Thu 01 January 2026: A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday. The grim toll, up from 2024, “is not just a statistic, it’s a global red alert for our colleagues,” IFJ general secretary Anthony Bellanger told AFP. The press […]
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Thu 01 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ SA’s R241 million military agreement with China: The plan is to establish and upgrade a Mobilisation and Demobilisation Centre. This includes infrastructure enhancements and the storage of military equipment. Chinese technicians and engineers are directly involved in the planning and execution of the […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: An Al Jazeera Arabic investigation obtains recordings of Suheil al-Hassan discussing Israeli support, regrouping efforts. An Al Jazeera investigative programme has obtained hours of leaked audio recordings of prominent military officers in the regime of the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad, discussing plans and efforts to destabilise Syria, and suggesting coordination with […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: Iran’s prosecutor-general said on Wednesday that economic protests that had gripped the country were legitimate, but any attempt to create insecurity would be met with a “decisive response”. “Peaceful livelihood protests are part of social and understandable realities,” Mohammad Movahedi-Azad told state media. “Any attempt to turn economic protests into a […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: As 2025 comes to an end, conflict and defense analysts caution that 2026 may usher in a period of intensified geopolitical strain, unresolved wars and emerging flashpoints across the globe. From ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, alongside growing tensions involving Venezuela and Taiwan, experts […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: Türkiye will never tolerate coercion, piracy, or banditry in its maritime “blue homeland,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday. In a New Year message shared by the Presidency, Erdogan said Ankara is closely monitoring rising provocations and threats to Türkiye’s interests and those of the Turkish Cypriot people in the […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: Moscow has positioned nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles in Belarus, drawing Western scrutiny as tensions rise in the war in Ukraine. Russia has released footage showing the deployment of its Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus, a move that could strengthen Moscow’s ability to target Europe in a potential future conflict. The Russian state news […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Call to remain vigilant: The Brigadier added that women are also falling victim to spiked drinks as a number of cases have been reported nationwide of women who have been found raped, assaulted or dead while coming back from taverns, shebeens, nightclubs and […]
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Tue 30 December 2025: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died at the age of 80 after a prolonged illness, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced Tuesday. Zia, the country’s first female premier and the wife of Ziaur Rahman, the former president of Bangladesh and founder of the BNP, had long suffered from a series […]
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Tue 30 December 2025: Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland is illegitimate and unacceptable, the Turkish president said on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a news conference with his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a significant improvement in security has been achieved in Somalia despite various acts of sabotage by those […]
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