RUSSIA AND UKRAINE FORCES FACE OFF IN INTENSE FIGHTING ON FRONT LINES

Tue 28 January 2025: Ukrainian and Russian forces have reported fierce fighting across the front lines in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that its forces were repelling Russian attacks in the Donetsk region while Moscow announced that it had taken control of a settlement in Kharkiv, extending the slow but steady progress it […]

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SERBIAN PM VUCEVIC STEPS DOWN AFTER MONTHS OF PROTESTS

Tue 28 January 2025: Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation on Tuesday following months of massive protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a concrete canopy in November. “It is my unconditional decision to resign,” Vucevic stated at a news conference. Vucevic’s resignation came just a day after demonstrators, supported by farmers, blocked […]

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MEXICO RECEIVES OVER 4,000 IMMIGRANTS FROM US IN 1ST WEEK OF TRUMP’S RULE

Mon 27 January 2025: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that over 4,000 immigrants have been deported into Mexican territory since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s administration on Jan. 20. “From January 20 to 26, 4,094 people have arrived, the vast majority of them Mexican men and women,” said Sheinbaum during her press briefing. […]

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NEW ZEALAND EASES VISA RULES TO ENCOURAGE REMOTE WORK

Mon 27 January 2025: New Zealand on Monday launched a “digital nomad” scheme, allowing visitors to work remotely for their employers while in the country on short stays. The new policy was introduced by Immigration Minister Erica Stanford, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis, and Tourism Minister Louise Upston. The initiative, effective immediately, changes visitor visa […]

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‘THIS GUY IS DANGEROUS’: BRITISH PAKISTANIS FEAR MUSK IS STOKING RACISM

Mon 27 January 2025: Some are concerned that collective punishment could be a consequence of the tech billionaire’s relentless posts about historic child sex abuse cases. London, United Kingdom – Azmat Khan, a British Pakistani taxi driver, is not usually much of a worrier. But recently, as he drives his cab at night through London’s ice-cold […]

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ECONOMIC TOLL FROM LAST YEAR’S NATURAL DISASTERS HIGHEST IN US IN NEARLY A CENTURY

Mon 27 January 2025: From the devastating and deadly wildfires in Southern California to the one-two punch of climate change-fueled hurricanes slamming into Florida and the Southeast, natural disasters that have impacted the US in the last year have been the costliest the nation has seen in nearly a century, according to a new report […]

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ELON MUSK APPEARS ON VIDEO AT GERMAN FAR RIGHT CAMPAIGN EVENT

Sun 26 January 2025: Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke […]

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STUDY BY CHINESE, AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS SHEDS LIGHT ON MARS’ EVOLUTION

Sun 26 January 2025: Australian and Chinese researchers have made a breakthrough in unraveling the mystery of how the surface of Mars has evolved over billions of years. Their recently published study focuses on seismic activity on Mars, with findings suggesting that “marsquakes” — tremors occurring on the planet — may offer crucial insights into […]

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VOTING UNDER WAY IN BELARUS WITH LUKASHENKO SET TO EXTEND 30-YEAR RULE

Sun 26 January 2025: Longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko is set to win a seventh terms as he runs unopposed by genuine challengers.  Polls are under way in Belarus for a presidential election, with longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his more than three decades in power in the absence of any real opposition. Voters began casting […]

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