RUSSIA SHOULD END UKRAINE WAR RATHER THAN TESTING MISSILES, SAYS TRUMP

Mon 27 October 2025: Russia should focus on ending the war with Ukraine rather than testing missiles, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, a day after Moscow said it completed the test of its new nuclear-powered cruise missile Burevestnik. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Malaysia to Japan as part […]

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SECURITY COUNCIL HAS A ‘PROBLEM OF LEGITIMACY’: UN CHIEF

Mon 27 October 2025: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday acknowledged that the world body’s Security Council faces problems of legitimacy because its composition does not reflect the reality of today’s world. “It is clear the Security Council has a problem of legitimacy and the problem of effectiveness. Legitimacy, because its composition no longer corresponds to the reality of […]

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NATIONWIDE SCHOOL SHUTDOWN AS FUEL BLOCKADE IMPOSED BY FIGHTERS CRIPPLES MALI

Mon 27 October 2025: Mali has suspended education nationwide for two weeks due to an ongoing fuel shortage, the country’s education minister announced Sunday.Amadou Sy Savane said on state-owned public broadcaster ORTM that all educational institutions across the West African country will suspend activities from Oct. 27 to Nov. 9 because of the crisis. Savane […]

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OVER 20,000 PALESTINIAN STUDENTS KILLED IN ISRAELI ATTACKS IN GAZA, WEST BANK SINCE OCTOBER 2023

Mon 27 October 2025: More than 20,000 Palestinian students were killed and over 31,000 injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and West Bank since October 2023, official figures showed on Tuesday. In a statement, the Palestinian Education Ministry said that 19,910 students in Gaza and 148 others in the occupied West Bank lost their lives in attacks by the Israeli army. Israeli army […]

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TRUMP HINTS TIKTOK DEAL ‘MIGHT’ BE FINALIZED DURING XI MEETING

Mon 27 October 2025: President Donald Trump announced Monday that a potential agreement on TikTok’s US ownership with China could be concluded at his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping this week. “We might. That’ll be one of the things we’re discussing,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Malaysia to Japan […]

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FRANCE NABS TWO SUSPECTS IN $102M LOUVRE JEWEL HEIST

Mon 27 October 2025: French authorities arrested two suspects linked to last week’s burglary at the Louvre Museum, where eight of France’s crown jewels worth an estimated €88 million ($102M) were stolen, local media reported on Sunday. According to BFMTV, one suspect was detained late Saturday at the Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | MONDAY – 27 OCTOBER 2025

Mon 27 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Airport safety concerns cloud G20: The allegations stretch back to July and claimed insourcing of aviation security personnel at the time caused a collapse of the security mesh within hours of roll-out. That left critical access points unguarded, officers without firearms or communication […]

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RUSSIA SUCCESSFULLY TESTED “UNIQUE” NEW NUCLEAR-CAPABLE CRUISE MISSILE, SAYS PUTIN

Sun 26 October 2025: On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the final test of the new nuclear-powered cruise missile, Burevestnik, was a success, lauding the “unique” weapon’s capability to carry nuclear warheads and reach distances of up to 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles). “The decisive tests are now complete,” Putin, who is waging an […]

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CHINA, US HOLD TRADE TALKS IN MALAYSIA AHEAD OF TRUMP’S MEETING WITH XI

Sun 26 October 2025: 2 sides ‘getting to a point where we have something we can present’ Trump, Chinese leader Xi ‘for their consideration,’ says US official ISTANBUL  Top officials from China and the US reconvened Sunday for a second day of trade talks in Malaysia, as President Donald Trump began a three-nation Asia tour, […]

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WHO: REBUILDING GAZA’S HEALTH SYSTEM LIKELY TO COST 7$ BILLION

Sun 26 October 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that Gaza’s health system has been devastated by Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory, which began on 7 October 2023.  “There are no fully functioning hospitals in Gaza,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warning that “the total cost of rebuilding the Gaza […]

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