Sat 11 October 2025: Israeli Army Radio, citing a security source, reported that Israel will not hand over the bodies of Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas’s Political Bureau and mastermind of the 7 October cross- border attack, and his brother Mohammed Sinwar, a senior Hamas leader, as part of the current agreement. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ What’s with all these Russian-made aircraft flying above Pretoria? With the sensational news of a mysterious Russian-owned Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft landing at Upington last week, it’s understandable that South Africans have begun focusing their attention skyward or obsessively watching flight tracking apps. […]
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Fri 10 October 2025: The attacks come amid rising tensions with Islamabad, which accuses the Taliban of sheltering anti-Pakistan armed groups. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Taliban have blamed Pakistan for an explosion in Kabul and another in the eastern Afghanistan province of Paktika on Thursday, amid mounting tensions between the neighbours and shifting allegiances in South […]
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Fri 10 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Trouble for SA as local tech found in Russian drones: South African authorities said they are investigating how electronic equipment made in the country ended up in Russian drones used to attack Ukraine. The part in question is a laser range finder made […]
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Fri 10 October 2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv must significantly scale up production, delivery and employment of long-range missiles and drones to increase pressure on Russia and help bring about peace. Zelensky told military leaders that Kyiv has been working to improve the quality of its long-range weapons and is expanding production, funding and training to boost […]
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Fri 10 October 2025: A Washington Post poll found that 61 percent of American Jews say Israel is guilty of war crimes in the besieged territory, and nearly 40 percent consider them genocidal. The report, published on Sunday, revealed that many American Jews sharply disapprove of Israel’s actions in Gaza. “The findings are striking given […]
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Fri 10 October 2025: The United Nations will have to cut roughly a quarter of its peacekeeping personnel in the coming months due to funding shortfalls, in particular caused by a lack of US financing. A senior unnamed UN official cited by Reuters stated that the organization “will have to repatriate… around 25% of our […]
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Israeli PM Netanyahu meeting with Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and the U.S. president Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Fri 10 October 2025: The Israeli government has approved the plan “for the release of all captives”, Netanyahu’s office says in a brief post on social media. Senior US administration officials on the nitty-gritty of what’s […]
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Thu 09 October 2025: Pope Leo urged global news agencies on Thursday never to betray their duty to telling the truth by focusing on “click-bait” articles and to exercise caution in using artificial intelligence tools in their reporting. “Communication must be freed from the misguided thinking that corrupts it … and from the degrading practice of […]
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Thu 09 October 2025: Interim Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday arrived in the Indian capital New Delhi for a week-long visit, officials said. It is the first visit by any top Afghan diplomat since the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021. Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal confirmed the arrival of Muttaqi in Delhi, writing on […]
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