Sun 23 November 2025: The UN climate change conference, COP30, concluded Saturday in Brazil without a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuels, igniting immediate open protests from dozens of countries that warned that the summit’s final draft undermines the global fight to limit warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F). The draft agreement, proposed by the Brazilian […]
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Sun 23 November 2025: Deaths and injuries are at their highest levels since records began in 2006, and up by 42 percent on the 2020 total, the UK charity says. Nearly 12,000 children were killed or injured in conflicts worldwide last year, of which 70 percent were a result of explosives, the United Kingdom-based charity […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: – Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are no longer “a hedge against market risk” and “now more closely track the rest of the market,” says UC Irvine’s Bill Maurer – ‘There have been six episodes where Bitcoin dropped by more than 60% – so fasten your seatbelt. However, one commonality is that […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: Epstein Abuse Survivors Report Receiving Death Threats as Release of Files on Convicted Sex Offender Approaches Survivors have demanded accountability and legal support to face their abusers and get justice. In a statement titled “What we’re bracing for,” the women said many have already received death threats. “Many of us have […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: On Thursday, the UN stressed that the humanitarian situation for people escaping violence in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions is worsening rapidly. Needs are described as “massive” and growing quickly as large numbers of people are displaced. “Our humanitarian colleagues say that more than 100,000 people have fled El Fasher and […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: Move comes as Israeli attacks on bombarded enclave killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded 88 others in 24 hours. Dozens of Palestinian families are “besieged” in northern Gaza, local authorities say, as the Israeli military has repositioned its forces deeper into the enclave in violation of a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement. […]
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Sat 22 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ How South Africa used the ‘G20 megaphone’: Throughout its presidency, South Africa championed four key themes: ensuring debt sustainability; strengthening disaster resilience and response; mobilising finance for a just energy transition; and leveraging critical minerals for inclusive growth. Ramaphosa, in a G20 research […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: A draft 28-point peace plan approved by US President Donald Trump would require Ukraine to surrender additional territory to Russia, limit the size of its military, and formally abandon its bid to join NATO, according to the US-based Axios news website. US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll delivered the written plan to […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: South Africa is the first African country to lead the G20, assuming the rotational annual presidency last December and due to hand over to the US. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a Chargé d’Affaires after the US reiterated that it would […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Iran urges Saudi Arabia to lobby Washington for resumption of nuclear negotiations, Reuters cites two regional sources A day before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met US President Donald Trump in Washington, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent him a letter saying Iran “does not seek confrontation” and remains open to […]
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