Mon 27 January 2025: World – Nine South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers were killed last week during intense clashes with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In addition to the fatalities, several soldiers were injured, with varying degrees of severity, during the intense fighting. The Department of Defence stated that […]
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Mon 27 January 2025: Saudi Arabia‘s market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest sites of Mecca and Medina, as the Gulf country looks to attract more investment. The move will allow foreigners to invest in firms whose revenues rely on the […]
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Mon 27 January 2025: South Korean authorities concluded search and recovery operations and an investigation into the Dec. 29 crash of a Jeju Air plane that killed 179 people and found feathers and bloodstains in the two engines of the plane. The Korea JoongAng Daily said Sunday that the families of the victims agreed to […]
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Mon 27 January 2025: Kenyan President William Ruto, who chairs the East African Community, said the bloc will convene an extraordinary summit within 48 hours to tackle the growing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group claimed early Monday it had taken over the eastern city of Goma. Ruto confirmed […]
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Mon 27 January 2025: The US confirmed Sunday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to an extension of the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon until Feb. 18. The agreement, which was reached after Israel requested more time to pull out beyond the 60 days stipulated, aims to ensure continued stability between […]
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Mon 27 January 2025: From the devastating and deadly wildfires in Southern California to the one-two punch of climate change-fueled hurricanes slamming into Florida and the Southeast, natural disasters that have impacted the US in the last year have been the costliest the nation has seen in nearly a century, according to a new report […]
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Sun 26 January 2025: US President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that “a lot of things ordered and paid for by Israel, but have not been sent by Biden, are now on their way.” That includes the delivery of 1,800 MK-84 bombs, a shipment that had been delayed for months. Trump’s statement on Truth Social follows […]
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Sun 26 January 2025: Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke […]
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Sun 26 January 2025: US President Donald Trump on Saturday proposed relocating Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries like Egypt and Jordan — an unusual proposal that was opposed by the former administration of Joe Biden. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One towards Miami, the president said he raised the matter during a telephone call with […]
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Sun 26 January 2025: At least 242 million students in 85 countries had their schooling disrupted by extreme climate events in 2024, UNICEF said on Friday. Heat waves were the predominant climate hazard shuttering schools last year in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Cambodia, with over 118 million students affected in April alone, according to UNICEF […]
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