Wed 19 February 2025: The United Kingdom has confirmed for the first time that British Special Forces rejected the resettlement applications of over 2,000 Afghan commandos who served alongside the British military for two decades. According to a report by the BBC, the Ministry of Defence appeared to confirm that Special Forces officers rejected all 2,022 […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Only 90 of the 157 stranded marine animals appear to still be alive as rescue teams race against the clock to save them. More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a beach in the state of Tasmania, with rescue teams now scrambling to save those still alive, Australian environment […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: Millions of households face a greater than expected increase to their energy bills of £85 a year from April after Europe’s gas storage levels slumped, according to analysts. The average gas and electricity bill for households across England, Scotland and Wales is expected to rise by nearly 5% from April to […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: An informed senior Egyptian diplomatic source has stated that Cairo’s plan to reconstruct Gaza without displacing Palestinians includes clear indications stressing Egypt’s rejection of any type of displacement that could lead to mixing a Palestinian demographic component with an Egyptian one in the Sinai Governorate. The Egyptians believe that the security […]
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Wed 19 February 2025: US President Donald Trump leveled sharp criticism Tuesday at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying Kyiv could have made a deal to avoid the war with Russia. Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Trump said the Ukrainian leader “should have never started” the war, criticizing Zelenskyy after he expressed […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: A Tuareg-dominated rebel alliance in northern Mali accused Malian soldiers, accompanied by Russian Wagner mercenaries, of killing 24 civilians travelling north to Algeria from the city of Gao, as the army reported clashes in the region. Mali, led by a military junta, has for more than a decade battled jihadist groups […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: Talks between Russia and the US on improving ties as well as the Ukraine war —the first such talks in years— concluded after 4 and a half hours, Russian state media reported Tuesday. Speaking at a media briefing on the sidelines of the meeting in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, which was broadcast […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: Pope Francis will remain in the hospital for an extended period due to a new diagnosis announced by the Vatican on Monday, following his bout with bronchitis last week. The 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has been diagnosed with a “polymicrobial respiratory infection,” prompting doctors to adjust his treatment for […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: Talks between Russia and the United States, aimed at mending relations and addressing the conflict in Ukraine, began on Tuesday in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, according to Russian and US media reports. The discussions are being held at Diriyah Palace, provided by Saudi Arabia as part of the kingdom’s […]
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Tue 18 February 2025: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that there is no excuse that Africa still lacks permanent representation on the UN Security Council. Guterres was in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, attending the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, which began […]
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