Fri 11 July 2025: Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student who was detained as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine advocacy in the US, is seeking $20m “to help others similarly targeted”, his lawyers say. “He would accept, in lieu of payment, an official apology and abandonment of the administration’s unconstitutional policy”, the […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that BRICS was not an anti-American group and that it will not listen to “language of threats and manipulation”. On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened BRICS countries with additional 10% tariffs after calling the bloc “anti-American.” “BRICS is not an anti-American association. Nothing on the BRICS agenda contains an anti-American component,” Ryabkov […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Up to 6 million new HIV infections and 4 million AIDS-related deaths could occur between 2025 and 2029 if vital treatment and prevention services collapse amid a deepening global funding crisis, the UNAIDS warned Thursday. In its 2025 Global AIDS Update, the organization said abrupt and widespread cuts in international funding are dismantling HIV services in countries […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Officials say fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege are threatening to cut off electricity to al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals imminently. Two of Gaza’s largest hospitals have issued desperate pleas for help, warning that fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege could soon turn the medical centres into “silent graveyards”. The warnings from […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday again took aim at his onetime close ally US President Donald Trump over the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying his new America Party will focus on releasing files from the case. “How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: – Washington is likely seeking to diversify metal and mineral imports by engaging with resource-rich African countries, says analyst Beverly Ochieng – African nations are leveraging geopolitical rivalries to maintain balanced partnerships, says expert US President Donald Trump is hosting leaders from five West African nations at the White House on […]
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Thu 10 July 2025: Despite the nationwide perception that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is underperforming compared to other defence forces and is unable to defend the country, the government has reaffirmed its support through a substantial financial commitment and a renewed strategy to improve conditions for the troops. Delivering her budget vote […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: The severe heat wave sweeping across Europe since last week is estimated to have caused around 2,300 deaths, according to a study released on Wednesday. Approximately 1,500 (65%) of the estimated 2,300 heat-related deaths are linked to climate change, which brought about a more severe heat wave across the continent, according to the study done […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) warned Tuesday that tens of thousands of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Gaza are facing severe hunger, with devastating consequences for newborns. UNFPA’s Arab States Regional Office said on X that 50,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women “haven’t eaten for days.” “Babies are born too soon, too small,” the agency wrote, […]
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Wed 09 July 2025: At least 70 people were killed and many others injured as bandits ambushed local vigilantes on Monday in Kanam local government area of Plateau state, north-central Nigeria. According to local media, most of the victims were vigilantes invited from different communities to address incessant attacks by bandits in Kanam. Aliyu Baffa, […]
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