Sat 08 March 2025: France formally began its military withdrawal from Senegal on Friday, handing over two key facilities to the West African nation as part of a broader shift in its regional strategy. “The French side handed over to the Senegalese side the facilities and housing in the Maréchal and Saint-Exupéry districts on Friday, […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova claimed Friday that the EU is playing “dangerous geopolitical games” with its decision to rearm. “By ignoring the real consequences of its decisions, Brussels continues to play dangerous geopolitical games,” Zakharova commented in a statement on an extraordinary summit by EU leaders on “Ukraine and […]
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Sat 08 March 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that his country is stopping all federal funding to South Africa, but South Africa responded by saying it would not engage in “megaphone diplomacy”. Trump had already signed an executive order to cut all U.S. financial assistance to South Africa last month, citing disapproval of its […]
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Fri 07 March 2025: US President Donald Trump said he sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, urging negotiations to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons. Trump emphasised his preference for diplomacy over military action in his Wednesday letter, according to a preview of his interview with Fox Business Network. “There are two […]
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Fri 07 March 2025: Israeli military intelligence has built an artificial intelligence tool made up of a vast collection of data gathered from intercepted Palestinian communications, which it is using to more easily identify dissent against Israel’s occupation and carry out raids in the occupied West Bank. According to a joint investigation by the Guardian, +972 Magazine and […]
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Sudanese army supporters protest against UAE influence in the country, with a poster showing a crossed-out picture of the Emirati ambassador, in Port Sudan on 20 April 2023 (AFP) Fri 07 March 2025: Sudan alleges the UAE is ‘complicit in the genocide on the Masalit’ by supporting the Rapid Support Forces. The United Arab Emirates […]
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Fri 07 March 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reminded his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron of how Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1812 campaign against Moscow ended, responding to the head of state’s remarks about Russia. Speaking at a meeting with members of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation in Moscow, Putin said: “There was a talk […]
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Fri 07 March 2025: Global debt surged by about 50% over the last decade, outpacing a 46% increase in global gross domestic product (GDP). From the end of 2015 to the end of 2024, global debt rose by 49.2%, from $213.3 trillion to $318.4 trillion, an additional $105 trillion, data from the International Institute of […]
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Thu 06 March 2025: A Syrian security source told Al Jazeera that 15 security personnel were killed in ‘various armed ambushes’. Gunmen loyal to deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 15 security personnel in ambushes in the coastal province of Latakia, a security source told Al Jazeera. The attacks took place on […]
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Thu 06 March 2025: Hamas has no future in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters on Thursday. He took several questions from reporters outside the White House and confirmed he would be back in the region next week for discussions on the future of the ceasefire in Gaza. “Hamas […]
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