Sat 27 September 2025: Gold gained over 40% per ounce this year, while it’s poised to reach the highest annual rise since 1979, led by geopolitical risk, concerns over the global economy, central banks’ gold demand, and the Fed’s rate cut cycle. Gold started the year at $2,623 per ounce, following a period of heavy […]
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Sat 27 September 2025: Declining numbers of children in England could lead to the closure of up to 800 primary schools by 2029, according to a study by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), reported by The Guardian. The think tank attributed the national decline in state primary school pupils primarily to falling birth rates. It […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers thrive on exploiting vulnerable, uninformed users, and they adapt to whatever technologies or trends dominate the moment. In 2025, that means AI, cryptocurrencies and stolen personal data are their weapons of choice. […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: How loans, aid and technology deals enrich Israel while leaving African citizens with the debt. Last month, Israel opened a new embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, after a 50-year absence. Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called it part of the ‘alliance of believers’, adding that “Strengthening our engagement with Africa is a strategic […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: Andrzej Bargiel of Poland has achieved a historic feat as the first person to ski down Mount Everest without using supplemental oxygen, according to his team and expedition organizer. Bargiel descended the snowy slopes of the 8,849-meter (29,032-foot) peak after summiting on Monday. “I am on top of the highest mountain […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission has uncovered archaeological finds, including anchors and amphorae, that confirm the existence of an ancient submerged port linked to the Taposiris Magna temple west of Alexandria, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday. The results of a joint geological and archaeological survey revealed that the […]
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Fri 26 September 2025: The group says it will not stop its operations targeting undocumented foreign nationals at public facilities, despite widespread condemnation and legal challenges. The controversial group Operation Dudula has vowed to continue its campaign targeting undocumented foreign nationals, despite facing legal challenges and condemnation from political parties and human rights organisations. The […]
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Thu 25 September 2025: An Indian court rejected a legal challenge by Elon Musk’s X against the country’s new content moderation mechanism, dealing a setback to the social media firm in one of its biggest markets. Filed in March, the company’s case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in the Karnataka High Court had targeted […]
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Thu 25 September 2025: Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada called for an emergency meeting with ministers and senior officials to discuss US President Donald Trump’s demands over the Bagram airbase. Several senior Taliban figures have reportedly traveled to Kandahar in recent days in preparation for the meeting, which is expected to take place soon. The […]
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Thu 25 September 2025: Around 79,000 Israelis left the occupied territories last year, a figure significantly up from a year earlier, amid rising regional tensions over Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), “Israel’s population” reached around 10.148 million people, with a growth rate of 1.0%. […]
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