Mon 13 October 2025: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his planned trip to the Sharm el-Sheikh summit after a dramatic intervention by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Israel Hayom. The Israeli website reports that Erdogan phoned Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi mid-flight, warning that his plane “would not land if Netanyahu attended.” Erdogan’s […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday warned that the possible delivery of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv could “end badly,” saying their launch would require the participation of American specialists. Peskov told reporters that handling complex weapons systems such as the Tomahawk would inevitably involve US personnel, adding that this point mirrored remarks […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Thirty-two African nations now spend more servicing external debt than funding healthcare More than 30 leading economists, former finance ministers and a central banker have called for immediate debt relief for low- and middle-income countries, warning that loan repayments are preventing governments from funding basic services. In a letter released on Sunday, in […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: US President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip is officially over, just minutes after the Palestinian group Hamas completed the release of all 20 living Israeli hostages who were held in the coastal enclave. Asked by a reporter if the war has concluded, Trump briefly […]
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Mon 13 October 2025: Europe begins phasing in a new Entry-Exit System to tighten border security and track movements of non-EU visitors. The system records biometric data such as fingerprints and facial images. European states on Sunday began the gradual introduction of a new border entry system for non-EU nationals designed to capture more traveller data and help combat […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: Border hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated Saturday as their armies are engaged in cross-border shelling and firing of heavy artillery. The escalation comes a day after Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration accused the Pakistani army of violating airspace over the capital Kabul and bombing a market in the Margha region of […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: Half of the population is projected to experience critical food shortages by mid-2026 as armed groups block aid. More than half of Haiti’s population is experiencing critical levels of hunger as armed groups tighten their grip across the Caribbean nation and the ravaged economy continues its downward spiral. A report released […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: Beijing has vowed to hold its ground amid escalating trade tensions, calling on the United States to address bilateral disputes through dialogue rather than threats. In a pointed rebuke, China labeled President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Chinese imports as hypocritical, while staunchly justifying its own restrictions on exporting rare earth […]
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Sun 12 October 2025: A rogue faction of Madagascar’s military has declared its intent to seize control of the armed forces, escalating a deepening crisis. This shift comes as elite soldiers, who previously supported the current president’s rise to power, have now aligned themselves with antigovernment protesters. “From now on, all orders of the Malagasy […]
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Sat 11 October 2025: The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa has launched a digital payments system to cut transaction costs by allowing businesses to settle deals in local currencies, it said on Thursday. COMESA, which has 21 member states including Egypt, Kenya and Ethiopia, joins efforts by the African continent to push for […]
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