Thu 29 May 2025: Leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar privately urged US President Donald Trump to avoid military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities during his recent Middle East visit, Axios reported. Citing fears of regional retaliation and instability, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, and […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The US’s Mideast envoy has said he has “very good feelings” about the prospects of his proposal for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, providing a rare glimmer of hope for a halt to the carnage in Gaza. But while Hamas says it has agreed to the framework of an […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned yesterday that more than one million children in Sudan are at risk of cholera as the disease spreads across Khartoum State. The UN agency said 7,700 cholera cases have been recorded in the Khartoum State since January, including more than 1,000 cases among children […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: The Lebanese government has managed to bring 80% of weapons in southern Lebanon under its control, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said. “All over the Lebanese territory, the state should have a monopoly on arms,” Salam said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. He said his government has achieved 80% of its […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: Beijing on Thursday slammed the US move to revoke visas of Chinese students, calling it “unreasonable and discriminatory.” “The US’ unreasonable decision to revoke the visas of Chinese students under the pretext of ideology and national security seriously harms the lawful rights and interests of Chinese students and disrupts people-to-people exchange […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: Beijing says it ‘firmly opposes groundless accusations’ that China is directly aiding Russia’s arms industry. Ukraine has data that confirms China is supplying Russia’s arms industry, according to the head of Kyiv’s foreign intelligence service. Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview published by the Ukrinform news agency on Monday that Ukraine […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Not giving up on his idea of acquiring Canada, President Donald Trump has once again said that the country is “considering” to become the 51st state of the US in exchange for free participation in its Golden Dome missile defense system. “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Foreign minister Wang Yi is meeting top diplomats from 11 Pacific nations in the Chinese city of Xiamen. China is hosting a high-level meeting with 11 Pacific Island nations as it seeks to deepen ties and build what it calls a “closer” community with “a shared future” in the strategic region. […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Karim Khan, the International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, was set to pursue arrest warrants for two far-right Israeli cabinet members before taking a temporary leave in May. According to current and former ICC officials, Khan targeted Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister […]
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Wed 28 May 2025: Trump Media says the money will be used to create a ‘Bitcoin treasury’. The Trump Media and Technology Group will raise about $2.5bn to invest in Bitcoin, United States President Donald Trump’s social media firm says, as it looks to diversify its revenue streams with a push into the financial sector. […]
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