Sun 02 February 2025: Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the Gaza Strip and completely demolished three churches, the spokesperson for the enclave’s Ministry of Endowments told Anadolu. Ikrami Al-Mudallal said Israeli forces have also killed 255 clerics and imams affiliated with the ministry and detained 26 others. “The targeting of mosques and […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: China on Sunday “firmly” opposed the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese exports, vowing to take countermeasures to safeguard its interests. “China’s position is firm and consistent. Trade and tariff wars have no winners. The US’s unilateral tariff hikes severely violate WTO (World Trade Organization) rules. This move cannot […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: At least 18 paramilitary soldiers and 24 armed attackers have been killed in two related incidents in southwestern Pakistan, according to officials and local media reports, as sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence escalates in the region. Pakistan’s military on Saturday said fighters tried to set up roadblocks overnight in the restive province […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: – Ugandan army strengthens defenses along border with Congo – Paris’ top diplomat meets Rwandan president in wake of attacks on French Embassy Tensions remain high but no major escalation was reported Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Goma city which M23 rebels claim to control. Residents said there […]
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A satellite image of the building of the new military base near Beijing © Planet Labs Sat 01 February 2025: China is constructing a vast military complex in the western part of Beijing that US officials say will serve as a wartime command center and could be larger than the Pentagon, the Financial Times reported. Satellite images reviewed by US intelligence show a 1,500-acre (607-hectare) […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: The UN issued urgent appeals to end the violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between government forces and the M23 rebels has left at least 700 people dead and 2,800 injured in five days. The World Health Organization (WHO), alongside government partners, conducted an assessment that revealed […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: The BRICS countries are not discussing the creation of a common currency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. “There are no talks about establishing a common BRICS currency. Such discussions have not taken place and are not taking place now. Instead, BRICS is focused on developing new joint investment platforms […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: Rights group urges Canada to end ‘closed’ work permits that leave migrant workers vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. Montreal, Canada – Canada has failed to take meaningful action to address systemic abuses in a decades-old foreign worker programme, subjecting thousands of labourers to an “inherently exploitative” system, Amnesty International says. In a 71-page […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that there is no chance for BRICS countries to replace the US dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar, while we stand by and watch, is OVER,” Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social, referring […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: A small US security firm is hiring nearly 100 US Special Forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, according to a company spokesperson and a recruitment email seen by Reuters, introducing armed American contractors into the heart of one of the world’s most violent conflict zones. […]
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