RUSSIA TO BEGIN EXPLORATION FOR LITHIUM, OIL, GAS DEPOSITS IN MALI NEXT MONTH

Thu 03 October 2024: Russia will begin geological exploration for lithium, oil and gas deposits in Mali next month, a top official said in Bamako on Wednesday. The official, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu that according to Mali’s Economy and Finance Minister Alousseini Sanou the first group of Russian specialists will arrive next month to begin work, with the […]

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NASRALLAH AGREED TO CEASE-FIRE BEFORE ISRAEL ASSASSINATED HIM: LEBANESE FM

Thu 03 October 2024: Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel shortly before he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon’s foreign minister said Wednesday. “He agreed. Yes, the Lebanese side agreed,” Abdallah Bouhabib told CNN. “We consulted with Hezbollah, (Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih) Berri consulted with Hezbollah, and […]

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ALERT LEVEL RAISED TO III AS MOUNT MERAPI ERUPTS IN INDONESIA

Thu 03 October 2024: Indonesia raised its alert level to Level III as of Thursday due to the eruption of Mount Merapi, the country’s most active volcano, which has already generated 21 significant lava flows. Located on the densely populated island of Java, the volcano’s increased activity presents a heightened risk to surrounding communities, as […]

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HEAD OF IRANIAN UNIT COUNTERING MOSSAD WAS ISRAELI AGENT, SAYS EX-PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD

Wed 02 October 2024: The head of an Iranian counter-intelligence unit tasked with identifying and weeding out undercover Israeli agents was himself a Mossad operative, a former Iranian president has revealed. Speaking to CNN Turk, former Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, revealed that the head of a counter-intelligence unit specially assigned to target Mossad agents was himself […]

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AT LEAST 150 MAWLID CELEBRANTS MISSING AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES IN NIGERIA

Image is for illustration purpose. Wed 02 October 2024: At least 150 people are missing after a boat capsized in western Nigeria, officials said Wednesday. The incident occurred late on Tuesday in the Mokwa region of Nigeria, said Abdullahi Baba, director general of the emergency agency of Niger state. According to Baba, the boat carried […]

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MASS PROTESTS ERUPT ACROSS FRANCE AGAINST PENSION REFORM AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY

Wed 02 October 2024: Protests swept through the streets of Paris and other French cities as thousands voiced their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reforms and called for higher wages and better living conditions. Demonstrators marched from Denfert-Rochereau to Bastille Square, demanding the government reverse policies that they argue favor the wealthy while […]

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WIKILEAKS FOUNDER SAYS HE WAS FREED BECAUSE HE ‘PLED GUILTY TO JOURNALISM’

Tue 01 October 2024: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday said that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.” Addressing the European Parliament committee on his detention and conviction, Assange said: “The fundamental issue is simple: Journalists should not be prosecuted for doing their jobs.” “Journalism is not a […]

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