DA THREATENS TO EXIT FROM GNU IF BELA BILL IS SIGNED

Wed 11 September 2024: The DA warned that they will leave the national unity government if President Ramaphosa signs the BELA into law SABC News reported. On Friday, the President is scheduled to approve the Bill intended to enhance governance in South Africa’s education system. DA leader John Steenhuisen says the Bill has constitutional implications for […]

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NIGERIA FLOODS AFFECT ONE MILLION PEOPLE; CROCODILES AND SNAKES WASH INTO COMMUNITIES

Wed 11 September 2024:  The collapse of a dam in northeast Nigeria has unleashed catastrophic flooding, destroying thousands of homes and intensifying an already dire humanitarian situation. Borno State’s governor announced on Wednesday that the disaster has affected over a million people, further straining the state’s resources as authorities scramble to rescue residents and provide […]

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MOSCOW PROMISES “CORRESPONDING RESPONSE” IF U.S. ALLOWS UKRAINE TO USE LONG-RANGE MISSILES

Wed 11 September 2024: The West has most likely already decided to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range missile strikes inside Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, arguing that the rest is just a formality. “It is highly probable that these decisions have already been made. What we are witnessing now is an information campaign in the media to legitimize […]

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DRUGS WORTH $1.04 BILLION CONFISCATED IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE

Image Courtesy: Interpol twitter.. Wed 11 September 2024: A total of $1.04 billion indrugshave been confiscated after a 16-day Interpol operation with South Korea and six other nations, Seoul-based Yonhap News reported Wednesday. The operation was conducted in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos — dubbed the Golden Triangle — where 29 convicts were arrested. Police said the operation codenamed […]

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ERDOĞAN REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR KYIV, CALLS FOR CRIMEA’S RETURN TO UKRAINE

Wed 11 September 2024: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered Wednesday a message to the Fourth Crimea Platform Leaders Summit, emphasizing Türkiye’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “Our support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence is unwavering. The return of Crimea to Ukraine is a requirement of international law,” Erdoğan declared in […]

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POPE FRANCIS’ VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE IS POWERFUL AND SYMBOLIC, BUT ALSO POLITICAL

Wed 11 September 2024: Timor-Leste has had much to celebrate recently. August 30 marked 25 years since the Popular Consultation – or “The Referendum”, as many call it – when more than 98% of the population braced themselves against brutal repression to vote for their freedom. Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, recently visited. This was […]

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HASINA’S GONE, BUT FATE OF BANGLADESH’S FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED UNCERTAIN

On the occasion of the International Disappearance Week, the family members of the missing persons formed a human chain in Dhaka to return the missing persons. May 27, 20223 Wed 11 September 2024: Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule have been reunited with their families. Dhaka, […]

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ISRAELI AIR FORCE AT LOWEST PREPAREDNESS ON OCT. 7: INVESTIGATION

  “Hard Corner” joint military drill organized by the armed wings of Palestinian groups held in Gaza Strip on 29 December 2020. [Mustafa Hassona – Anadolu Agency] Wed 11 September 2024: An investigation by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, KAN, revealed Tuesday that the Air Force was at its lowest preparedness for Hamas’ attack on […]

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ICC CONSIDERS DROPPING CASE AGAINST HAMAS LEADER DEIF AMID REPORTS OF HIS DEATH

Tue 10 September 2024: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are investigating reports of the death of Mohammed Deif, the senior Hamas military leader, and have indicated they will drop their case against him if confirmed, Reuters reported. Deif, 58, is suspected of being a key figure behind the October 7, 2023, assault on […]

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