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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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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AI IS USING YOUR DATA TO SET PERSONALISED PRICES ONLINE. IT COULD SERIOUSLY BACKFIRE

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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US FALLS FROM WORLD’S 10 MOST POWERFUL PASSPORTS LIST FOR 1ST TIME EVER

Sun 26 October 2025: The US passport dropped from the world’s top 10 most powerful list for the first time in the 20-year history of a key rankings index. The declining strength of the US passport since its November 1 spot in 2014 “signals a fundamental shift in global mobility and soft power dynamics,” per […]

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UK’S STARMER VISITS MOSQUE AFTER ARSON ATTACK, PLEDGES $13.3M IN FUNDING FOR MUSLIMS

Sun 26 October 2025: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced an additional £10 million (approximately $13.3 million) in security funding to protect Muslim communities from hate crimes and attacks, following his visit to a mosque in Peacehaven that was targeted in a suspected arson attack earlier this month, Anadolu reports. During his visit on […]

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MADURO SAYS US ‘INVENTING A NEW ETERNAL WAR’ AMID CARIBBEAN TENSIONS

Sat 25 October 2025: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that the US is “inventing a new eternal war,” amid escalating attacks on alleged drug-running boats in the Caribbean. “The people of the United States know it, they are inventing a new eternal war,” Maduro said in Caracas. “They promised they would never get involved […]

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ELON MUSK SEEKS $1T TO RETAIN INFLUENCE OVER TESLA’S ‘ROBOT ARMY’

Sat 25 October 2025: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he needs a $1 trillion compensation package to maintain his influence over the company’s artificial intelligence and robotics division, including the humanoid robot project known as “Optimus.” Speaking during, Musk said in the company’s third-quarter earnings call Wednesday that the issue was not about money but how […]

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LOUVRE MOVES SOME JEWELS TO FRANCE’S CENTRAL BANK FOR SAFEKEEPING

Sat 25 October 2025: According to reports from BFMTV, citing sources close to the investigation, the remaining jewels in the museum’s Apollo Gallery, which was the target of the robbery, were transferred to the Banque de France yesterday morning under police escort. While the search continues for the four thieves who stole historically significant jewels […]

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3 CHILDREN DIE EVERY DAY IN SUDAN’S EL-FASHER AMID WORSENING MALNUTRITION: MEDICS

Sat 25 October 2025: At least three children are dying every day in El-Fasher, capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, due to malnutrition and disease, Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement Friday, Anadolu reports. “For over a month, the humanitarian situation in the city of El Fasher has been deteriorating severely, with a rising number of […]

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