Tue 04 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Withdrawal of US aid has hurt SA’s HIV programme: Public health experts have accused the government of being in denial about the consequences of the withdrawal of US aid. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has responded defiantly. In May, he stated that a record […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday expressed concern over recent reports of “mass killings, rapes, and other crimes” by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from Sudan’s El-Fasher, which it seized on Oct. 26, warning the acts may constitute “war crimes and crimes against humanity.” In a statement, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: Under the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a special program for supporting Syria was launched, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Monday, adding that support of the Islamic world is extremely important in ensuring the political unity and territorial integrity of the country. “Through this program, which […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties have accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately delaying a bill that would formalize military service exemptions for Haredim, following another postponement of the legislative debate. The bill, drafted by Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee Chairman Boaz Bismuth, was due for discussion last week but was […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan close to Mazar-i-Sharif, resulting in at least 20 fatalities. On Monday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health updated the death count as rescue operations got underway, with an additional 320 individuals suffering injuries. The disaster adds to the list of deadly quakes to hit the […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: British prosecutors have indicted 32-year-old Anthony Williams from Peterborough with 10 counts of attempted murder, along with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of possessing a bladed article, in relation to a violent knife rampage on a high-speed train. The 32-year-old was also charged with another […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: The US president sent mixed signals over his plans for Venezuela as his military build-up in the Caribbean continues. President Donald Trump has sent mixed signals over the potential for a United States military intervention in Venezuela, as he dismissed talk of “war” but threatened the South American country’s leader. During […]
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Mon 03 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ The way presidents in SA are elected is wrong says Mbeki: Former president Thabo Mbeki on Saturday called for a change in the way South Africa’s President is elected. At the launch of the National Dialogue for the Eastern Cape higher education sector […]
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Sun 02 November 2025: Researchers found that individuals who consumed one additional portion a day of these two food groups had a significantly increased risk of developing cognitive disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer’s. The study, conducted between 2014 and 2020, examined 4,750 Americans aged 55 and older. Cognitive tests were performed on the participants every […]
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Sun 02 November 2025: Some 750 children have fled El-Fasher city in western Sudan without their families amid attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a local group said Saturday. In a statement, the Darfur Displaced and Refugees Coordination Committee said that over 36,000 people have escaped El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, due to escalating […]
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