HAMAS RULES OUT GIVING UP ARMS UNLESS ‘INDEPENDENT, SOVEREIGN’ PALESTINIAN STATE ESTABLISHED

Sun 03 August 2025: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Saturday it will not give up its arms unless an “independent, fully sovereign” Palestinian state is established. The statement came following reports by the Israeli daily Haaretz citing a recording attributed to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff: “Hamas has said that they are prepared […]

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CHILDREN IN GAZA DYING AT ‘AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE’: UNICEF

Sat 02 August 2025: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday urged the international community to act swiftly to prevent the mass death of children in the Gaza Strip, where conditions continue to deteriorate amid Israel’s ongoing war, Anadolu reports. “Today, I want to keep the focus on Gaza, because it’s in Gaza where the suffering is […]

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TRUMP ORDERS NUCLEAR SUBMARINES TO REPOSITION AMID WAR OF WORDS WITH RUSSIA

Sat 02 August 2025: The US president has been exchanging barbs with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev, who warned of ‘how dangerous’ Russia can be. United States President Donald Trump has ordered two nuclear submarines to shift their locations relative to Russia, as part of his latest tit-for-tat with Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev. On Friday, Trump […]

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BEIJING SAYS ‘SHOCKED’ OVER FBI OFFICE IN NEW ZEALAND TO ‘COMBAT CHINA’

Sat 02 August 2025: China on Friday said it was “shocked” by reports that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has established a new office in New Zealand to combat China and called the move harmful to regional stability. Responding to a media query during a regular news conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that Beijing has […]

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ISRAEL FACES DIPLOMATIC COLLAPSE AMID FAMINE CRISIS IN GAZA: REPORT

 Adel Madi, 27, died at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis after suffering from starvation, severe malnutrition, and a critical lack of essential medicines. Fri 01 August 2025: Israel is heading toward a major diplomatic breakdown as famine spreads in Gaza, the daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday. The newspaper revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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US TREASURY: DIGITAL ASSET ROADMAP IS ‘CRYPTO SUPERPOWER’ BLUEPRINT

Fri 01 August 2025: A lengthy report put forward by President Donald Trump’s crypto working group is a “blueprint” for the US to become a “crypto superpower,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. Speaking behind closed doors as the 168-page cryptoroadmap was rolled out, Bessent, who was part of the working group, said that since taking office, Trump “has […]

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ETHIOPIA SETS RECORD, PLANTS 700 MILLION TREES IN ONE DAY FOR REFORESTATION

Fri 01 August 2025: Ethiopia said on Thursday that it planted 700 million tree seedlings in a single day as part of its national reforestation programme, the Green Legacy Initiative. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who launched the initiative in 2019, said the effort was more than a one-time campaign and has become a national culture […]

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