Wed 08 October 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian forces have seized approximately 5,000 square kilometers (1,930 square miles) of Ukrainian territory in 2025, as the ongoing conflict, now in its fourth year, continues to escalate. “This year, we liberated nearly 5,000 square kilometers, 4,900 to be specific, and 212 population centers. Our […]
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Wed 08 October 2025: The World Trade Organization (WTO) raised its 2025 global trade growth forecast to 2.4%, up from 0.9% in August, but warned of a slowing growth for 2026, according to the Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report Tuesday. “Global merchandise trade outpaced expectations in the first half of 2025, driven by increased […]
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Wed 08 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ South Africa doesn’t need more political parties, it needs more entrepreneurs: In reality, it is a symptom of a deeper malaise — a society where too many people, often unemployed and lacking in economic opportunity, turn to politics not out of ideological conviction […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, expressed deep concern on Tuesday over the intensifying conflict in northern Mozambique, where nearly 22,000 people were forced to flee their homes in late September due to a fresh wave of violence. Speaking to reporters in Geneva, UNHCR’s Mozambique representative, Xavier Creach, described the surge as […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: The World Bank raised its economic growth forecast for China on Tuesday to 4.8% for 2025 in spite of months of trade disruptions between the world’s top two economies. The new gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection is 0.8 percentage points higher than the World Bank’s April forecast, and it is […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: On Monday, Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian President, commented that the source of recent drone disruptions across Europe is still unknown, yet he suggested that these events act as a stark warning to Europeans about the perils of conflict. Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, played down the theory […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Mkhwanazi to stand before parliamentary committee: Mkhwanazi’s allegations have implicated several high-profile figures. He accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu of interference. He also claimed the late former minister Nathi Mthethwa tried to stop Richard Mdluli’s prosecution. These serious claims form the basis of […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: President Nicolas Maduro announced on Monday that Venezuelan security forces thwarted a “false flag operation” aimed at planting explosives at the US Embassy in Caracas. In a televised interview, Maduro alleged the plot was orchestrated by “extremist sectors of the local Venezuelan right” to escalate tensions with Washington, coinciding with a […]
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Tue 07 October 2025: KwaZulu-Natal’s top cop, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is set to testify before a parliamentary ad hoc committee over his claims of political interference in the justice system. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will appear before Parliament on Tuesday. He is the first witness in a probe into his allegations of widespread […]
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Mon 06 October 2025: Anti-government protests intensified in Madagascar on Monday, marking the third consecutive week of unrest, as crowds in the capital, Antananarivo, demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. Police responded by firing tear gas at demonstrators, many of whom were university students, according to a Reuters reporter on the scene. The protests, […]
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