Thu 27 November 2025: A law firm representing alleged victims of the late Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced sex offender, has asked a federal judge to intervene after dozens of unredacted victim names appeared in documents released by the US House Oversight Committee earlier this month, media reports said on Wednesday. Attorneys Bradley Edwards and Brittany Henderson […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: Pope Leo XIV embarks on his first foreign trip on Thursday, roughly six months after his election as head of the Catholic Church. The six-day journey begins in Türkiye and continues to Lebanon on Sunday, passing through two predominantly Muslim countries that host Christian minorities. Vatican State President Pope Leo XIV, at the […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: At least 33,000 Palestinian women and girls have been killed in Israeli assaults in two years, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. This came in a statement issued by the ministry to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The ministry said more than 12,500 women and […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: Hong Kong on Thursday said that it has contained its deadliest fire in decades – a blaze that tore through a residential complex in Tai Po, killing 55 people and leaving 279 others unaccounted for. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said that the fires in the seven buildings have been […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ President notes US counterpart’s attempt to ban SA from G20: “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership is at the behest of all other members. South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democratic country […]
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Thu 27 November 2025: President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted US President Donald Trump’s intention to bar South Africa from attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the United States next year, calling his remarks “regrettable” and rooted in misinformation. “South Africa is a member of the G20 in its own name and right. Its G20 membership […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: Two US National Guard members were shot one block from the White House in Washington, DC. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey says he’s received “conflicting” reports about the guardsmen’s health, after earlier posting on X that both had died of their wounds. Local police say a suspect is in custody, while […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that his administration will exclude South Africa from G20 events scheduled in the United States in 2026 and “immediately” stop payments to the African nation. “At my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Wed 26 November 2025: Turkish authorities have arrested three individuals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who were working as defence executives on allegations of espionage while a fourth suspect remains at large. Three executives of defence companies in Türkiye have been arrested and detained on suspicion of spying for […]
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Wed 26 November 2025: Military officers have announced they’ve taken over Guinea-Bissau, with reports indicating President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s arrest. Following gunfire in the capital, Bissau, government officials confirmed to the BBC that Embaló was in custody. Military officers said they were suspending Guinea-Bissau’s electoral process and closing its borders, in a statement read out […]
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