Tue 05 August 2025: Russian President Vladimir Putin claims, without providing evidence, that Ukraine was involved in the attack, an allegation Kyiv vehemently denies. The trial has begun for 19 defendants accused of involvement in the 2024 shooting attack in a Moscow concert hall that killed 149 people, and wounded over 600, in one of […]
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Tue 05 August 2025: The group’s letter says the Israeli army has already achieved its objectives and the release of Israeli captives can be achieved only through a deal. More than 600 former Israeli security chiefs have urged United States President Donald Trump to bring an end to Israel’s war on Gaza as deaths of […]
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Tue 05 August 2025: China is restricting supplies of critical minerals to Western defense firms, delaying production and forcing them to seek alternatives in other markets, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources at the companies. For example, the newspaper points out, one drone manufacturer that supplies the US military was forced to delay orders […]
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Tue 05 August 2025: Netanyahu’s war cabinet set to approve military operations across entire enclave, according to Israeli media. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to announce plans to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, Israeli media have reported. Netanyahu’s decision will see the Israeli military expand its operations across the entire enclave, including areas […]
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Mon 04 August 2025: The United States’ decision to impose a 30% tariff on South African imports has sent shockwaves through local industries. As the country’s second-largest trading partner, the US provides vital market access for agriculture, automotive and textile exports. Economists warn that the tariffs could threaten jobs and disrupt supply chains that have […]
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Mon 04 August 2025: The Kremlin said on Monday that everyone should be careful about nuclear rhetoric, in its first response to a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump that he had ordered a repositioning of U.S. nuclear submarines. Kremlin spokesman cplayed down the significance of Trump’s announcement last Friday that he had ordered two subs to be moved to […]
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Mon 04 August 2025: An opinion poll on Sunday revealed a sharp decline in public trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his government, and the army, Anadolu reports. A survey by the Institute for National Security Studies, a Tel Aviv-based research institution, showed that 76% of Israelis have lost trust in Netanyahu’s government, which has been […]
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Mon 04 August 2025: At least 55 irregular African migrants have drowned when a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, officials said Sunday. The boat with dozens of migrants, mostly from Ethiopia, sank off the coast of Abyan province in southern Yemen at dawn due to bad weather conditions, a security source told Anadolu […]
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Mon 04 August 2025: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed Monday to apply justice as he marked the 5th anniversary of the Beirut port explosion. In a statement shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, Aoun described the Aug. 4, 2020 blast – one of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions – as “a major crime […]
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Sun 03 August 2025: More people globally report living closer to their ‘best possible life’, Gallup says. People across the globe are living better lives and expressing more hope for the future, with the share of those “thriving” hitting a record high, a survey has found. Across 142 countries last year, a median of 33 percent of […]
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