesty International calls for an investigation into the ‘reckless’ attack in the violence-hit Zamfara state. A military air strike in northwest Nigeria has killed at least 20 people, according to the military and local residents, prompting calls from human rights groups for an investigation into the attack. The strike occurred over the weekend […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: A report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Poland’s National Research Institute (NASK) revealed Tuesday that 25% of jobs worldwide are potentially exposed to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), with clerical and highly digital occupations facing the highest vulnerability. The report, “Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: An Atlas of Civil Society report warns that democracy and human rights are under attack globally. Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Germany said Monday that it has approved nearly half a billion euros worth of weapons sales to Israel since October 2023. From Oct. 7, 2023 to May 13, 2025, Germany issued export licenses for arms deliveries to Israel totaling €485.1 million ($554.3 million), according to the government’s response to a question […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claimed on Tuesday that it carried out an underwater operation against the Kerch Bridge, connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine’s intelligence service said the underwater operation was being prepared for several months. __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ “SBU agents mined the […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Over 200 inmates attacked guards and fled when tremors saw them removed from cells as safety precaution. More than 200 inmates have escaped from a prison in Pakistan after they were moved from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors, officials have said. Several dozen of the prisoners that broke out […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones. Russian forces have been using drones to hunt and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian military has repeatedly deployed unmanned […]
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