STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED AFTER DEVASTATING WILDFIRE IN EASTERN CRETE

Fri 04 July 2025: Authorities on Friday declared a state of emergency in parts of the municipality of Ierapetra following a devastating wildfire in eastern Crete that has since been brought largely under control, local media reported on Friday. Erupting Wednesday near Ierapetra amid dry, windy conditions, the fire has burned down thousands of acres […]

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ETHIOPIA’S PM ABIY AHMED SAYS MEGA DAM GERD ON THE NILE ‘NOW COMPLETE’

Fri 04 July 2025: Sudan and Egypt are concerned about its effect on their water supply, but Abiy says the dam will benefit them all. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said a multibillion-dollar mega dam on the Blue Nile, which has caused deep consternation to downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan over its effect on […]

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RUSSIA ‘WILL NOT BACK DOWN’ ON UKRAINE WAR GOALS, PUTIN TELLS TRUMP

Fri 04 July 2025: Russian president says future talks need to be between Kyiv and Moscow amid signs latter does not want US involvement. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, that Moscow will not give up on its goal of eliminating the “root causes” of the war in Ukraine. […]

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LAWMAKERS: FRANCE SHOULD REGULATE PRIVATE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

Fri 04 July 2025: France must better regulate private schools and allow prosecutions for abuse of pupils whenever it was committed, two lawmakers said in a report published on Wednesday after allegations of decades of abuse at a Catholic school. The parliamentary investigation into French schools was triggered by dozens of complaints of physical and […]

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ISRAEL HAS ABDUCTED AND JAILED 1,000,000 PALESTINIANS SINCE 1967 — US GROUP’S REPORT

Fri 04 July 2025: On February 24, Israeli occupation troops abducted Fidaa Assaf from the village of Kafr Laqif in Palestine’s Qalqilya governorate. She was returning from Ramallah Medical Complex after undergoing medical examinations. Palestinian officials later revealed that the female prisoner, who is married and a mother, was subjected to multiple strip searches and verbal […]

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RUSSIA RECOGNIZES TALIBAN GOVERNMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

Thu 03 July 2025: Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Russian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told the RIA Novosti news agency on Thursday. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed the development, saying Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov met Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed the government’s decision that underscores […]

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ISRAEL RESTRICTS BABY FORMULA, MEDICAL ACCESS INTO GAZA AMID CHILD HUNGER CRISIS: REPORT

Thu 03 July 2025: Israeli authorities are facing renewed accusations of using hunger as a weapon of war after seizing cans of baby formula from a US doctor en route to Gaza, according to a report published Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The accusations come as aid groups and medical professionals report mounting child deaths from malnutrition in the […]

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BANGLADESH EX-PM HASINA SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN CONTEMPT CASE

Thu 03 July 2025: Bangladesh’s interim government says the conviction shows commitment to justice. Bangladesh’s self-exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to six months in prison for contempt of court by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, handed down the verdict in Hasina’s absence on […]

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EXTREME WEATHER COSTS EUROPE BILLIONS IN DAMAGE

Thu 03 July 2025: Extreme weather and climate-related events cost Europe billions of euros every year, according to an analysis by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Wednesday. The report found that the economic damage caused by such events in 38 European countries amounted to more than €45 billion (about $53 billion) in the most recent comparison year, […]

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