US TO REDUCE CAPACITY BY 10% AT 40 AIRPORTS: TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

Thu 06 November 2025: Flights will be slashed by 10% at 40 airports across the US starting Friday due to the ongoing government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday. “There is going to be a 10% reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations,” Duffy said at a news conference in Louisville, Kentucky. “This […]

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HEZBOLLAH INSISTS IT HAS ‘LEGITIMATE RIGHT’ TO DEFEND AGAINST ISRAEL

Thu 06 November 2025:  While Lebanon is bound by a ceasefire, it is not obligated to be drawn into political negotiations with Israel, the group said in a statement. “We affirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression and to stand by our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country,” […]

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TANZANIA ELECTION FAILED TO COMPLY WITH DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS: AFRICAN UNION

Thu 06 November 2025: The bloc says ballot stuffing, internet blackout and politically-motivated abductions compromised the vote’s ‘integrity’. Last week’s Tanzania elections failed to comply with democratic standards, says the African Union (AU), adding to mounting international pressure on President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s administration over the deadly vote. The AU’s election monitoring arm – which sent […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | THURSDAY – 06 NOVEMBER 2025

Thu 06 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ SA should not be in G20 group: “South Africa shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore,” Trump said during a speech at a conference in Miami. President Trump appeared to mention South Africa in the context of people fleeing communism in South America […]

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NIGERIANS SAY TERRORIST ATTACKS HIT CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS ALIKE AMID TRUMP THREATS

Wed 05 November 2025: ‘This issue is particularly severe in the northwest and north-central regions, but no group is specifically targeted on religious or ethnic grounds,’ cleric tells Anadolu ‘This is not an interfaith issue but one of governance, inequality and resource distribution,’ says political scientist. ABUJA, Nigeria/ISTANBUL In Nigeria, where US President Donald Trump […]

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PUTIN: RUSSIA HAS BEGUN DEVELOPMENT OF “NEW GENERATION OF WEAPONS”

Wed 05 November 2025: On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has started developing a new generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles while participating in an award ceremony in Moscow. “Development has begun on the next generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Their speed will be more than three times the speed of sound, and […]

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UN CHIEF WARNS GAZA STABILISATION FORCE MUST HAVE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY

Wed 05 November 2025: Antonio Guterres tells Al Jazeera, ceasefire in Gaza remains ‘fragile’ as more aid is needed to ‘eliminate famine’. Doha, Qatar – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that any stabilisation force in Gaza must have “full international legitimacy” to support Palestinians in Gaza. In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic on […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | WEDNESDAY – 05 NOVEMBER 2025

Wed 05 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ ‘Declare gangsterism a crisis’: “The magnitude of this crisis is mountainous and it will take inter- and multidisciplinary holistic approaches from different public and private organisations. “We are not winning the war against gangsterism, and the responsible stakeholders are collectively failing to curb […]

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