SYRIA’S SHARAA: TRUMP’S GAZA PLAN ‘SERIOUS CRIME’ BOUND TO FAIL

Tue 11 February 2025: Syria’s new President, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, said in remarks broadcast yesterday that he believes US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza and take over the Strip “is a serious crime that will ultimately fail”, according to Reuters. Trump had said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it […]

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MOST VICTIMS OF SWEDISH SCHOOL ATTACK ARE OF MIGRANT ORIGINS

Tue 11 February 2025: Swedish police said that eight out of ten people killed in the attack on a school in the city of Orebro are of migrant origins and the other two are Swedish citizens. Stockholm police told Anadolu news agency that the perpetrator of the attack, Rickard Andersson, is a 35-year-old Swedish citizen, “suffered from […]

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GHANA’S PRESIDENT MOVES TO BRIDGE USAID FUNDING GAP

Tue 11 February 2025: President John Mahama has directed his minister of finance to “take urgent steps” to bridge the funding gap caused by the Trump administration’s freeze on US Agency for International Development (USAID) programmes. “The President expressed deep concern over the funding gap estimated at $156 million,” a statement from Mahama’s office reads. That […]

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EU EXTENDS ‘FULL SUPPORT’ FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADERSHIP OF G20

Tue 11 February 2025: European Council President Antonio Costa expressed the European Union’s full support Monday for South Africa’s leadership of the G20 during a phone call with President Cyril Ramaphosa. “I highlighted the EU’s commitment to deepen ties with South Africa, as a reliable and predictable partner,’’ Costa said in remarks posted on X. […]

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HOW POPULIST LEADERS LIKE TRUMP USE ‘COMMON SENSE’ AS AN IDEOLOGICAL WEAPON TO UNDERMINE FACTS

Tue 11 February 2025: It’s “the revolution of common sense,” President Donald Trump announced in his second inaugural address. And so it is. The latest installment of that assertion came in his Jan. 30, 2025, press conference about the Potomac plane crash. When asked how he had concluded that diversity policies were responsible for a crash that was still […]

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JAMES WEBB CAPTURES UNPRECEDENTED DETAILS OF HH30 PROTOSTAR AND PLANET FORMATION

Tue 11 February 2025: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver unique images of the universe. Most recently, it captured a fascinating image of the HH30 protostar. This object was first discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope, but thanks to JWST’s advanced technology, HH30 has been examined in unprecedented detail. Located in the Taurus constellation, about […]

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SWEDEN TIGHTENS GUN CONTROL, SCHOOL SAFETY MEASURES AFTER SHOOTING

Mon 10 February 2025: The Swedish government has announced plans to tighten firearm regulations and enhance school security following a deadly school shooting in Orebro. The tragic event raises pressing concerns about gun legislation, according to a government statement on Friday. The statement stressed the need for stricter measures in the wake of the violence. […]

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