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CHINA CALLS FOR DE-ESCALATION AFTER ALLEGED DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE

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Tue 30 December 2025: China on Tuesday called for “de-escalation” while India voiced “concern” after Moscow claimed Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s residence. “Dialogue and negotiation are the only viable way out of the Ukraine crisis,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular news conference in Beijing. China’s reaction came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday […]

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IRAN’S PEZESHKIAN PLEDGES ECONOMIC REFORMS AS PROTESTS CONTINUE INTO THIRD DAY

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Tue 30 December 2025: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that the government is prioritizing economic reforms as well as dialogue with protesters, emphasizing that the livelihood of ordinary citizens remains his daily concern. “The livelihood of the people is my daily concern. We have fundamental actions on the agenda to reform the monetary and […]

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BONDI BEACH ATTACKERS WERE OPERATING ALONE: AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE COMMISSIONER

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Tue 30 December 2025: Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday that the father and son accused of the mass shooting earlier this month at Bondi Beach in Sydney were operating alone. There is no evidence that the two men were operating as part of a broader cell, Barrett said during an update on […]

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SAUDI-LED COALITION AIRSTRIKES TARGET UAE-LINKED WEAPONS SHIPMENT IN YEMEN PORT

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Tue 30 December 2025: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen on Tuesday launched a “limited” airstrike targeting two ships at the Mukalla port in Yemen. In remarks reported by the Saudi Press Agency, Coalition Forces spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said two vessels arriving from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) port of Fujairah entered the port […]

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YEMEN TERMINATES UAE JOINT DEFENSE DEAL, ORDERS ALL EMIRATI FORCES OUT IMMEDIATELY

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Tue 30 December 2025: On Tuesday, Yemen declared the termination of its joint defense pact with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and demanded the immediate withdrawal of all Emirati troops within 24 hours, in response to Abu Dhabi’s delivery of an arms shipment to forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in southern Yemen. “All […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | TUESDAY – 30 DECEMBER 2025

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Tue 30 December 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA concern over Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: “We uphold the African Union’s principle of uti possidetis the sanctity of inherited borders as the continent’s essential safeguard against conflict. We distinguish unequivocally between decolonisation and secession. The former restores sovereignty; the latter dismantles it,” […]

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SA RANKED WORLD’S MOST GENEROUS NATION IN NEW GLOBAL STUDY

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Tue 30 December 2025: South Africa has been named the world’s most generous nation in a new global study conducted by Remitly, a digital financial services provider. The study, which assessed more than 4 500 people across 25 countries, measured generosity not through money or material giving, but through broader human behaviour including empathy, emotional […]

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HAMAS CONFIRMS DEATH OF ABU OBEIDA, UNVEILS REAL NAME IN SUCCESSION VIDEO

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Mon 29 December 2025: On December 29, 2025, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, announced a new spokesperson and officially acknowledged the killing of the previous one in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City in August. During a pre-recorded video statement broadcast on Arab outlets, the successor—who has adopted the same nom de […]

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CHINA ANNOUNCES MILITARY DRILLS AROUND TAIWAN, TAIPEI SLAMS BEIJING’S ‘INTIMIDATION’

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Mon 29 December 2025: China has said it is conducting “major” military exercises around Taiwan, with live firing activities to be conducted on Tuesday across five zones in waters and airspace near the self-governed island claimed by Beijing. “Starting from December 29, the PLA Eastern Theatre Command is dispatching its Army, Navy, Air Force and […]

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ZELENSKYY SAYS UKRAINE WANTS 30-50-YEAR SECURITY GUARANTEES FROM US

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Mon 29 December 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday said that he has asked US President Donald Trump to consider providing Kyiv with security guarantees for a period of 30 to 50 years. Trump, according to Zelenskyy, said he would “think about” the proposal. The Ukrainian president, however, said that under the current agreements, […]

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