RESUMPTION OF OIL SHIPMENTS THROUGH IRAQ-TURKIYE PIPELINE BOLSTERS REGIONAL ENERGY SECURITY

Mon 29 September 2025: Oil shipments through the Iraq-Turkiye pipeline resumed on Saturday after two-and-a-half years, in a move expected to strengthen Turkiye’s energy supply and add diversity to global markets. Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday that flows resumed at 7.07 am local time (0407GMT) through the pipeline, which […]

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PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE FOR CHURCHES: ISRAEL HAS DESTROYED CHRISTIAN PRESENCE IN PALESTINE

  A view of the damaged historical Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church, where civilians took shelter, after Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Gaza on October 20, 2023. [Ali Jadallah – Anadolu Agency] Mon 29 September 2025: The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine said on Sunday that Israel has destroyed the Christian presence […]

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CHINA BUILDS WORLD’S ‘LARGEST, MOST COMPREHENSIVE’ WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM

  The construction site of the water diversion tunnel for the Yangtze-to-Han River Project (File Photo – Xinhua) Mon 29 September 2025: China on Monday announced that it has built the world’s “largest, most comprehensive” water infrastructure system, with total investment in water conservancy projects during the 2021-25 period expected to exceed 5.4 trillion yuan […]

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SOUTH KOREA GRAPPLES WITH RECORD-HIGH POVERTY AMONG ELDERLY IN OECD

Mon 29 September 2025: South Korea has logged the highest relative poverty rate among its retired population among member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data showed Monday. The relative poverty rate stood at 39.8% for those aged 65 and older in 2023, up 0.1 percentage point from the previous year, […]

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EGYPT SAYS STOLEN PHARAOH’S GOLD BRACELET MELTED DOWN, SOLD FOR 4,000 USD

Mon 29 September 2025: A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to an ancient pharaoh, which disappeared from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (EMC) earlier this month, was stolen and melted down, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. According to the ministry, a restoration specialist took the artifact and sold it to a silver […]

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NEW STUDY LINKS ANY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION TO INCREASED DEMENTIA RISK

Sun 28 September 2025: The study examined health records of over 559,000 participants from the Million Veteran Program in the US and the UK Biobank databases. Participants aged between 56 and 72 were followed for 4 to 12 years, during which more than 14,000 were diagnosed with dementia. Observational analyses showed that people consuming 40 or more […]

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PROFIT AND COMPLICITY: HOW INDIAN INVESTMENTS SUSTAIN ISRAEL’S OCCUPATION

Sun 28 September 2025: In Gaza, the toll of occupation is brutally visible: families live amid ruins, hospitals strain under bombardment, and children grow up amid the echoes of conflict. Behind this visible devastation, there is a less visible but equally consequential story—one that links Indian corporations and capital to Israel’s machinery of occupation and […]

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IS TRUMP TOO OLD? NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS SAY YES IN LATEST POLL

Sun 28 September 2025: Nearly half of Americans believe that President Donald Trump is too old to be president. According to new polling by YouGov, 49 percent of people think that the president is of too advanced an age to serve in office, a 15-percentage point increase from February 2025, according to Newsweek. Newsweek contacted […]

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NEW POLL SHOWS GLOBAL COOPERATION WINS HEARTS, BUT WHY DOES THE UN FALL SHORT?

Sun 28 September 2025: A new survey of over 36,300 people worldwide found huge support for more international cooperation on issues including trade, global health, climate and poverty, but gave largely failing grades to institutions like the United Nations, IMF and others. The survey, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted in 34 countries from […]

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INDIAN POLICE ARREST LADAKH ACTIVIST AFTER DEADLY PROTESTS

Sat 27 September 2025: Prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk detained as unrest over autonomy leaves four dead and dozens injured. Indian police have arrested prominent Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk, days after authorities accused him of fuelling violent demonstrations that left four people dead and dozens injured. Officials confirmed that Wangchuk was detained on Friday before […]

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