Thu 10 April 2025: Amnesty International documents 36 cases of women and girls as young as 15 subjected to many forms of sexual violence. Members of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been subjecting women and girls to “horrific” sexual violence and gang rape, as part of their strategy in the country’s civil war, according to […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: The Bank of England on Wednesday issued a warning about the global economic outlook, citing the escalating risks posed by US President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff policies. The Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) expressed concern that these trade tensions are increasing the likelihood of “severe shocks” to the financial system, putting global gro wth at risk. […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Australian health authorities have warned hundreds of thousands of people in Sydney to monitor for symptoms after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, local media reported on Thursday. At least six people have been hospitalized with symptoms of the potentially deadly disease as health authorities have yet to trace the source of the […]
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Thu 10 April 2025: Representatives of 40 states and four international organizations say they intend to join public hearings on Israel’s obligations in the occupied Palestinian territory that are expected to be held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court said Wednesday. In a statement, the ICJ said they will hold public hearings […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: More than half of all Americans hold unfavorable views of Israel, according to a recently published poll that comes as Israel resumes its sweeping offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip, Anadolu news agency reported. In all, 53% of American adults express somewhat or very negative views of Israel, a sharp increase from the 42% […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: US aid cuts force South Sudanese clinics to close, as children die while on a desperate trek for medical care. Eight people, including five children, have died after walking for three hours in blistering heat to seek treatment for cholera in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state, as United States aid cuts forced local […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: China on Wednesday raised additional tariffs on all US imports to 84%, further escalating the trade war with Washington, after US President Donald Trump launched a flurry of tariffs on allies, as well as rivals. The US has raised reciprocal tariffs on Chinese imports to 104%, effective today. “The US escalation […]
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Wed 09 April 2025: The US will take back the Panama Canal from China’s influence, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. “Together we will take back the Panama Canal from China’s influence, and we will do this along with other capable, like-minded allies and partners,” Hegseth told a news conference with Panamanian President Jose Raul […]
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We 09 April 2025: Pakistan has expelled more than 8,000 Afghan nationals in the past week in a fresh repatriation drive after the expiry of a March 31 deadline, the UNHCR said on Tuesday. All Afghan nationals who have no legal documents to stay or those holding Afghan Citizen Cards had been warned by Islamabad […]
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Tue 08 April 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday claimed arresting two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, saying Russia involving China is a “clear signal” that President Vladimir Putin does not want to end the war. “Our military has captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting as part […]
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