FIFA ANNOUNCES NEW FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA “TO GIVE A REAL BOOST TO FOOTBALL”

Mon 27 October 2025: FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday announced the launch of a new regional football competition, the FIFA ASEAN Cup, which will include all 11 Southeast Asian countries. Infantino explained that the tournament will take place within the FIFA International Match Calendar to maximize its impact in a region with a population […]

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TRUMP HINTS TIKTOK DEAL ‘MIGHT’ BE FINALIZED DURING XI MEETING

Mon 27 October 2025: President Donald Trump announced Monday that a potential agreement on TikTok’s US ownership with China could be concluded at his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping this week. “We might. That’ll be one of the things we’re discussing,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Malaysia to Japan […]

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FRANCE NABS TWO SUSPECTS IN $102M LOUVRE JEWEL HEIST

Mon 27 October 2025: French authorities arrested two suspects linked to last week’s burglary at the Louvre Museum, where eight of France’s crown jewels worth an estimated €88 million ($102M) were stolen, local media reported on Sunday. According to BFMTV, one suspect was detained late Saturday at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a […]

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SAMI HAMDI ‘ABDUCTED’ BY ICE DURING US SPEAKING TOUR

Screen grab TRT World Mon 27 October 2025: Prominent British Muslim journalist and critic of Israel, Sami Hamdi, has been detained by US immigration and had his visa revoked following an online smear campaign by far-right Zionist propagandists and Islamophobes. In a post shared on X, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Immigration […]

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IRAN TO MOBILIZE 80,000 VOLUNTEERS FOR HIJAB PUSH

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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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | MONDAY – 27 OCTOBER 2025

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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GOV’T APOLOGISES FOR SERVING COURT PAPERS ON ALBANESE

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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HIZBALLAH’S LAST STAND: DISARMAMENT, DEFIANCE, AND TEHRAN’S SHADOW OVER LEBANON

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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RUSSIA SUCCESSFULLY TESTED “UNIQUE” NEW NUCLEAR-CAPABLE CRUISE MISSILE, SAYS PUTIN

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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WHY AMBEDKARITES PROTEST AGAINST RSS IN MAHARASHTRA?

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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