ACTIVISTS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY DESPITE SHIP BEING CLEARED OF ARMS

  Image via Vessel Finder. Fri 01 August 2025: Following the #BlockTheBoat protest in Durban, pro-Palestine activists and a Member of Parliament are calling for greater government accountability on its commitments to Palestine. Pro-Palestinian activists are demanding increased government transparency and decisive action regarding South Africa’s trade and diplomatic relations with Israel, following a recent protest […]

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ISRAEL FACES DIPLOMATIC COLLAPSE AMID FAMINE CRISIS IN GAZA: REPORT

 Adel Madi, 27, died at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis after suffering from starvation, severe malnutrition, and a critical lack of essential medicines. Fri 01 August 2025: Israel is heading toward a major diplomatic breakdown as famine spreads in Gaza, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday. The newspaper revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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TRUMP SAYS GAZANS ‘VERY HUNGRY,’ STARVATION CRISIS IS ‘TERRIBLE’

Fri 01 August 2025: US President Donald Trump acknowledged Thursday the extreme hunger being experienced by Palestinians in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing restrictions on the delivery of direly-needed humanitarian assistance. “It’s terrible, what’s occurring there. Yeah, it’s a terrible thing. People are very hungry,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “It’s a terrible situation.” […]

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“OH’ CANADA!!!”: TRUMP THREATENS TRADE DEAL AFTER CANADA MOVES TOWARDS RECOGNISING PALESTINE

Thu 31 July 2025: Canada and the US are working on negotiating a trade deal by August 1, with Trump threatening a 35% tariff on Canada. United States President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after it announced that it would back Palestinian statehood, following the […]

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ARAB STATES URGE HAMAS TO STEP ASIDE FOR PEACE PLAN LONG REJECTED BY ISRAEL

Thu 31 July 2025: In a bid to salvage the two-state solution long dismissed by Israel, Arab states have urged Hamas to relinquish power in Gaza. Seventeen countries, including Arab League members, Turkiye and the European Union, have issued a joint call for Hamas to step aside and cede governance of Gaza to the Palestinian […]

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STARBUCKS’ GLOBAL COMPARABLE STORE SALES DROP IN APRIL-JUNE QUARTER

Wed 30 July 2025: US coffee chain Starbucks’ global comparable store sales decreased a larger-than-expected 2% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, according to the firm’s financial results released Tuesday. Comparable store sales in North America also fell by 2%. Starbucks’ international comparable store sales were flat in the same period, while sales in China increased […]

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NEW POLL SHOWS PLUNGING US PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA

Wed 30 July 2025: Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israel’s conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year. Washington, DC – A new poll from the research firm Gallup suggests that only 32 percent of Americans approve of Israel’s military action in Gaza, a 10-point drop from September 2024, as […]

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ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA HAS NOW KILLED MORE THAN 60,000: HEALTH MINISTRY

Tue 29 July 2025: The confirmed number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the war on Gaza has risen to at least 60,034, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged and bombarded territory. In its latest daily update, the ministry said the bodies of 113 Palestinians, including one killed in […]

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