RUSSIA COULD USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN CASE OF AGGRESSION AGAINST BELARUS

Thu 06 February 2025: Russian nuclear weapons could be used in response to aggression against Russia or Belarus if their sovereignty or territorial integrity is threatened, according to a security agreement between the two countries, which President Vladimir Putin submitted on Wednesday to the parliament for ratification. According to the treaty, Russia’s nuclear weapons can be deployed in response to the use of […]

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US TRANSFER10 ‘HIGH-THREAT’ MIGRANT DETAINEES TO GUANTANAMO BAY

Wed 05 February 2025: The Pentagon announced Wednesday that the first group of 10 migrant detainees arrived at a detention facility in Guantanamo Bay following US President Donald Trump’s order to establish a detention center. “The Department of Defense announced the arrival of 10 high-threat illegal aliens to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba yesterday,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Yesterday, […]

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UK HOUSING COSTS LEAVE ALMOST 1 MILLION CHILDREN ON BRINK OF POVERTY

Wed 05 February 2025: Nearly 1 million children in the UK are at risk of falling into poverty or will face financial hardship as a result of rising rents, shortfalls in government housing support and underinvestment in new social housing, according to a new report. The study by the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank […]

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US TROOPS ARRIVE AT GUANTANAMO BAY TO PREPARE MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER

Wed 05 February 2025: Service members arrived over the weekend at Guantanamo Bay, where they’ll work to prepare the Navy base in Southeast Cuba for an influx of deported migrants. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division boarded a KC-130J at Cherry Point Air Station in North Carolina on Sunday and […]

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THE AGA KHAN, SPIRITUAL LEADER OF ISMAILI MUSLIMS, DIES AGED 88

Wed 05 February 2025: Spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia community was known for his development work around the world. The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia Muslim community and known for his development work around the world, has died in Lisbon aged 88. According to the Aga Khan Development Network, an announcement […]

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GREENLAND TO BAN FOREIGN, ANONYMOUS ELECTION DONATIONS AHEAD OF SPRING VOTE

Tue 04 February 2025: Greenland‘s parliament is set to approve a bill banning foreign and anonymous donations to political activities, aiming to safeguard the country’s political integrity ahead of upcoming elections. The proposal, introduced by the Greenlandic government, will be debated on Tuesday, with lawmakers expected to pass it in a single session, local media, including The […]

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ONLINE PLATFORMS RISK BECOMING IDEOLOGICAL ECHO CHAMBERS THAT UNDERMINE MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE

Tue 04 February 2025: There has recently been a shift online from centralized platforms like X (formerly Twitter) to decentralized alternatives like Bluesky. In particular, many users unhappy with the politics and antics of X owner Elon Musk are moving to Bluesky. Users migrating from X have cited a rise in bots and hate speech as the reason for […]

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NIGEL FARAGE’S RIGHT-WING REFORM PARTY LEADS IN UK POLL FOR FIRST TIME

Tue 04 February 2025: If a general election were held tomorrow, 25 percent of British voters would choose Reform, YouGov poll suggests. Nigel Farage’s right-wing Reform UK Party is now the most popular political party in the United Kingdom, a new poll suggests, beating the Conservative Party and the governing Labour Party. The poll, published on Monday […]

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AUSTRALIA SLAPS SANCTIONS ON WHITE SUPREMATIST TERRORIST NETWORK TERRORGRAM

Mon 03 February 2025: The Australian government announced Monday that it has imposed sanctions on the white supremacist terrorist network Terrorgram. Foreign Minister Penny Wong released a statement concerning the decentralized online network, which promotes white supremacy and racially motivated violence, local broadcaster SBS News reported. It marks the first time that Canberra has imposed […]

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GREENLAND ICE SHEET CRACKING MORE RAPIDLY AMID CLIMATE CHANGE: REPORT

Mon 03 February 2025: Greenland’s ice sheet is “more rapidly” cracking open as a result of climate change, according to a new study published on Monday. A new report by UK’s Durham University, led by Tom Chudley, revealed that crevasses had significantly increased in size and depth at the fast-flowing edges of the ice sheet […]

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