Sat 08 February 2025: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order cutting US financial assistance to South Africa, citing concerns over its land expropriation law, its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and closer ties with Iran, the White House announced on Friday. “The United States cannot support […]
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Sat 08 February 2025: The Patriots for Europe, which includes numerous right-wing, populist and far-rights parties of different EU countries, gathered in Madrid on Friday to discuss “Make Europe Great Again.” The summit will be hosted by the leader of the Spanish far-right party, Vox, Santiago Abascal, who was elected as the leader of the […]
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Sat 08 February 2025: Palestinian resistance group Hamas set free three more Israeli hostages on Saturday under a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel. The three captives; Or Levy, Eliyahu Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami, were handed over by Hamas fighters to Red Cross representatives in the central city of Deir al-Balah. One of […]
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Sat 08 February 2025: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday gave the Arab League the green light to join advisory proceedings over Israel’s obligations on the presence and activities of the UN, international organizations, and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory. ICJ Judge Julia Sebutinde, also the court’s vice-president but acting as […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that US President Donald Trump’s talk annexing Canada is not just rhetoric but a serious matter tied to American interest in country’s vast natural resources, a report said Friday. According to Toronto Star, Trudeau argued during a closed-door meeting with business and union leaders that Trump’s […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes in Gaza. In his order, Trump accused the international court of engaging in “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: The National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate is set to increase from R27.58 to R28.79 per hour, from 1 March 2025. Employment and Labour Minister, Nomakhosazana Meth made the announcement on Wednesday. The increment is in line with the National Minimum Wage Act, introduced by South Africa for implementation, in 2019. In […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: Civil Defence teams have retrieved the bodies of 66 Palestinians from sand mounds constructed by the Israeli military in northern Gaza, the agency said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Israeli bulldozing operations caused the burial of Palestinians under sand mounds used by the army for fortification in several areas of Gaza City and […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed that USAID funded 6,200 journalists, 707 non-state media outlets, and 279 media-focused NGOs in more than 30 countries in 2023. The 2025 US foreign aid budget allocated $268.4 million to support “independent media and the free flow of information,” the organization reported citing a now-removed fact […]
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Fri 07 February 2025: Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue Nile states are teetering on the edge of disaster due to escalating violence, warns the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami. The recent outbreak of hostilities in Kadugli, South Kordofan, has reportedly claimed at least 80 civilian lives and left many more injured. The situation […]
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