Mon 27 October 2025: Iran plans to activate about 80,000 trained volunteers in Tehran province to support social and religious outreach programs, including new coordination on hijab and public behavior, a senior official said on Thursday. “The country’s greatest asset is its faithful and revolutionary people,” Rouhollah Momen-Nasab, head of Tehran’s headquarters for the Promotion […]
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Mon 27 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Airport safety concerns cloud G20: The allegations stretch back to July and claimed insourcing of aviation security personnel at the time caused a collapse of the security mesh within hours of roll-out. That left critical access points unguarded, officers without firearms or communication […]
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Mon 27 October 2025: The Department of Justice has issued an unconditional apology after a UN official was irregularly served with court papers in Johannesburg. South Africa’s government has apologised for an irregular attempt to serve court papers on a United Nations official. The incident involved Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories. […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: As Lebanon approaches parliamentary elections in May 2026, the country stands at a crossroads. Hizballah, the mighty image of Lebanese politics and Middle Eastern resistance, has been left battered and isolated politically after its latest confrontation with Israel. But even in its weakened position, the organization remains defiant—retaining its weapons and […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the final test of the new nuclear-powered cruise missile, Burevestnik, was a success, lauding the “unique” weapon’s capability to carry nuclear warheads and reach distances of up to 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles). “The decisive tests are now complete,” Putin, who is waging an […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: In what is being described as “historic”, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) organised a massive protest march outside the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad on Friday, directly challenging the organisation’s ideological stronghold. Led by the VBA and joined by local Ambedkarite political groups and organisations, the protest drew […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: You check prices online for a flight to Melbourne today. It’s $300. You leave your browser open. Two hours later, it’s $320. Half a day later, $280. Welcome to the world of algorithmic pricing, where technology tries to figure out what price you’re willing to pay. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly remaking […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: 2 sides ‘getting to a point where we have something we can present’ Trump, Chinese leader Xi ‘for their consideration,’ says US official ISTANBUL Top officials from China and the US reconvened Sunday for a second day of trade talks in Malaysia, as President Donald Trump began a three-nation Asia tour, […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that Gaza’s health system has been devastated by Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory, which began on 7 October 2023. “There are no fully functioning hospitals in Gaza,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warning that “the total cost of rebuilding the Gaza […]
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Sun 26 October 2025: Seventeen out of the European Union‘s 27 member countries exceeded the bloc’s self-imposed limits for budget deficits and public debt last year, according to data published on Tuesday by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat. Twelve countries had a deficit of at least 3% of their total economic output, breaking the bloc’s limit […]
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