Mon 03 February 2025: US President Donald Trump says he will end all funding to South Africa over government’s land confiscations. Elon Musk has declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should “die” amid reports that two top security officials at the aid agency were put on leave for refusing his representatives access to […]
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Mon 03 February 2025: European leaders are gathering on Monday in Brussels for an informal retreat focused on strengthening European defense. The meeting, chaired by European Council President Antonio Costa, will also be attended by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other high-level officials, with discussions centering on Europe’s security and strategic autonomy. […]
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Mon 03 February 2025: The South African government is “looking forward to engaging” with United States of America (US) President Donald Trump’s administration on bilateral relations and other issues. This according to a statement released by the Presidency on Monday, following a post by President Trump – released on his social media, Truth Social – […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: At least 5,000 Boko Haram members have left the terrorist group and rejoined their families in Nigeria, an official said. “Under Operation Safe Corridor program, we have deradicalized over 5,000 ex-combatants of Boko Haram and reunited them with their families,” said Mairo Musa Abbas, the head of Preventing and Countering Violent […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: And lied about it. There is a story that is commonly told in Britain that the colonisation of India – as horrible as it may have been – was not of any major economic benefit to Britain itself. If anything, the administration of India was a cost to Britain. So the fact that […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the Gaza Strip and completely demolished three churches, the spokesperson for the enclave’s Ministry of Endowments told Anadolu. Ikrami Al-Mudallal said Israeli forces have also killed 255 clerics and imams affiliated with the ministry and detained 26 others. “The targeting of mosques and […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: China on Sunday “firmly” opposed the US announcement of a 10% tariff on Chinese exports, vowing to take countermeasures to safeguard its interests. “China’s position is firm and consistent. Trade and tariff wars have no winners. The US’s unilateral tariff hikes severely violate WTO (World Trade Organization) rules. This move cannot […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: At least 18 paramilitary soldiers and 24 armed attackers have been killed in two related incidents in southwestern Pakistan, according to officials and local media reports, as sectarian, ethnic and separatist violence escalates in the region. Pakistan’s military on Saturday said fighters tried to set up roadblocks overnight in the restive province […]
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Sat 01 February 2025: – Ugandan army strengthens defenses along border with Congo – Paris’ top diplomat meets Rwandan president in wake of attacks on French Embassy Tensions remain high but no major escalation was reported Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Goma city which M23 rebels claim to control. Residents said there […]
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A satellite image of the building of the new military base near Beijing © Planet Labs Sat 01 February 2025: China is constructing a vast military complex in the western part of Beijing that US officials say will serve as a wartime command center and could be larger than the Pentagon, the Financial Times reported. Satellite images reviewed by US intelligence show a 1,500-acre (607-hectare) […]
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