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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Fri 21 November 2025: A controversial American private military firm with a record of involvement in violence and killing at aid distribution sites in Gaza is actively recruiting ex-soldiers for a new deployment to the besieged Palestinian territory, according to a report by Drop Site News. UG Solutions, a US-based military subcontractor previously hired to provide […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Ramaphosa will not hand over to a Chargé d’ Affaires: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on X that Ramaphosa will not hand over the G20 Summit to a chargé d’ affaires after the US reiterated that it would not attend the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Most Americans believe President Donald Trump was aware of the sexual abuse committed by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new poll. The Morning Consult poll, conducted over the weekend, shows 60 percent of all voters say Trump knew about the sexual abuse — including 38 percent […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam announced Thursday. The British-based charity urged this weekend’s summit of the powerful G20 group of major economies to back initiatives by the […]
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Fri 21 November 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that children in Gaza will need far longer to recover from the trauma of two years of violence, despite the temporary calm brought by the current ceasefire. Marking World Children’s Day, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pause in fighting has offered “moments of quiet” for children who have endured bombardment, displacement, and […]
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