UNCERTAINTY GRIPS GLOBAL ECONOMY IN TRUMP’S FIRST 6 MONTHS OF SECOND TERM

Sun 20 July 2025: – Trump’s policies triggered back-and-forth reactions in US stock markets: first falling at record pace before soaring to record highs – Some major tech firms saw steep declines before climbing to all-time highs; gold surged, oil dropped Six months into his second term, US President Donald Trump has returned to the […]

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ISRAEL IS STARVING GAZA CIVILIANS, INCLUDING 1 MILLION CHILDREN: UNRWA

Sun 20 July 2025: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Sunday once again accused Israeli authorities of using starvation as a weapon of war against the civilian population of Gaza. In a statement on X, UNRWA said: “The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in Gaza. Among them are 1 million children.” It renewed […]

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TSUNAMI ALERT LIFTED AFTER 7.4 MAGNITUDE QUAKES STRIKE RUSSIA’S PACIFIC COAST

Sun 20 July 2025: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) has lifted the tsunami alert for Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula following three earthquakes, the largest registering a magnitude of 7.4, that struck off the nearby Pacific coast. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the quakes, which included magnitudes of 6.7 and 5.0, occurred on […]

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RUSSIAN LAWMAKERS URGE WHATSAPP BAN FOR SECURITY REASONS

Sat 19 July 2025: Anton Gorelkin, First Deputy Chair of the Duma Committee on Information Policy, stated in a written announcement that WhatsApp, as a Meta product, could soon be included in the list of apps from “unfriendly countries” subject to restrictions. He commented, “It’s time for WhatsApp to prepare to leave the Russian market.” […]

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NEW REPORTS CAST DOUBT ON IMPACT OF US STRIKES ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR SITES

US Secretary of Defense attacks media for questioning Iran strikes. Sat 19 July 2025: Citing intelligence assessments, NBC News and Washington Post report that only Fordow site was destroyed in US attack. Washington, DC – New media reports in the United States, citing intelligence assessments, have cast doubt over President Donald Trump’s assertion that Washington’s military strikes last […]

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TRUMP SAYS 5 PLANES WERE SHOT DOWN IN RECENT INDIA-PAKISTAN HOSTILITIES

Sat 19 July 2025: President Donald Trump said at least five planes were shot down during the latest hostilities between India and Pakistan in May, insisting it was the US which “stopped the war” between the two nuclear-armed nations. “Planes were being shot out of the air … I think five jets were shot down, […]

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DR CONGO, M23 REBELS SIGN DEAL IN QATAR TO END FIGHTING IN EASTERN CONGO

Sat 19 July 2025: The declaration has been agreed by representatives of both sides in Doha, weeks after talks in Washington. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end fighting in eastern Congo. The declaration was signed on Saturday between representatives […]

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CAPTAIN OF CRASHED AIR INDIA FLIGHT TURNED OFF FUEL SWITCHES: REPORT

Fri 18 July 2025: India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau urges against drawing ‘conclusions through selective, unverified reporting’ A black-box recording has revealed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed last month, killing 261 people, turned off the fuel switches after taking off from the western state of Gujarat in India, according to […]

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USAID FOOD FOR NEARLY 30,000 HUNGRY KIDS TO BE DESTROYED: OFFICIAL

Fri 18 July 2025: Food intended to feed 27,000 starving children in Afghanistan and Pakistan will soon be incinerated in the wake of President Donald Trump’s closure of the United States’ aid agency. A senior US official on Wednesday said nearly 500 tonnes of high-energy biscuits, to be used as emergency food for malnourished young […]

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RUSSIA TO FACE ‘VERY STEEP’ TARIFFS IF IT DOES NOT AGREE TO CEASEFIRE WITHIN 50 DAYS: WHITE HOUSE

Fri 18 July 2025: Russia will face “very steep” tariffs if it does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine within 50 days, the White House said Thursday. “Well, in 50 days, as clearly laid out, if there is not a ceasefire agreement or a peace deal within that time frame, if Russia refuses to […]

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