Wed 29 October 2025: What if the problem with social media isn’t just how much we use it, but when? A new study suggests that scrolling and posting through the small hours may be a red flag for mental wellbeing – and the effects could be as significant as binge drinking. For the study, published […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding. The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is now mired in further uncertainty after talks in Istanbul to broker a sustainable truce failed to reach a resolution, according to Pakistan’s information minister. The announcement […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says satellite images appear to show mass killings in Sudan’s western city of el-Fasher. The fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in mass killings by the group, according to an analysis of satellite imagery viewed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL). […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: At least 279 Israeli soldiers have attempted suicide over 18 months during Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a new report. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said the report by the Knesset Research and Information Center showed “worrying data regarding suicide attempts among Israeli soldiers” from January 2024 to July 2025, 36 […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: On Tuesday, Russia’s SVR alleged that France is gearing up to send as many as 2,000 troops and officers to Ukraine. The core of this formation will consist of stormtroopers from the French Foreign Legion, predominantly from Latin American countries, it said in a statement. “Currently, legionnaires are already stationed in […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: ‘Whatever Brussels proposes usually gets implemented in compromise that waters it down, less ambitious, less big, less effective,’ says expert The EU’s “Drone Wall” security initiative faces potential setbacks as experts warn that disputes over funding, leadership, and strategy could hinder progress. Recently, Poland spotted nearly 20 suspected Russian drones, with […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: Five British politicians have “strongly condemned” the detention of Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi by US immigration authorities, in a signed statement calling on the UK Government to intervene and ensure his safe and immediate return home to his family. The urgent call, published on social media on Monday evening, was signed […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Massive cocaine bust: Preliminary investigations revealed that the drugs had been brought into South Africa from a neighbouring country and were destined for Cape Town in the Western Cape. During the search of the property, police discovered cocaine weighing about 80 kilogrammes hidden […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: South Africa has become the first country in Africa to register lenacapavir, a twice-a-year anti-HIV injection. The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) announced the approval, marking a significant milestone in the country’s ongoing efforts to curb new HIV infections. In March 2025, US-based biopharmaceutical company Gilead applied to SAHPRA […]
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Wed 29 October 2025: The US president has addressed questions from reporters over the deadly Israeli attacks on Gaza, on board Air Force One as he travelled from Japan to South Korea. “As I understand it, they took out an Israeli soldier,” Trump told reporters. “So the Israelis hit back and they should hit back. […]
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