SELECTIVE VICTIMHOOD: HOW WESTERN MEDIA SHAPES THE CENSUS OF LIVES THAT “DESERVE” OUTRAGE

Sat 04 October 2025: The moral compass of our age can be measured not only by the wars that rage and the bombs that fall but also by the silences that follow. It is not the violence alone that defines the world we live in but the way that violence is narrated, the way victims […]

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HAMAS AGREES WITH TRUMP’S GAZA CEASEFIRE PLAN ‘IN PRINCIPLE’: SENIOR OFFICIAL

Sat 04 October 2025: Senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk said Friday that the Palestine resistance group had agreed to US President Donald Trump’s plan on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “in principle,” endorsing its main outlines, while stressing that implementation would require negotiations, Anadolu reports. Abu Marzouk emphasized in an interview with Qatar’s Al […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | SATURDAY – 04 OCTOBER 2025

Sat 04 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Mandla Mandela to be deported: Chief Mandla Mandela, the grandson of global anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, is expected to be deported by Israel within the next few days. The activist was among those intercepted on the GSF Flotilla this week. The GSF comprises […]

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HAMAS MUST ACCEPT THE DEAL BY 6 PM EASTERN TIME (2200GMT) ON SUNDAY, SAYS TRUMP

Fri 03 October 2025: US President Donald Trump set Sunday evening as the deadline for Hamas to accept his ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal, calling it the “last chance” for the Palestinian group. Trump said on Friday that Hamas must accept the deal by 6 pm Eastern Time (2200GMT) on Sunday, saying that if it […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | FRIDAY – 03 OCTOBER 2025

Fri 03 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ Why did Nathi Mthethwa initially book the Paris hotel for two days?: “The body is in the government mortuary (Paris). They must still do the autopsy. They said they think by Monday, at the latest, Tuesday, they’ll finish their processes, and they can […]

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EBOLA CASES DROP IN DR CONGO AMID LINGERING CHALLENGES: WHO

Fri 03 October 2025: The Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing early signs of decline, though funding gaps and logistical challenges continue to hamper response efforts, health officials said Thursday. Patrick Abok, acting regional emergency director at the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, […]

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PUTIN THREATENS SWIFT RESPONSE TO EUROPE’S ‘MILITARIZATION’

Fri 03 October 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday that Russia‘s response to the “militarization” of Europe would not be long in coming. “The response to the threats, to put it mildly, seems to be very convincing. That’s right, a response. We ourselves have never initiated a military confrontation. It’s senseless, unnecessary and simply absurd; it distracts us […]

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ROHINGYA ASK UN ‘WHERE IS THE JUSTICE’ AMID MYANMAR VIOLENCE, AID CUTS

Fri 03 October 2025: Rohingya speakers urge the UN not to forget about minorities from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, including those who remain and those who fled to refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. New York – Members of the Rohingya community who fled violence in Myanmar have addressed a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) conference seeking to […]

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US GEARS UP FOR POSSIBLE CHINA CONFLICT: WSJ

Fri 03 October 2025: The US is working to ramp up missile production in preparation for a potential conflict with China, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing officials familiar with the matter. The Pentagon is reportedly pressing defense contractors to double or quadruple output amid mounting concerns over insufficient weapons stockpiles. The US Department […]

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MANCHESTER SYNAGOGUE ATTACK SUSPECT NAMED BY POLICE AS JIHAD AL SHAMIE

 Jihad al Shamie | FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Fri 03 October 2025: Counter Terrorism Police have confirmed the name of the suspect in this morning’s Manchester synagogue attack as 35-year-old Jihad Al Shamie. They say he is a British citizen of Syrian descent and that his name did not appear in any records of Prevent – the UK […]

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