Mon 28 April 2025: Since 2019, the Modi government has argued Kashmir was returning to ‘normalcy’. The attack exposed holes in its approach, analysts say. New Delhi, India — Addressing a rally of supporters in September 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confidently asserted that his Hindu majoritarian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would create a new […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Schools should be a safe environment, a place of learning where children can develop their potential. In South Africa, many public schools aren’t like this. Instead they are hothouses for teachers’ poor performance, financial mismanagement, assault and sexual misconduct. When cases of misconduct in schools emerge, they tend to follow the same pattern: public outcry, media […]
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Thu 24 April 2025: Amid the financial market fallout which followed Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the value of the US dollar has plunged. But while United States stock markets have largely recovered since then, the greenback – which typically gains in value during periods of financial turbulence – has continued its […]
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Mon 21 April 2025: African countries can break aid dependency by simply capturing the full value of their mineral resources. The decision of US President Donald Trump’s administration to suspend foreign aid and shut down the USAID agency has sent shockwaves across the development industry. In 2024, nearly a third of the $41bn in US […]
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Fri 18 April 2025: Zimbabwe is the only country to have suspended tariffs on US imports so far. Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers […]
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Wed 16 April 2025: Beirut, Lebanon – Pressure on Hezbollah to disarm is intensifying, spearheaded by the United States and backed by some Lebanese factions. An Israeli war on Lebanon that killed much of the group’s top leadership last year – as well as hundreds of civilians, including at least 200 children – left the group reeling […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: Amid a rising wave of religious influence in Israeli political and party circles — driven by the ruling right-wing coalition —Jewish Torah-based organisations have become the largest source of donations to Israeli soldiers on military bases. These donations primarily consist of religious texts, including the Torah and the Talmud, highlighting the […]
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Fri 11 April 2025: India’s Hindutva government has taken a controversial step by passing amendments to the waqf (Islamic endowment) law, which appears to be a blatant attempt to seize control of waqf properties, including mosques and other religious sites. The new Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by both Houses of Parliament on 2 and […]
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German record music label Keinemusik Dj’s playing music during an outdoor party at Jabal Al-Fil, Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia, next to iconic Elephant Rock on 7 April 2025 [Keinemusik/X] Thu 10 April 2025: The Arab world must not and cannot remain silent any longer. It is, after all, this very silence that has allowed the […]
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A group of Gujjar men gather to mourn and talk about the recent disappearances and deaths in Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir [Sajad Hameed/Al Jazeera] Tue 08 April 2025: Young men disappear, their dead bodies found weeks later in canals. Authorities claim they drowned or died by suicide. Kashmir’s Gujjars refuse to believe that. Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir […]
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