AFGHAN ASYLUM-SEEKER DRIVES INTO MUNICH CROWD, HURTS 28 IN SUSPECTED ATTACK

Thu 13 February 2025: Some 28 people were injured when a 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker drove a car into a crowd of people in Munich in what the state premier said was probably an attack on Thursday, as the German city prepared to host a top-level security conference. Police in the southern city said a […]

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‘NO CHANCE’: SOUTH AFRICA SAYS WON’T WITHDRAW ISRAEL GENOCIDE CASE DESPITE TRUMP THREATS

Wed 12 February 2025: South Africa has vowed not to withdraw its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), despite the Trump administration’s threats and aid cut. There is “no chance” South Africa could withdraw its case it filed in December 2023, Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told the Financial Times. “Standing […]

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PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE, PUTIN AGREE TO STOP DEATHS IN RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

Wed 12 February 2025: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he had a “lengthy and highly productive” conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. “We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects,” Trump said on Truth Social. He said they each talked about the […]

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AUSTRALIA HITS RUSSIAN ENTITY WITH SANCTIONS OVER MEDIBANK CYBERATTACK

Wed 12 February 2025: Australia on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Russian entity and five individuals over their alleged involvement in stealing the personal information of millions of customers of a private health insurance company in a major cyberattack in 2022. In a joint statement with Defense Minister Richard Marles and Home Minister Tony Burke, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the attack affected millions of […]

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HAMAS HAILS JORDAN, EGYPT FOR REJECTING PALESTINIAN DISPLACEMENT, SUPPORTING GAZA RECONSTRUCTION

Wed 12 February 2025: Palestinian Resistance group, Hamas, hailed Jordan and Egypt on Wednesday for rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. “We praise the position of our brothers in Jordan and Egypt, who reject the displacement of our people, and confirm that there is an Arab plan to rebuild Gaza […]

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ZELENSKYY SAYS HE PLANS TO OFFER TERRITORIAL EXCHANGE IF TRUMP ORGANIZES TALKS WITH RUSSIA

Wed 12 February 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said that he plans to offer a territorial exchange to Moscow if US President Donald Trump manages to organize negotiations with Russia. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Zelenskyy said that his country could give up territory it has controlled in Russia’s border region of Kursk, where Kyiv launched an incursion just over six […]

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