Fri 02 May 2025: Israeli fighter jets struck targets near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday, in a provocative escalation that followed an important agreement between the Syrian government and Druze leaders in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana to restore security and disarm local groups. The strikes—Israel’s second in Syria this week—hit close to the People’s […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: A new report by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that the majority of migrant people who died on the move had not migrated by choice, but out of desperation caused by conflict, insecurity, disasters, and other humanitarian crises. More than 52,000 people have died globally since 2014 while […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered an inquiry to establish whether previous governments led by his party intentionally blocked investigations and prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes, taking a step that survivors and families of those who were killed had demanded for decades. The landmark move will address allegations of “improper influence in […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: Europe would struggle to collectively muster 25,000 troops to be part of a “deterrence” force in Ukraine because its armies are undermanned and underfunded, The Times reported, quoting sources. The Times was given a rare insight into conversations between Europe’s defense ministers and military chiefs as they thrashed out plans for […]
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Thu 01 May 2025: Ukraine and the U.S. have entered into an economic agreement granting Washington access to valuable rare minerals. The deal was finalized in Washington, DC, on Wednesday after tense weeks of negotiations, with uncertainty lingering until the end due to a last-minute issue. “In recognition of the significant financial and material […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: South Korean lawmakers provide update on estimated casualties following briefing by country’s intelligence agency. About 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine, South Korean lawmakers have said, citing intelligence officials. Speaking after a closed-door briefing by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Wednesday, Lee Seong-kweun […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: Iran will hold nuclear talks in Rome on Friday with Britain, France and Germany, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday. The aim, Reuters has reported, is to improve strained ties at a time of high-stakes nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington. The meeting will precede a fourth round of nuclear talks this […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a Cabinet Security Committee meeting in response to escalating tensions with Pakistan, according to state media. This marks the second meeting since an April 22 attack by unidentified gunmen that claimed 26 lives at a tourist resort in Indian-administered Kashmir. Following the top […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began Tuesday to withdraw troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo peacekeeping mission through Rwanda, according to sources. The troops will travel by land “through Rwanda’s Rusumo border post to a designated area in Tanzania, from where they will fly to their respective countries,” anonymous […]
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Wed 30 April 2025: India’s Narendra Modi reportedly gave the Indian military “operational freedom” to respond to last week’s militant attack in Pahalgam in disputed Kashmir. Islamabad accused India of using the attack as a “pretext.” Pakistan’s information minister said early on Wednesday that Islamabad had “credible intelligence” that India was planning an imminent military strike […]
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