Wed 26 November 2025: On Tuesday, Italy’s parliament enacted legislation classifying femicide as a distinct offense punishable by life in prison, according to local news outlets. Members of Italy’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, unanimously voted in favor of the law as the world marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: As total debt in developing countries has risen to a record high, there is frustration that existing frameworks, dominated by Western governments, have exerted undue influence over the repayment policies. Heads of state from the world’s most powerful countries gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend for a summit that […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip remain catastrophic despite the ceasefire, warning that Israeli restrictions on aid are preventing any meaningful improvement. UNRWA spokesperson Adnan Abu Hasna confirmed that Israel continues to block the entry of the […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa allies block surprise exit plan: The ANC had been underperforming in the polls since the 2009 election, after Zuma was elected at the tumultuous Polokwane national conference in late 2007. Ramaphosa’s entrance has not helped the party’s fortunes and, instead, it dropped […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Volcanic ash from the Ethiopian Hayli Gubbi volcano has affected the air traffic in India since Monday, with several flights canceled. At least seven international flights were cancelled, and over 10 overseas flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday due to the ash plumes, according to the Press Trust of India. Air India […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Trump signs order to integrate supercomputers and data assets in order to create ‘AI experimentation platform”. United States President Donald Trump has unveiled a national initiative to mobilise artificial intelligence (AI) for accelerating scientific breakthroughs. Trump signed an executive order on Monday to establish “The Genesis Mission”, the latest iteration of […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: According to a new World Bank report released on Monday, by 2030, around 90% of people in South Asia could face extreme heat risks, while nearly 25% may be vulnerable to severe flooding. The report, titled “From Risk to Resilience: Helping People and Firms Adapt in South Asia,” based on case […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: According to a recent Amnesty International report, fighters from Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group are perpetrating war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher. The report was published on Tuesday, just hours after the RSF declared that it would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce “in response to international efforts” […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: A new X/Twitter tool that discloses the app store country registration and geographical location of social media profiles has sparked worries over potential foreign meddling and the genuineness of participants in highly divisive digital discussions. X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, announced that this is part of a drive to “secure […]
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Tue 25 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Will the G20 presidency gavel change hands today? “The agreement is that we should do it low-key. It’s not just a South African issue; the US also doesn’t want a very big handover event. So we will hand over at the level of […]
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